This weekend up in Orillia we had a campfire and, obviously, told ghost stories. But the scariest thing we heard that night wasn't about Anson Minor or the girl with the green ribbon... it was about livestock.
Apparently, cows are the leading source of global warming on the planet. They produce methane, nitrous oxide, and ammonia when they do their business. They contribute to 18% of the world's greenhouse gasses, which is more than cars and planes combined.
Beef production also effects coral reefs, where the waste is carried into from the Mississippi, creates barren deserts from mass grazing, and pollutes our water with antibiotics, pesticides, and hormones.
So next time you want to go green, maybe ditch the hamburger first.
Source: The Independant, ABC News
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