I’m excited to see people rallying around Earth Day. Where I work, if you dressed in green today, you could pick up a tote bag in the cafeteria. I think that’s great.
The problem is that many people think small gestures are enough to participate in Earth Day. Now if those who got a tote bag started consistently saying no to paper or plastic, that would be a nice change. But if you really care, why not go that extra mile to make a measurable difference? What’s the biggest thing you can do on Earth Day (or any other day) to save the Earth?
Since I assume you know the name of my blog and what it’s about, you probably know what I’m going to say. Going vegan is the biggest thing you can do to save the planet. It will have the most impact. Did you know that raising animals for food produces 40% more greenhouse gas emissions than every fossil fuel-producing mode of transportation combined? I didn’t make it up - this is according to the United Nations. And according to statistics from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, if everyone went vegetarian for just one day, the U.S. would prevent greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those produced by all of France and 4.5 million tons of animal excrement. Appetizing to think about, isn’t it? The U.S. would also save enough water to supply all the homes in New England for almost 4 months, 70 million gallons of gas, and 33 tons of antibiotics.
Just for one day.
This Earth Day, give veganism a try. Have oatmeal with vanilla soy milk and blueberries for breakfast. Visit vegweb.com and pick out a few recipes that look interesting. Maybe you’ll love it so much that you’ll want to repeat. And the planet will thank you.
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