the carbon offset by maintaining good soil practice and small scale sustainability should meet that created by various livestock.
similarly:
shut up about c02. it's basically the least of our worries.
thirdly:
meat production is a fully sustainable system locally and globally and i subject to stricter health/environmental guidelines than grains, fruits and vegetables.
envirovegans have ALOT to learn, especially when their antioxidant rich pomegranate juice and organic tomatoes come from thousands of miles away.
you can easily lessen your impact on the environment by reducing your meat intake. that's obvious.
but, as an environmental science student, biologist and proponent of sustainable agriculture, you don't need to be an idiot about it and do it for all the wrong, bloated reasons.
eating locally >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eating only organically/vegan
of course, if you can maintain a vegan/veg diet AND eat locally, then you're even better off.
but frankly, that is just impossible in many (most) climates.
Last edited by Tusko; 12-13-2007 at 10:39 PM..
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