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Animal Agriculture. Beef was found to produce a total of 30 kilograms of greenhouse gas (GHG) per kilogram of food, while carrots, potatoes, and rice produce 0.42, 0.45 and 1.3 kilograms of greenhouse gases per kilogram of food, respectively (Carlsson-Kanyama and Gonzales).
What emits more greenhouse gases - plant or animal agriculture?
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Animal Agriculture.
It is estimated that ___________ is responsible for up to 91% of Amazon’s destruction (Oppenlander, 2013, Margulis).
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660 Gallons of Water
How much water does it take to produce one hamburger?
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Livestock/Animal Industry
80% of antibiotics sold in the United States are for _____________.
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60%, 70%
if everyone became vegetarian by 2050 food-related emissions would drop by _____% and if the world went vegan instead, emissions declines would be around_____%.
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The global meat production industry.
What emits more greenhouse gases - the global meat production industry or all transportation?
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30%
What percentage of the world's available land is used to raise animals for food?
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The equivalent of 2 months worth of 4 minutes’ showers
How much time worth of showers can one person take with 660 gallons of water - 5days, 2 weeks, 1 month or
2 months? |
The same amount of waste as a city of 411,000 people.
How much waste does a farm with 2500 dairy cows produce?
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Overall, one person following a vegan diet produces the equivalent of 50% less carbon dioxide, used 1/11th oil, 1/13th water, and 1/18th land compared to a meat-lover for their food (Scarborough).
Overall, what are the benefits of a vegetarian/vegan diet?
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51%
What percentage out of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions is produced by Livestock and their byproducts industries?
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Meat-based protein. About 35 kilocalories of fossil fuel energy is used to produce a 1 kilocalorie of all meat-based protein, as compared to 2.2 kilocalories of fossil fuel input per 1 kilocalorie of grain-based protein produced.
What uses up more fossil fuels to produce - meat-based protein or plant-based protein?
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29%
What percentage of all the fresh water do the meat and dairy industries combined use?
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5
For every pound of fish caught, up to _______ pounds of unintended marine species are caught and discarded as by-kill
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