Food Choices and Climate Change

...... or why eating plant based can significantly help save our World.

The following links were my primary sources of information for my Oct 28 presentation on Food Choices and Climate Change at Dorothy Greets’ class for Osher Lifelong Learning.

National Academy of Sciences report:
Land, irrigation water, greenhouse gas, and reactive nitrogen burdens of meat, eggs, and dairy production in the United States
http://www.pnas.org/content/111/33/11996.abstract

The Environmental Working Groups, Meat Eater’s Guide:
http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/a-meat-eaters-guide-to-climate-change-health-what-you-eat-matters/reducing-your-footprint/

NASA Global Climate Change - Vital Signs of the Planet:
http://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/

J. Morris Hicks web site: Tearing Down the Single Biggest Road Block to Sustainability
http://hpjmh.com/2014/10/23/tearing-down-the-single-biggest-roadblock-to-sustainability/?utm

Delaware Climate Impact Assessment from DNREC

The web page with links for all sections of this report is HERE. There is a superficial summary link on the left side of this page, and to the right are detailed links to all pages in hi-res.

My recommendation is start with the Executive Summary, and then see how much more you want to read. It is a very long report, and does NOT address any action plans. The report is designed to provide action planners with facts, and it does so in great detail with thorough referencing.

This link is thanks to Dr. Daniel Leathers, Delaware State Climatologist, who spoke at Rae Tyson's Oct 15, 2014 class on Climate Change in Delaware.

"Safe Coast Virginia"....and a Delaware connection

The following report was co-authored by Rae Tyson, who is the instructor for the current Osher Lifelong Learning class, Climate Change in Delaware.

Safe Coast Virginia

I highly recommend it, as a great deal of what is presented is applicable to Delaware, because Delaware also has so much infrastructure and investment barely-above-sea level. The recommended "Ten Point Action Plan" is very well thought out and specific... a most welcome addition compared to so many gloom and doom reports with only vague recommendations.

Plant-based Eating, World Health, and Climate Change

Following is a superb link about why plant-based eating is so good for your health. It is from a major health insurance company, Kaiser Permante, so they have a major axe to grind in keeping you healthy...

.....unlike many doctors who have a major stake in making a living having you tested and treated more and more.