Comments on: Climate Warriors Get Real: You can’t negotiate with people willing to sacrifice the planet for profit http://www.briangordon.ca/2009/12/climate-warriors-get-real-cant-negotiate-with-people-willing-to-sacrifice-planet-for-profit/ Go Local, Go Sustainable, Now Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:22:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bruce H. Foerster http://www.briangordon.ca/2009/12/climate-warriors-get-real-cant-negotiate-with-people-willing-to-sacrifice-planet-for-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Bruce H. Foerster Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:06:17 +0000 http://www.briangordon.ca/?p=359#comment-55 Can someone please explain to me why the major source of greenhouse gases is rarely, if ever mentioned in any commentary regarding climate change? There is much talk about renewable energy, better insulated buildings, energy efficient lighting, etc. but there is not much dialogue on the biggest villain of all. The largest source of greenhouse gases is from the raising of livestock for human consumption which, according to very reliable source ( Worldwatch Institute ) accounts for most ( 51% ) of all green house gas emissions! Are we that addicted to consuming animal flesh that we choose to not even discuss this issue? Is the meat industry lobby so powerful that they can continue to hide and down play this now well know fact? Why are people still eating meat when it is so very bad for their health and the health of their planet when there are so many delicious veggie alternatives? The fact is that if everyone on our planet changed their diet from an animal to a plant based diet we could eliminate MOST of the greenhouse gases entering our atmosphere which are quickly condemning virtually all living beings on this planet to certain death as the planet will soon no longer be able to support human, animal or plant life. I feel that we must focus on what is clearly the largest emitter of greenhouse gases if we have any hope at all of saving our world! Bottom line: we must stop eating meat immediately or our destiny will be sealed! Please read this article and do everything possible to ensure that our planet survives the biggest threat we have ever known! http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/meat-creates-half-of-all-greenhouse-gases-1812909.html Can someone please explain to me why the major source of greenhouse gases is rarely, if ever mentioned in any commentary regarding climate change? There is much talk about renewable energy, better insulated buildings, energy efficient lighting, etc. but there is not much dialogue on the biggest villain of all.

The largest source of greenhouse gases is from the raising of livestock for human consumption which, according to very reliable source ( Worldwatch Institute ) accounts for most ( 51% ) of all green house gas emissions!

Are we that addicted to consuming animal flesh that we choose to not even discuss this issue? Is the meat industry lobby so powerful that they can continue to hide and down play this now well know fact? Why are people still eating meat when it is so very bad for their health and the health of their planet when there are so many delicious veggie alternatives?

The fact is that if everyone on our planet changed their diet from an animal to a plant based diet we could eliminate MOST of the greenhouse gases entering our atmosphere which are quickly condemning virtually all living beings on this planet to certain death as the planet will soon no longer be able to support human, animal or plant life.

I feel that we must focus on what is clearly the largest emitter of greenhouse gases if we have any hope at all of saving our world! Bottom line: we must stop eating meat immediately or our destiny will be sealed! Please read this article and do everything possible to ensure that our planet survives the biggest threat we have ever known!

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/meat-creates-half-of-all-greenhouse-gases-1812909.html

]]> By: If the Developing Countries Walk Out of Copenhagen, the Deniers Win — Go Green or Die http://www.briangordon.ca/2009/12/climate-warriors-get-real-cant-negotiate-with-people-willing-to-sacrifice-planet-for-profit/comment-page-1/#comment-27 If the Developing Countries Walk Out of Copenhagen, the Deniers Win — Go Green or Die Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:02:13 +0000 http://www.briangordon.ca/?p=359#comment-27 [...] ← Climate Warriors Get Real: You can’t negotiate with people willing to sacrifice the planet for... [...] [...] ← Climate Warriors Get Real: You can’t negotiate with people willing to sacrifice the planet for… [...]

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