Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 " If the U.S. switched to a vegetarian diet, 60% of all imported oil could be cut " . " If the water used by the meat indusry were not subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, a hamburger would cost $35. " " Another effect of livestock production is water pollution: massive amounts of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, manure, and topsoil all wash into water supplies resulting in more water pollution than all other human activities combined. " 60% of US oil consumption? That's a s___load of vegan shoes and nylon jackets ;-) The rest of this excellent article, which I highly recommend, is at http://www.uksociety.org/vegetarian_ecology.htm But I'll try to let you do your own research now. , " radcsusa " <radcsusa@n...> wrote: > Actually I bet the pollution associated with meat and leather is far > higher. Huge fecal waste volumes into rivers, consumption of > electricity, and water -- I was astounded to read statistics like this > one: > > March 1, 2001 -- To date, probably the most reliable and > widely-accepted water estimate to produce a pound of beef is the > figure of 2,500 gallons/pound. Newsweek once put it another way: " the > water that goes into a 1,000 pound steer would float a destroyer. " > (Detail at http://www.vegsource.com/articles/pimentel_water.htm ) > > Synthetics are as I understand it a refinement product of the oil and > petroleum already in use, probably nowhere near as injurious, and > natural materials like cotton are also pretty ecofriendly. > > God did not intend for you to wear animal skins, or He'd have left the > skin off the animal and put it on you instead ;-) > > Check out things like the PETA FAQ page and the like. Questions are a > good thing. > > > , " l. a l j u w a i e " > <aljuwaie@c...> wrote: > > I am sorry to ask this here, I know I could do my own research but I'm > > short on time at the moment and want a quick comeback to a question that > > was posed to me: > > > > > > > > " I wonder what God intended for us to wear if not > > animal cloth. And isn't the pollution which is created > > by the manufacture of synthetics also a great evil? " > > > > > > > > I know I'll get a lot of info here, and I will put it to memory so that > > I have it for future reference! So much to learn – especially when > > defending one's own choices! Unfortunate that we even have to ( > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > > > > Lisa > > > > > > > > Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of > > separation. > > > > ~Kahlil Gibran > > > > > > > > www.pbase.com/aljuwaie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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