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Do you think vegertarians are good for teh enviroment?
la bibi December 14, 2008 23:42:31
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sometimes
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None of the above
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"The 10 million animals in North Carolina produce 13 million pounds of waste each day (Iowa is the first). The 500,000 pigs at a single Smithfield subsidiary in Utah generate more fecal matter each year than the 1.5 million inhabitants of Manhattan." Rollingstone.com reports
For every piece of meat that we eat, we are not only risking the survival of ourself but also the 6.796 billion of people and numerous species that inhabit the planet.
BE A HERO. BE VEG, GO GREEN. SAVE OUR PLANET.
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no
sometimes
and I don't think vegetarianism is healthier.Also us using animals means they
still breed.
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None of the above
and kill their own livestock.. and have very little impact on the earth....
Some vegetarians go to the store and buy tons of packaged products...
and create a huge amount of non compostable waste.....
Its the fast food eaters that do the most damage supporting
large meat production facilities.....
One problem....
Livestock pollution and water pollution
* Huge open-air waste lagoons, often as big as several football fields, are prone to leaks and spills. In 1995 an eight-acre hog-waste lagoon in North Carolina burst, spilling 25 million gallons of manure into the New River. The spill killed about 10 million fish and closed 364,000 acres of coastal wetlands to shellfishing.
* From 1995 to 1998, 1,000 spills or pollution incidents occurred at livestock feedlots in 10 states and 200 manure-related fish kills resulted in the death of 13 million fish.
* When Hurricane Floyd hit North Carolina in 1999, at least five manure lagoons burst and approximately 47 lagoons were completely flooded.
* Runoff of chicken and hog waste from factory farms in Maryland and North Carolina is believed to have contributed to outbreaks of Pfiesteria piscicida, killing millions of fish and causing skin irritation, short-term memory loss and other ...
and kill their own livestock.. and have very little impact on the earth....
Some vegetarians go to the store and buy tons of packaged products...
and create a huge amount of non compostable waste.....
Its the fast food eaters that do the most damage supporting
large meat production facilities.....
One problem....
Livestock pollution and water pollution
* Huge open-air waste lagoons, often as big as several football fields, are prone to leaks and spills. In 1995 an eight-acre hog-waste lagoon in North Carolina burst, spilling 25 million gallons of manure into the New River. The spill killed about 10 million fish and closed 364,000 acres of coastal wetlands to shellfishing.
* From 1995 to 1998, 1,000 spills or pollution incidents occurred at livestock feedlots in 10 states and 200 manure-related fish kills resulted in the death of 13 million fish.
* When Hurricane Floyd hit North Carolina in 1999, at least five manure lagoons burst and approximately 47 lagoons were completely flooded.
* Runoff of chicken and hog waste from factory farms in Maryland and North Carolina is believed to have contributed to outbreaks of Pfiesteria piscicida, killing millions of fish and causing skin irritation, short-term memory loss and other cognitive problems in local people.
* Nutrients in animal waste cause algal blooms, which use up oxygen in the water, contributing to a "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico where there's not enough oxygen to support aquatic life. The dead zone fluctuates in size each year, extending over 5,800 square miles during the summer of 2004 and stretching over 7,700 square miles during the summer of 1999.
* Ammonia, a toxic form of nitrogen released in gas form during waste disposal, can be carried more than 300 miles through the air before being dumped back onto the ground or into the water, where it causes algal blooms and fish kills.
My suggestion buy local organic meat.... from small farms..
support local farmers.....
Buy reusable bags and containers....
Start a compost pile and grow some fresh herbs and spices.....
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None of the above
yes