Compassion paves the way to a Golden Era. The climate change conference last Sunday, November 8 in Washington, DC, USA, made important connections between meat production and its consumption to the health of humans and climate change.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 75 percent of current infectious diseases in humans began in animals, such as the current pandemic of swine flu, bred in the sordid and inhumane confines of factory farming.
(Speech)Dr. Michael Greger, MD – Director of Public Health and Animal Agriculture for the Humane Society of United States, Vegan (M): In this age ofemerging diseases, we now have billions of curly tailed and feathered test tubes for viruses to incubate and mutate within billions more spins at pandemic roulette.
But along with human culpability comes hope. If changes in human behavior can cause new plagues, well then changes in human behavior may prevent them in the future.
VOICE: Along with the production process, meat consumption leads to a range of further illnesses, the leading US killers, as pointed out by Supreme Master Ching Hai, the honored guest at the conference.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: Every year, heart disease kills 632,000 Americans. Cancer kills 560,000 Americans. Stroke kills another 130,000 Americans. Diabetes kills 72,000 Americans, just from meat eating.
Who cries for these hundreds of thousands of Americans who die because of that piece of meat? Who cries for those young helpless, innocent little child who die, just because of meat related E. coli, just a few cells of it? So, ladies and gentlemen, meat is the worse killer than any war, don’t you agree? <applause>
VOICE: The secret to halting health tragedies while ensuring a sustainable planetary future is simple.
(Speech)Dr. Peter Carter, MD – Founding director of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Vegetarian (M): We have to create a compassionate culture as the Dalai Lama and all the spiritual leaders, and indeed, Supreme Master Ching Hai says it’s essential.
Supreme Master Ching Hai : We have to turn back to our caring and compassionate nature inside our heart. Being vegan worldwide is the advancement of compassion that will uplift and unify all cultures, bringing tranquility to humans and animals alike.
The inner peace that comes from replacing killing with respect for all life will spread like a wave across the globe, elevate human hearts, and create a harmonious Eden on Earth. That will bring us all to a lasting Golden Era.
VOICE: Conference participants later shared their thoughts about the discussion with Supreme Master Ching Hai.
Alex Arndt – Singer-songwriter, Vegan (M): Just getting to really look into her eyes today and see her compassion and her emotion was really special for me.
Steve Ma – Founder and president, Live Green, Vegetarian (M): She’s clearly such a positive spirit. She obviously cares so deeply about humanity, about this planet.
Her message is so important and to be a part of that message and contribute in some small way is really an honor.
Former Senator Mike Gravel, USA (M): Supreme Master Ching Hai, thank you for what you are doing, for bringing about this conference, for what you’re doing to try and save the animals of the world, to save the planet, to save the human race. Thank you. You are blessed, and truly, truly we are in your debt.
VOICE: We thank everyone involved in this memorable event. Our deep gratefulness also goes to Supreme Master Ching Hai whose promise of a better future has won hearts and pledges to action.
We pray for all humans and animals to co-exist lovingly and thrive forever in health, dignity, and happiness. Please tune in to Supreme Master Television’s Words of Wisdom for the full rebroadcast of this live event at a later date, with multi-language subtitles.
Arctic ice is irreversibly disappearing. Recent data from earlier explorations made by the World Wildlife Fund UK in partnership with the Catlin Arctic Survey, an international collaboration of scientists, found the average thickness of Arctic ice to be only 1.8 meters (6 feet).
The scientists also said that the multi-year ice, which for centuries had blocked the Arctic passageway, has nearly disappeared completely and is melting at an incredibly rapid rate.
The ice cover for 2009 is the third lowest on record after the past two consecutive years. Because the Arctic sea ice plays a significant role in stabilizing climate, Dr. Martin Sommerkorn of the World Wildlife Fund’s Arctic program is urging quick action to reduce emissions, saying, “We can't switch off global warming by
being good in the future, we have to start being good now.”
Many thanks, Dr. Sommerkorn, World Wildlife Fund and Catlin Arctic Survey scientists for your detailed observations of the Arctic sea ice, despite their alarming implications.
We pray that this rapid decline will be reversed through our united actions to cool the planet. Noting these urgent trends, Supreme Master Ching Hai has worked continuously to encourage people better stewardship on Earth, as during an interview with The House Magazine for the September 2009 edition.
Supreme Master Ching Hai: Our planet is on a dangerous course to passing irreversible tipping points with disastrous consequences. Like melting of the Arctic sea ice which causes oceans to absorb more sunlight and speeds up melting; and the melting of permafrost which in turn releases toxic methane gas, resulting in more warming of the atmosphere; and the extinction of cornerstone species that cause further collapse to our already ailing ecosystems, thus endangering even more species, and most important of all, us humans.
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http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-10-15-voa41.cfm http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=8947320 http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=713958Prince Philip and British Hindus partner to address climate change. Following the conference last week, which brought together world religious leaders for eco-initiatives that included a shared vegan luncheon, a subsequent discussion was also hosted by His Royal Highness Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh at the United Kingdom’s Windsor Castle. The Prince met with Hindu leaders
and United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon to introduce the Bhumi Project,a plan for engaging the global Hindu community in actions to protect the environment.
Prince Philip, husband of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, is partnering with the Hindu leaders in the project, which includes promoting the traditional vegetarian diet as part of the global warming solution.
Your Royal Highness and British Hindu leaders, we laud your green partnership and efforts. Wishing you abundant sustainable success in realizing these noble spiritual and environmental goals.
Referencehttp://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Environment/Global-Warming/Prince-Philip-joins-British-Hindus-to-fight-climate-change-/articleshow/5207271.cmsStanford University in California, USA is promoting awareness of animal products’ role in causing climate change by posting signs in student dining halls encouraging meat and dairy reduction certain days of each week.
http://www.stanforddaily.com/cgi-bin/?p=1035403 Restoration efforts including replanting and preservation of nearly 90,000 hectares of forests have resulted in China’s Qinghai Lake increasing in depth by 54 centimeters since 2005.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/04/content_12387632.htmDuring discussions with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, US Senator John Kerry pledged that lawmakers would complete a framework of climate change legislation prior to the December meeting in Copenhagen.
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