Meat-eating Warrants Same Scrutiny as Driving and Flying
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According the the WorldWatch Institute (and an old post of our own) livestock contribute 18% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, even higher than the GHG emissions from transportation. As part of this figure they produce 37% of methane, which has more than 20 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide. And if that weren?t enough to be concerned about, their manure emits nitrous oxide, 65% of world totals. WorldWatch also point out that in the United States, 70% of all anti-microbial drugs are now given to livestock. (…)
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As a vegetarian, I of course wholeheartedly agree with this article. However, I feel very disappointed in the soy industry as well. Monstrous companies with few ethics, like Monsanto, have control of most of the worlds soy crops– they sell farmers soy that is genetically modified to resist pest control products like RoundUp and small farmers are reliant upon Monsanto for seeds every season- they cannot harvest their own seeds and re-seed them without facing enormous fines. It’s a huge problem. Huge enough that I am trying to eliminate more of the soy in my diet now too.
The soy industry deserves a critical look as well.
Absolutely. We buy soy products made from soy beans which have not been genetically modified. The soy industry you are taking about is mostly producing oil and livestock feed, only a small percentage is being used directly for human consumption.