Water is a hot topic in the news lately. Areas with drought
conditions are arguing (maybe “fighting” is a better description) with
those in other areas who feel they must defend their available water.
There is talk about taking shorter showers, etc. This reminds me of
the suggestion for decreasing global warming by changing the type of
light bulbs used. Seems like almost everyone refuses to face the facts:
that just as worldwide livestock production produces 18 percent of our
greenhouse gas – more than cars, trucks, motorcycles, motorboats,
jetliners and cruise ships – far more water is used to produce meat than
to grow vegetables.
According to ‘101 Reasons Why I’m a Vegetarian” by Pamela Rice,
Seventh Edition, 2007:
“Less than 1 percent of the Earth’s water is usable for human
consumption. Most either comprises the salty seas or is locked up in
glacial icecaps. You might think that the world would be judicious in
how it uses this precious substance. On the contrary: Just one of many
examples of worldwide profligate waste is that of the great Ogallala
Aquifer, which sits atop America’s High Plains states. Farmers mine this
titanic water source of 5 trillion gallons per year to power an
infrastructure of feedlots and industrial slaughterhouses. Scientists
say this natural wonder will be diminished by 80 percent in 2020.”
Humans stubbornly refuse to acknowledge that they are creating many
of their own problems. Their greed and gluttony knows no bounds –
literally: Other countries are copying the Western ways and industrial
agriculture.
One of the most effective ways to conserve water and ensure its
availability is to stop eating animals and their by-products and switch
to eating healthful plant-based foods.
Also visit:
http://www.all-creatures.org/recipes.html
