tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post6338487556105476667..comments2024-03-24T11:39:28.574-04:00Comments on NYC Public School Parents: NYC Schools, Kids, Parents and Teachers will march in historic demonstration for climate action Sept. 21Patrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631038958645725010noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586988941850907367.post-34660003585751817472014-09-17T16:02:37.790-04:002014-09-17T16:02:37.790-04:00This should be our first step in the Climate March...This should be our first step in the Climate March!<br />http://meatonomics.com/<br /><br />"As environmental science has advanced, it has become apparent that the human appetite for animal flesh is a driving force behind virtually every major category of environmental damage now threatening the human future: deforestation, erosion, fresh water scarcity, air and water pollution, climate change, biodiversity loss, social injustice, the destabilization of communities, and the spread of disease." Worldwatch Institute, "Is Meat Sustainable?"<br /><br />“If every American skipped one meal of chicken per week and substituted vegetables and grains... the carbon dioxide savings would be the same as taking more than half a million cars off of U.S. roads.” Environmental Defense Fund<br /><br />"A 1% reduction in world-wide meat intake has the same benefit as a three trillion-dollar investment in solar energy." ~ Chris Mentzel, CEO of Clean Energy<br /><br />If Al Gore can do it, you can too! I did it 26 years ago and consider it one of the best decisions of my life. <br />Step by Step Guide: How to Transition to a Vegan Diet http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-food/step-by-step-guide-how-to-transition-to-vegan-diet/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com