tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post3787339646377112885..comments2024-03-18T23:38:19.018-07:00Comments on Andrea's Easy Vegan Cooking: Help save the planet—become vegetarian!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-26112467595737819772012-06-20T19:30:17.577-07:002012-06-20T19:30:17.577-07:00No there isn't, and I agree with you that anim...No there isn't, and I agree with you that animal welfare is the best and foremost reason to be vegan. I also believe there are many paths to the same goal and not everyone follows the same one. If we can encourage people to follow their beliefs and choose a more humane way of eating because they think it benefits the environment, then perhaps we can continue to encourage them to adopt a more humane attitude towards animals.<br /><br />When I posted this in 2008, I was fed up with environmentalists telling me to add a brick to my toilet tank, and ignoring the impact that a animal-based diet has on the environment. Making them acknowledge the link, is the first step. People make changes in their diets for all sorts of reasons, why not for the environment, if that's their passion. You have to take people from where they are and help them to move towards another way of seeing.<br /><br />I appreciate activists who hit people over the head with "the facts" as well as those who choose a gentler method. I want everyone to be vegan, and I think it takes many different approaches to make that happen.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-4810022265994144252012-06-20T13:37:53.003-07:002012-06-20T13:37:53.003-07:00There is no mention of the slaughtering of animals...There is no mention of the slaughtering of animals in this article and many articles either. What about the inhumane aspect of eating meat, eggs and drinking milk to satisfy our taste buds. Innocent animals are slaughtered everyday without anyone speaking up for them.chickandthecityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16865263733789296074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-32853485604920043742008-09-07T20:14:00.000-07:002008-09-07T20:14:00.000-07:00Thanks for the pep talk! I'm so glad someone can ...Thanks for the pep talk! I'm so glad someone can say it better than I can. I'm passing it on as well....wingraclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097504486955858205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-39393119738276730192008-09-07T18:01:00.000-07:002008-09-07T18:01:00.000-07:00Thanks for spreading the word!Thanks for spreading the word!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-74391512736435382952008-09-07T17:19:00.000-07:002008-09-07T17:19:00.000-07:00This information is rarely included in the media's...This information is rarely included in the media's discussion of carbon emissions and climate change in general. I've passed these articles on to other teachers who teach units on global warming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743142200325416751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-77710734843419115572008-09-07T16:57:00.000-07:002008-09-07T16:57:00.000-07:00It just really bugs me that mention is not often m...It just really bugs me that mention is not often made in the U.S. of the diet-environment connection. If it's mentioned at all it's usually in the form of "eat locally raised animals." But they're still "raised." They're still farting methane gas, etc. I looked at two U.S. papers today and didn't see any mention of Dr. Pachauri's comments.<BR/><BR/>My husband didn't find those articles for me. He reads that stuff anyway. He was in Edinburgh all week and sent the articles from Amsterdam while waiting for his plane! He probably doesn't know I posted the stuff.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-17081303646174827272008-09-07T14:42:00.000-07:002008-09-07T14:42:00.000-07:00Great sources--and very sobering facts! Wish my h...Great sources--and very sobering facts! Wish my hubby sought out useful articles for me! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com