There are many reasons to become a vegan or a vegetarian. One of the popular reasons is because it's better for the environment... but is it really? Our resident vegetarian Anthony Carboni did some digging to find the answer.
Read More: One-third of our greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture http://www.nature.com/news/one-third-of-our-greenhouse-gas-emissions-come-from-agriculture-1.11708 "The global food system, from fertilizer manufacture to food storage and packaging, is responsible for up to one-third of all human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions, according to the latest figures from the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a partnership of 15 research centres around the world."
Eat Less Meat and Dairy, Save the World http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/eat-less-meat-and-dairy-save-the-earth "Eat less dairy and meat, save the world. It's the vegan's ultimate dream slogan, and Swedish scientists from the Chalmers University of Technology just might make it a reality."
Vegetarian or omnivore: The environmental implications of diet http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/vegetarian-or-omnivore-the-environmental-implications-of-diet/2014/03/10/648fdbe8-a495-11e3-a5fa-55f0c77bf39c_story.html "The argument that a vegetarian diet is more planet-friendly than a carnivorous one is straightforward: If we feed plants to animals, and then eat the animals, we use more resources and produce more greenhouse gases than if we simply eat the plants."
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/calculator.html "Did you ever wonder what reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 1 million metric tons means in everyday terms?"
What You Eat Matters http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/a-meat-eaters-guide-to-climate-change-health-what-you-eat-matters/ "Americans' appetite for meat and dairy -- billions of pounds a year from billions of animals -- takes a toll on our health, the environment, climate a
