Are You a Meat-Guzzler? January 28, 2008

Posted by Marta at January 28, 2008 4:32 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

Big shocker—raising animals for food is terrible for many reasons, but if you haven't been keeping up with the news, did you know that going vegetarian does more for the environment than switching to a hybrid car? It's true.

I grew up in California, and when I was younger, I would drive from San Jose to LA with my family several times a year. We would pass a gigantic feed lot on the 5 that always seemed to stretch on forever—as far as the eye could see. And before you could even see the lot (and long after you passed it), you couldn't escape the smell. I felt like the horrendous stench (methane) was being burned into my nostrils and it would give me a headache each time we passed by.

I can't even imagine actually being stuck there, like so many cows are—and you also don't have to be a genius to know that something that smells that strong and that bad cannot be good for the environment. Take a look at this article ("Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler") from The New York Times—you can see the feed lot for yourself.

The article is awesome, so be sure to read the whole thing. Here's a little quote:

If price spikes don't change eating habits, perhaps the combination of deforestation, pollution, climate change, starvation, heart disease and animal cruelty will gradually encourage the simple daily act of eating more plants and fewer animals.

Mr. Rosegrant of the food policy research institute says he foresees "a stronger public relations campaign in the reduction of meat consumption—one like that around cigarettes—emphasizing personal health, compassion for animals, and doing good for the poor and the planet."

Raising animals for food is bad for the environment, plain and simple. Stop eating meat and you'll help the environment. It's win, win, people.

And in other newspaper, uh, news...did anyone see the USA Today article about how the animal rights movement is goin' strong? Check it out. And FYI, those are my girls rocking the Mars Candy Kills demonstration in the top photo in the article—amazing, right?

♥ Marta

PS - A big THANKS to Holly and Fitch, without whom this blog would not be possible.

Attention Treehuggers! November 6, 2007

Posted by Ryan at November 6, 2007 10:31 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 5 ) | TrackBack

It's cool. There's no shame in being an environmentalist these days. In fact, this past weekend was the largest student environmentalist conference in history, called Power Shift! Of course, as Mother Earth will tell you, it doesn't make a lick of sense to be a meat-eater and claim to care about the planet, since the meat industry is the #1 cause of global warming.

That's why peta2 was there! To remind people that by eating meat, they might as well be driving a big yellow Hummer around town 3 times a day. And nobody likes Hummers.

Of course, what kind of party would it be if our "I Am Not a Nugget" chick wasn't there?




So all in all, it was a great time. Thousands of people learned why they should go veg, and I'm sure at least a couple planets were saved. Al Gore would be so proud.

-Ryan

Chicken in a Hummer Follows Al Gore Around August 29, 2007

Posted by Marta at August 29, 2007 12:13 PM | Permalink | Comments ( 9 ) | TrackBack

Seriously, what's the deal with Al Gore? He makes this hit documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth", focused entirely on global warming and how we can each do our part to stop it. Yet, when we inform him that eating animals is the #1 cause of global warming, he ignores all the facts. It's not like he couldn't stand to lose a few pounds anyways. Perhaps it's just too inconvenient of a truth for him?

That's why we're here to remind him. We'll be following Gore around the country, stopping at several environmental group headquarters along the way, with a giant Hummer driven by a person in a chicken costume. Across the side, it will proudly state that meat is the top cause of global warming. Not to mention, this amazing billboard will be going up shortly in cities across America. Getting the message yet, Al?

The New York Times heard about the whole situation and printed an amazing article in the paper today, basically confirming that if he really cared about the environment, he'd stop supporting the cruelest and most destructive industry on Earth.

If you haven't taken the Veg Pledge yet, trust me, there's no better time to give it a try.

-Ryan

Try Not To Throw Up July 17, 2007

Posted by Pulin Modi at July 17, 2007 9:31 AM | Permalink | Comments ( 1 ) | TrackBack

You may have heard that we've been in touch with Al Gore and the Live Earth folks about the whole meat production/global warming/environmental destruction connection. Well, we just found this absolutely disgusting video (in a good way) that kind of puts a visual to the fact that, for instance, animals raised for food produce 130 times as much piss and shit as the entire U.S. population! And that a groundbreaking 2006 report from the United Nations concluded that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined. Some people claim to care about the planet while contributing to its destruction with every bite they take. To them, I dedicate this video.

Again, I am warning you that this video is powerful and while it's not bloody by any means, it is totally disgusting. So try not to throw up.

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-Pulin