According
to Dr. Peter Gleick, President of the California, USA-based Pacific
Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security, some
70,000 liters of water are used to make one kilogram of beef. Dr.
Gleick, author of the recently published “The World’s Water 2008-2009,”
added in comparison that it takes only 1,000 liters of water to make a
kilogram of grain. He said, “…We must seriously consider rethinking our
diet.”
Our earnest appreciation, Dr. Gleick for bringing greater
awareness to the massive water consumption of the meat industry. Let us
better treasure our extraordinary planet and her resources by adopting
a plant-based diet today.
During an interview with Ireland’s
East Coast FM Radio in August 2008, Supreme Master Ching Hai further
explained the manifold ways that the veg lifestyle diet helps preserve
our Earth.
Interview with Supreme Master Ching Hai
East Coast FM Radio, Ireland- August 31, 2008
Supreme Master Ching Hai:
I could tell you a little bit about vegetarian diet, how beneficial it
is. We conserve 70% clean water, save up to 80% of the Amazon
rainforest from clearance for animal grazing. And it would free up to
3.5 million hectares of land of annually. It frees up to 760 million
tons of grain every year. Half of the world’s grain supply, can you
imagine that. Consume 2/3 less fossil fuel than those used for meat
production, reduce pollution from untreated animal waste, maintain
clean air, save 4.5 tons of emission per US household per year. And it
will stop 80% global warming.
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