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Q: How does being a vegetarian help the environment?
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Where´s the Beef?
Skipping your regular hamburger does make a difference. Producing 1 pound of feedlot beef requires 7 pounds of feed grain, which takes 7000 pounds of water to grow. And one hamburger causes 55 square feet of rain forest destruction (for tropically raised beef) and 12 pounds of livestock feces and other pollutants. Plus, that one hamburger uses more water than you would use by taking 40 showers with a low flow showerhead.
Fossil Fuel Consumption
Animal production requires a lot of fossil fuels. Fuels are needed to transport animal feed, to heat their housing, and to take the animals to slaughter. Also, meat packing plants, and grocery stores burn these fuels. The burning of fossil fuels, an well as the methane produced by the animals, is one cause of global warming.
