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December 11th, 2009
01:14 pm
"People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent." -- Bob Dylan
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December 9th, 2009
November 22nd, 2009
November 9th, 2009
09:42 am - Becoming vegan is the best thing you can do for your planet
Note: Top 4 contributors of global warming are carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and nitrous oxide. These account for the top 95% factors of global warming.
Fossil Fuels:
Switching from an SUV to a hybrid is estimated to conserve one ton of carbon dioxide per year. Switching to a Vegan diet will save one and a half tons a year.
More than 1/3rd of all fossil fuels produced in the US go towards animal agricultureReason: Animals are fed with grains soy and other crops—these crops must be harvested and transported to feed lots. The animals are then transported from feed lots to slaughter houses then the carcasses are then shipped to a processing and packing plant, then to a store.
In a 2006 UN report: “raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.”
Methane(2nd largest contributor of global warming):
Methane is more than 20 times as powerful as carbon dioxide at trapping heat in our atmosphere.
40% of all methane emissions worldwide come from animal agriculture.
Nitrous Oxide(4th largest contributor of global warming):
Nitrous oxide is 298 times more potent as a global warming gas than carbon dioxide. According to the U.N., the meat, egg, and dairy industries account for 62% of worldwide nitrous oxide emissions.
Water usage:
Animal production consumes an amount of water roughly equivalent to all other uses of water in the US combine. (some studies show up to 60% of all water in America used goes to meat production)
One pound of beef requires an input of 2500-12,000 gallons of Water (depending on the diet)
One pound of soy requires an input of 250 gallons of Water
One pound of potatoes requires an input of 60 gallons of Water
One pound of wheat requires an input of 25 gallons of Water
Runoff from agriculture:
80% of stream and riparian habitats in the western US have been negatively impacted by livestock.
Pesticides and nitrates seeping into ground water, streams, and major waterways cause dead zones.
Reason: Pesticides and nitrates used in fertilizers and manure seep into ground water and streams eventually leading into major waterways which lead into the ocean. This creates area’s called dead zones (areas which plants and animals cannot survive because of phosphates, nitrates, decreased dissolved oxygen—bacteria thrives in this environment). All of this is when farming goes correctly—not when there are chemical spills or manure dumps.
Inefficiency:
Animals raised for food in the U.S. consume 90% soy meal and 80% of the corn crop.It takes 16 pounds of grain to produce one pound of meat. (Just imagine cooking 16 pounds of pasta, eating one, and throwing 15 out. This is what we do every time we eat meat.
Food grown directly for human consumption utilizes 60 million acres;1,200 million acres are used to grow what is fed to livestock.
In a 2006, UN initiative, the livestock industry is one of the largest contributors to environmental degradation worldwide. The initiative concluded that "the livestock sector emerges as one of the top two or three most significant contributors to the most serious environmental problems, at every scale from local to global”
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November 3rd, 2009
11:05 am
put a bowl of onions in your bedroom if you want to ward of sickies!
make sure you eat lots of onions and garlic too. it will make your vagina smell lovely.
wash hands.
do not give in to the fear that rules our planet at the present moment.
faux fur is in this season.
faux fur is gross.
hey i have worn it all...im the goddess of tacky. just sayin.
i sold my car. im going to buy some new boots. without fur.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/mely/lemonfaces/unsure.gif) contemplative
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October 28th, 2009
08:21 pm
whatever happened to sisterhood???
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06:04 pm - joshua
vegan chocolate peanut butter bars (makes one 8×8 pan) 1/3 c vegan margarine
1 c powdered sugar
1 c peanut butter
1 1/2 c of your favorite granola (i used nature’s path hemp plus)
1 1/2 c crisp brown rice cereal
1 c vegan chocolate chips
melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. combine granola and rice cereal in a mixing bowl (breaking up any large clumps of granola if necessary), then add sugar, peanut butter, and melted margarine. stir until well combined, then press into an 8×8 cake pan. melt the chocolate in a double boiler and spread evenly over peanut butter mixture. place in refrigerator to chill and set (2-4 hours). cut into squares and gobble up!
*get some pretzels for the top * graham crackers
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October 22nd, 2009
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10:38 pm
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April 13th, 2009
12:03 pm
Current Mood: mellow
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April 1st, 2009
09:11 am
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