On Jun 7, 3:15*pm, Peter Lucas > wrote:
> Officials are scrambling to contain the beyond-massive oil spill
> that's headed for the Gulf Coast and its wetlands and wildlife areas.
> At times like this, I know it's popular to blame big business, and
> that's how it should be. But in a free-enterprise system, business
> only gets big (and sloppy and greedy) because of consumer demand. This
> morning, PETA delivered that message to Alabama residents by flying a
> banner over downtown Mobile reading "Meat on Your Grill = Oil Spill."
>
> Raising animals for food causes environmental devastation on a massive
> scale, and oil spills can be blamed in large part on the oil-guzzling
> meat industry—which owes its existence to the meat-guzzling public.
> According to a study published in the American Journal of Clinical
> Nutrition, it takes more than 10 times as much fossil fuel to produce
> a calorie of animal protein as it takes to produce the same amount of
> plant protein.
>
> This disaster will have a devastating, long-lasting impact on the
> region and its residents, including more than 400 animal species, but
> crying over spilled oil and blaming big corporations won't make a
> difference. To ease tremendous animal suffering, safeguard human
> health, and help prevent oil spills, go vegan.

==
When the boiled vegetables taste like beefsteak, I'll go vegan. Until
then, I'll eat all the meat than I can afford.
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