Take 1/3 of meat out of your diet. Meat production comes at a steep price to endangered species and the environment, whether its through deforestation, climate change, habitat destruction, drought or the direct killing of keystone carnivores like wolves. So this week the Center for Biological Diversity launched a groundbreaking new campaign urging Americans to take extinction off their plates. Eating less meat is one of the best ways you can reduce your environmental footprint. Cutting just one-third of the meat from your diet can save as much as 340,667 gallons of water, more than 4,000 square feet of land, and the greenhouse gas equivalent of driving 2,700 fewer miles a year. Many people dont realize the devastating toll meat production has on wildlife and the planet, said Stephanie Feldstein, our population and sustainability director.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:37:08 +0000
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