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One of the greatest gifts you can give to the planet is to choose to become vegetarian, or even better a vegan.
– Julia Butterfly Hill
Beyond Earth Hour - A planet at steak
[ecological footprint]

Ecological footprint

A vegetarian diet requires only a half acre of land – seven times less land than a meat-based diet.

See Meat production's environmental toll.

Quiz: How green is your food?

Source: BBC Nov 2004.

1. The energy used to import a kg of fresh spinach from California to the UK is equivalent to running a 100 watt light bulb for:

A: 1 year
B: 1 month
C: 2 weeks
D: 1 week

2. It takes 3.5 times as much of what to produce a litre of non-organic milk compared to a litre of organic milk?

A: Energy
B: Water
C: Fertilizer
D: Land

3. A typical British family of four emits 4.2 tonnes of C02 from their house each year and 4.4 tonnes from their car. How much is emitted from the production, packaging and distribution of the food they eat?

A: 1 tonne
B: 2 tonnes
C: 4 tonnes
D: 8 tonnes

  

 

Answers:

1. B
2. A – Organic milk comes from cows which are fed on pasture which is not treated with fertilizers and pesticides. Much of the extra energy used in the production of non-organic milk is energy used in the production of the fertilizer.
3. D
Food & the Environment
VegE-News - June 2007
Sunday, 24 June 2007

VegE-News is a monthly news and events email service. It is free to subscribe.
Their June issue's stories include:

Environment  Viewpoint: An interview with vegan Bizarro caroonist Dan Piraro A vegetarian diet reduces the diner's carbon footprint Vegetarianism is a small price to pay for the earth Waiter, there's a shark fin in my soup!
Health  New study finds eating fish does not protect the heart Spock's advice on children's diet stands up Super-size mice - fast food diet also bad for rodents Geese get revenge: Paté may cause rare disease
Lifestyles and Trends  Meatless little lies PETA seeks tax breaks for vegetarians Company does a U-turn: Mars and Snickers bars to remain vegetarians Malaysia Airlines fined for serving meat
Animal Issues and Advocacy  Saved from slaughter, filly gets fresh start Sanctuary begins on your plate America's chicken industry: A view to a kill Consumers getting wise to public relations ploys Ruffling feathers - animal rights message is getting through
Books and Perspectives  Cutting-edge vegan cuisine Judaism and Vegetarianism