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14. How our Diet affects the Environment
The value of raw materials consumed to produce food from livestock is greater than the value of all oil, gas and coal consumed in America.
Growing grains, vegetables and fruits uses less than 5% as much raw materials as does meat and dairy production.
According to DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA: If Americans reduced their meat intake by just 10%, the savings in grains and soybeans could adequately feed 60 million people - the number of people who starve to death, worldwide, each year.
Which one of these
contributes more to Global Warming?
It's not the one that starts a car.
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, animal agribusiness contributes to global warming even more than transportation does. Reducing the amount of meat, eggs, and dairy products in your diet is one of the most effective ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Find out more about farm animal welfare, factory farming's environmental impacts, and what you can do to help.
Celebrating Animals I Confronting Cruelty
THE HUMANE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES
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