Wow–a great article comparing the effect of eating locally vs. eating veg on climate change. Guess which wins?
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn13741-food-miles-dont-feed-climate-change–meat-does.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn13741
Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
Meat and Climate Change
Posted in Environment, tagged climate change, Environment, meat on April 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Veganism vs. The Environment
Posted in Environment, tagged Environment, local meat on March 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve heard people say that–environmentally speaking–it is better to eat local meat than processed, imported tofu. If you are talking only about the resources used for transportation, then yes, this is probably better. But this idea ignores the fact that all meat, regardless of where it is produces, requires substantially more energy to produce than [...]
