[Eco] Fascinating!

[Ginohn]

In case you don't read to the end, here's a little bon mot from the  
bottom of the page:

Let’s review what I’ve said here: By not eating beef– and other farm  
animals as well–you:

·          save massive amounts of water – 3,000 to 5,000 gallons of  
water for every pound of beef you avoid,
·          avoid polluting our streams and rivers better than any  
other single recycling effort you do,
·          avoid the destruction of topsoil,
·          avoid the destruction of tropical forest,
·          avoid the production of carbon dioxide. (Your average car  
produces 3 kg/day of CO2. To clear rainforest to produce beef for one  
hamburger produces 75 kg of CO2. Eating one pound of hamburger does  
the same damage as driving your car for more than three weeks);
·          reduce the amount of methane gas produced. (I imagine the  
next bumper sticker: stop farts, don’t eat beef);
·          reduce the destruction of wildlife habitat, and
·          help to save endangered species.
That’s a pretty good day’s work, for just what you don’t put in your  
mouth.




On Aug 2, 2007, at 1:03 PM, Ginohn wrote:

> In this article, early on, it says essentially -*one pound* of beef  
> = showers for 1/2 year- in water consumption.
> Amazing!
>
> http://www.lovesorganic.com/page.asp?page_id=4231
>
> Gina
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