Obama's California???

That title should raise some hackles..... but maybe it also got you to read on. Obama visited California recently, and was struck by the profound drought. So below is a satellite view of this drought, and yes it is dramatic.

For full details about this photo go to Earth Observatory.

So where will your 2015 and after wine be coming from???  Maybe Chile or Argentina?

Some dramatic satellite pics of UK flooding

No doubt you have all read about the long and disastrous flooding in the SW of the UK. From Earth Observatory, here is a satellite image of the latest storm, and here are images of the regions affected, both before, and after the storms.

Now are the storms caused by global warming due to greatly increased greenhouse gas emissions? Scientific opinions lean to "Yes", but are cautious to say that proof is not possible at this time. And yes, I agree, but I also feel that the science behind what is forecast, and what is happening is very soundly connected.

World Sustainability and Plant-based Eating

On Dec 31, I put up a post about J. Morris Hicks' efforts to convey the value of plant-based eating... value to both the eater, and more importantly to the World's population, because it can so greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and hence improve sustainability of our World

What we are faced with as a species trying to survive long term on Earth, is living in a sustainable manner. Very simply, that means not running out of fresh water and food, not flooding ourselves out of coastal cities and towns, not causing major extinctions of plants and wildlife, not creating huge ocean dead zones..........

When we look at building enough renewable energy capacity, like wind, solar, geothermal, hydroelectric, tidal, wave, biomass, etc., to make a significant contribution, lets say a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the task is very daunting. But if we switch to plant based eating, we can achieve that same 50%, and while the task is still very daunting, it is daunting in a behavioral sense, BUT VERY DOABLE in a physical sense.

So how is your today's diet? Take the 4 Leaf Test (link to test is near bottom of Hick's post). How am I doing? I am in the 4-leaf category by a parsley leaf, but I am there. And I am enjoying my food more than ever, probably because it both tastes good, and makes me feel good, too.

My lunch from the buffet line at McDougall's Hawaii Plant-based Eating program, Jan 2014.

Meat is the new tobacco!!!

Sound weird?

It is solid science, if and when you get through the Industry filters.

Trust me, and MANY doctors whom I will provide links to soon, but in the meantime:

http://www.pcrm.org/pdfs/health/meat_new_tobacco_chart.pdf

Off to a vegan stir fry dinner,

Herbivore Bill

The Beef about McDonald's Beef

Marc Guenther says HERE what I firmly believe: Eating much less beef (and other meat), will greatly help our World survive, and will also greatly benefit your health.

My apology for a recent absence of posts, but I have been away learning how to become a better vegan-with-no-added-oil, thanks to a great Dr. McDougall program.