The Meat of the Problem - Climate Change & Hamburgers
"...if we're going to take global warming seriously, if we're going to make crude oil more expensive and tank-size cars less practical, there's no reason to ignore the impact of what we put on our plates."
This quote is from Ezra Klein columnist for the Washington Post who wrote an interesting article back in July about an issue many people are still ignoring. Is it true that switching to a vegan diet could have more impact on slowing down climate change than giving away your car? "A study out of Carnegie Mellon University found that the average American would do less for the planet by switching to a totally local diet than by going vegetarian one day a week. That prompted Rajendra Pachauri, the head of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to recommend that people give up meat one day a week to take pressure off the atmosphere." You can imagine how this suggestion went over. So how about switching to pasta one night a week? Juice and cereal in the morning instead of bacon and eggs. PB&J for lunch... It doesn't have to be an all in or nothing decision - if you aren't ready to give up meat and dairy you can try to find local organic sources. If you choose to eat meat and consume dairy, educate yourself, don't turn a blind eye and make sure your sources for meat and dairy are good ones.
"...if we're going to take global warming seriously, if we're going to make crude oil more expensive and tank-size cars less practical, there's no reason to ignore the impact of what we put on our plates." 
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