Thursday, March 01, 2007

Environmentally unfriendly meat eaters?

I've been seeing more of these types of studies pop up. This one is from the U of Chicago. Anyone that is hardcore about being environmentally friendly should read this. It's been a fact (since I converted to a vegetarian diet) that 13 lbs. of grain will only result in 1 lb. of beef, but this study analyzes the carbon emissions given off by a 'normal' American diet vs. an ovo-lacto (one that consumes dairy projects & eggs) vegetarian diet.

There is a lot of data in here, but the findings are rather remarkable. As with any study, they make a few assumptions, but they seem to take an unbiased view of results.

WARNING: Before reading this article, get your pocket protector & tape for your glasses. It takes a bit of stamina to get through this.

http://geosci.uchicago.edu/~gidon/papers/nutri/nutriEI.pdf

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