Interesting Articles, Fun Facts and Something To Think About

• Food accounts for 13% of all Greenhouse Gas emissions.
  
• Red Meat and dairy are responsible for nearly half of all Greenhouse Gas emissions from food for an average U.S. household.
• Replacing red meat and dairy with chicken, fish or eggs in your diet for one day each week reduces emissions equal to 760 miles per year of driving.
• Switching to vegetables one day per week cuts the equivalent of driving 1160 miles per year.
  
                   - The Organic Consumers Organization

Some interesting facts to be sure. Let's see what else we can find that may be of interest to those of you who are involved in a vegetarian lifestyle...or for those of you who want to be...

This article on Growing Raw Health discusses the environmental cost of eating meat, and calculates how much energy you can save the planet if you become vegetarian. You'll be amazed how much water and energy you can save simply by cutting out a single meat-based meal a week.

This article entitled "Leaked Government Letter" by Bob Williamson, Founder & Chair of the Greenhouse Neutral Foundation caught our attention. Sometimes it takes a healthy dose of sarcasm to get the point across! We thought our readers would enjoy it and perhaps it will provoke some food for thought. We are, after all, a recipe site!

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