Our world is dealing with drastic climate change. Our greenhouse gas and especially carbon levels emitted have sky rocketed in these past few years. Our planet is emitting multiple gigatons of carbon each year, and we as people need to make a few little changes in our everyday lives to slow down or even stop global warming.
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Many people think they have to join huge support groups, or donate lots of money to help the cause but that is not always true. There are many things you can do to help reduce carbon emissions such as riding your bike to work, using solar panels for your source of power in your home, and one that I have recently adopted a different diet; veganism.
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According to OMD Planet, "livestock farming produces from 20%-50% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions." Making it the second leading cause of greenhouse gas emissions in the world right behind the fossil fuel industry. This is destroying our planet, and just even one meal a day can make a drastic change on greenhouse gas emissions. Many organizations are getting behind this movement and creating many cookbook and recipe options making vegan meals delicious! Foods don't always have to have meat in them to be delicious and very nutrient dense for our bodies.
A vegan diet also can save many people from starving around the world. According to OMD Planet, it takes over 1,600 gallons of water to make a single 1/4 oz burger, which could easily be used by struggling third world countries. Plant based eating could supply 30% more food to the world's population, which would save many people's lives and benefit the needy (ABC News). A vegan plant based diet is beneficial to your personal health, feeding the starving world, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions which could ultimately end global warming and save our precious planet.
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I really like how you offered an easy way to help prevent the world wide issue. It sounds like such a great way to help with amazing benefits. How long have you been going through with this vegan plan? Would you recommend it? If so, how could one person start this new lifestyle you're proposing?
ReplyDeleteThank you! It has been about a month for me trying this plant based diet, and I would definitely recommend it. It has very good health benefits, but you need to be safe about it. Do proper research and make sure you are getting the correct nutrients each day. A good way to start is just eating one meal a day and slowly work towards full time.
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ReplyDeleteThis opening post you made is really good. You use expert opinions and personal opinions very well to forward your point. The focus of the post is also clear and concise. Early on there were a few punctuation errors, but nothing major. Fixing those early punctuation errors would be all I would change.
I appreciate your use of your personal experience to create some credibility. Are there any problems you've noticed that people should be aware of and are there ways to avoid such problems with a vegan diet?
ReplyDeleteNot personally because I've been very careful about eating all of the correct foods I need. Many people say it's hard to get proper protein in, but honestly there are so many substitutes for meat it's hard not to receive the correct nutrients. Just make sure you do research and are conscious about what you put into your body.
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