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The UK's Advertising Standards Authority required the removal of advertising from a dairy co-op that stipulated organic milk* was good for the land. We know #dairy production is harmful to the cows, the land, and can be harmful to human health.
*Cows, not milk, are good/bad for the land.
Animal agriculture is a leading cause of environmental degradation, pollution, and climate change. Going vegan is an effective way we can affect positive change for the planet and all its inhabitants. Let’s empower ourselves through our daily actions.
While there is so much out of our control, we can empower ourselves through more conscious and compassionate decisions. By choosing plant-based foods, we positively impact others--like Gemini here, the planet, and our own health.
“Eating animals may have been crucial to our survival in the past. But now, it’s killing us.”
Things we can do to diminish our harmful impact on the environment today and everyday: minimize our use of plastic and creation of waste, recycle, carpool, avoid palm oil... Oh, and go vegan.
Picture reposted from @cowspiracy.
It is only appropriate that on Earth Day (and everyday) we each look at how the food on our plate affects the planet. A plant-based diet is kind to animals and the environment! And with so many colorful and delicious options, why not try it? #EatPlantsNotAnimals
Animal agriculture is the leading cause of destruction of the Amazon rainforest, global deforestation, global greenhouse gases, ocean dead zones, species extinction, fresh water scarcity and waste, resource depletion, and soil degradation. Going vegan is arguably the most effective and impactful action every individual can do to help the environment. Make everyday Earth Day. Watch the eye-opening documentary Cowspiracy to learn more!
Did you know that animal agriculture is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than all transportation combined? And that one hamburger requires as much water as 32 showers? We didn’t either before watching Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret! Be sure to watch it in spirit of Earth Day tomorrow!
Pollution from farms is toxic to the environment and surrounding communities, so it is good news that a federal court has reversed a decades-old Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) order that exempted most farms from reporting emissions.
Read about it here.
Removing animal products from your diet really does make a difference for the environment (and of course for the animals!)
The current administration has decided to break its commitment to reducing human-caused climate change. Animal agriculture is a leading source of greenhouse gases, ocean acidification, deforestation, and environmental degradation, all of which heavily contribute to climate change. As a result, our daily dietary choices can be acts of either devastating complacency or powerful resistance. We must choose to empower ourselves through conscious consumerism, refraining from eating animal products for the benefit of the planet, as well as animals.
Ouch, feels a bit like the fox guarding the hen house. Why does this matter? Because animal agriculture (from start to finish) contributes greatly to global greenhouse gas emissions (both carbon dioxide and methane). Not an alternative fact, either.
"It is shamelessly irresponsible for one of the largest environmental organizations in the country to defend meat consumption, the most environmentally destructive practice on an individual scale." You can do better, Sierra Club.
Vegan for the animals. Vegan for the planet. Pledge to be veg for 30 days.
