Would You Turn Vegetarian to Slow Global Warming?

[JelloShotGirl 0]

Hubby and I are leaning more toward vegetarianism since he got here; we have pretty much eliminated beef from our diet( except our once in awile treat at burger king) LOL and my husband rarely eats pork anymore. We eat fruit, veggies and a lot of seafood, the majority of our meals during the week only include rice, beans like mung beans, veggies, potatoes, eggs . I could prob remove the seafood and eggs from the diet ..like anything it would be a little difficult at first but we will adapt. anyway I cant really eat beef or chicken I feel sick afterwards..................except for the burger king hehehe! and as far as dairy products, I hate them.........I will probably be a great candidate when I get old for breaking my ribs/hip etc

[lostinblue 1,989]

Landfills are the number one source of methane emissions. In fact, landfills, natural gas and oil systems and coal mining accounted for about two-thirds of U.S. methane emissions in 2003 (Environmental Protection Agency’s “U.S. Emissions Inventory 2005: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, 1990-2003”).

In terms of pollution and ozone depletion, the focus should be on total Greenhouse Gasses (GHG). EPA data show 2003 methane emissions from all sources accounted for just 9 percent (8.9%) of all 2003 GHG emissions in the United States. In addition, methane emissions decreased 10 percent between 1990 and 2003. Eating less beef would have an insignificant effect on greenhouse gas emissions since methane produced by all domestic livestock accounted for less than 3 percent (2.5%) of the total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2003.

[almaty 19]

my sister and her husband are vegans as in mt nephew..sanita and i, eat very little meat...just to flvor the plov,,etc...we have talked about it.,.not being vegan though as i cannot see myself ever doing that.....rubs..leather coat with sea otter fur collar...