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Let us keep in mind...

A few things to keep in mind when discussing the differences in environmental impact between bringing a meat diet to the table and bringing a vegetarian diet to the table:

1. Most of the soy produced in the world goes to feed livestock. Therefore, simply bringing our livestock their feed is nearly equal to bringing a vegetarian their diet.

2. The waste produced by livestock themselves must be compared to the waste produced from plants themselves. How we process the food is gievn up to the individual consumer. We have the power to buy locally or not, buy processed or not, buy meat or not. Let us make the right choices.

3. We should be fair when comparing the two diets in question. When you compare the best practices of producing a meat diet against the worst cases of producing a vegetarian diet it is, at best, a form of spin. Try comparing the average production of a meat based diet and the average production of a vegan diet (I am vegan).

To quote an Alternative Baking Company cookie wrapper: "No single food choice has a farther-reaching and more profoundly positive impact on our health, the environment, and all of life on Earth than choosing vegan."

I will finish by adding to and paraphrasing Moliere: "Let us be mindful to the woes of our decisions, for it is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are responsible."
On Umbra on soy vs. meat posted 4 years, 1 month ago 27 Responses

haiku try 2

I really like it.

Great job and thank you!

Peace.

"To know and not to use is not yet to know." -Buddhist saying

nice haiku

Very nice, truly inspirational.

One constructive comment: shouldn't environmentalism be concerned about going forth and multiplying too much?

Perhaps you caould use your obvious haiku skills with another try.

I know I would appreciate it.

Peace.

"To know and not to use is not yet to know." -Buddhist saying