Is a Hamburger as Bad as a Hummer?

Clary · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:05 am

Link to One Portion of the article, "Is a Hamburger as Bad as a Hummer? (It's a start! :thumbsup:

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"Meat production causes more environmental harm than any other food."
http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/p ... 002&page=4

S B · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:08 pm

Interesting article....Good to a point! At least it said that meat was the most environmentally destructive food -- or something like that.

However, they only discussed carbon dioxide. They did NOT mention menthane and the other green house gases produced by livestock (unless I missed it). These gases, as most of you know, are far more potent than carbon dioxide at causing global warming.

A thunder storm is brewing so I gotta shut down and unplug my computer!

Gotta run!

Happy McDougalling!

Clary · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:25 pm

S B wrote:

Interesting article....Good to a point! At least it said that meat was the most environmentally destructive food -- or something like that.
However, they only discussed carbon dioxide. They did NOT mention menthane and the other green house gases produced by livestock (unless I missed it). These gases, as most of you know, are far more potent than carbon dioxide at causing global warming.
A thunder storm is brewing so I gotta shut down and unplug my computer!
Gotta run!
Happy McDougalling!

It's a start. :thumbsup:

S B · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:46 am

Yes, it's a good start!

Lala · **Posted:** Mon Jul 21, 2008 8:23 am

One of my favorite articles on the subject of vegetarianism and the environment:

Vegetarianism is the New Prius - although I wish it had said Veganism

http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0120-20.htm

HealthFreak · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:03 am

The reason I used the word vegetarian instead of vegan in my other post is that the word vegan unfortunately still carries too much of a stigma. People are turned off by the word, while they may be more open to vegetarian. Vegan is still too "extreme" for most people.

I think the author of the article you linked to is doing the same thing.

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