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Greenpeace is a VERY extreme organization. Its not the "norm."
Otherwise, here's my answer:
From a friend of mine...
Being a vegetarian will reduce your impact on emissions to a greater extent than driving a hybrid. Agriculture (especially livestock) is energy, grain, and water intensive. It consumes scarce fresh water, food and energy that could be better used to alleviate poverty in the third world. OECD countries use 800 kg of grain indirectly, while low consuming countries use only 200 kg.
As someone who has just recently realized that she doesnt eat a whole lot of meat anyways, and decided to "go veggie," I have to say, I still eat fish. Fresh fish, that is. Not the kind thats farmed. Otherwise the argument would be the same. I do have a problem with the way we fish our oceans and lakes, though, and Im still trying to reason that in my mind.
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Last edited by Ang ' ela_ie on Oct-10-2006 at 04:10
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