Dudes, We Have a Meat Problem
Maybe we have not evolved as far as we like to believe
Vegetables are for wussies, I guess. At least, this is what the research is telling us. American men consume the most meat on the planet per capita and it is costing us dearly.
First, let’s get some context. By now it should be painfully clear to every informed global citizen that we are in the midst of a climate crisis of epic proportions. In case you have been in a coma, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports that the past five years have been the five warmest since record-keeping started in the 1800s. In fact, the planet has seen 42 straight years with abnormally high global temperatures.
Did we do this? Well, according to a new study published in the peer-reviewed British journal Nature Climate Change, “There’s a 99.9999 percent chance that humans are the cause of global warming.” Sounds pretty certain.
And, what activities contribute the most to greenhouse gases? According to the website Climate Nexus, “Animal agriculture is the second largest contributor to human-made greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions after fossil fuels and is a leading cause of deforestation, water and air pollution and biodiversity loss.”
