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Paul McCartney har startet en kampanje kalt "Meat Free Monday". Enkelt beskrevet går det ut på å bevare planeten ved å redusere vårt kjøttforbruk. Jeg liker tiltaket og ideen og skal jammen meg prøve å innføre dette i heimen.
- The Livestock industry produces gases that are extremely dangerous for the future of our environment.
- The two main gases, methane and nitrous oxide, are considered to be moreharmful than CO2 (methane is 21 times more powerful than CO2 and nitrous oxide is 310 times more powerful than CO2) so the data suggests that this is causing a highly dangerous situation for ourselves and, more importantly, for future generations.
- Livestock production is land intensive: a recent report by Greenpeace on land use in the largest meat producing state in Brazil found that livestock (cattle) production was responsible for vastly more deforestation than soya.
- Livestock production is water intensive: it accounts for around 8% of global human water use. The estimated 634 gallons of fresh water required to produce one 5.2 ounce (150g) beef burger would be enough for a four-hour shower. For comparison, the same quantity of tofu requires 143 gallons of water to produce.
- Livestock production is the largest source of water pollutants, principally animal wastes, antibiotics, hormones, chemicals from tanneries, fertilizers and pesticides used for feed crops, and sediments from eroded pastures.”
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Paul McCartney have started something called Meat Free Mondays. I like the idea and happily try it out. Read the facts above and try it out as well! Wanna know more about Meat Free Mondays, check out their website.