Why is being a vegan good for our planet? It is actually very simple. Our foods growing energy comes from the sun. Plants (including phytoplankton in the sea) contain the largest amount of food energy per unit of solar energy delivered to Earth. Farm animals fed on plants we grow loose a large amount of the initial solar energy delivered to Earth due to conversion inefficiencies...and adding to climate woes, animal wastes release large amounts of methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide, all potent greenhouse gases.
Want to pursue further? Start with Marc Guenther's vegan posts. There are a multitude of issues eating less meat addresses, your health probably being #1.
Am I a vegan? Almost, and my wife Sally is a full vegan. My deviation from being a full vegan is because I still consume some fish, preferably caught by me on hook-and-line, but also some commercially caught in the wild, like sardines and wild Pacific Salmon. My consumption of hoofed animals and poultry and dairy is zero.
Want to pursue further? Start with Marc Guenther's vegan posts. There are a multitude of issues eating less meat addresses, your health probably being #1.
Am I a vegan? Almost, and my wife Sally is a full vegan. My deviation from being a full vegan is because I still consume some fish, preferably caught by me on hook-and-line, but also some commercially caught in the wild, like sardines and wild Pacific Salmon. My consumption of hoofed animals and poultry and dairy is zero.
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