The Australian reports on trend toward less meat.
In a recent article in “The Australian,” the most widely read national newspaper in the country, Tasmania correspondent Matthew Denholm observed that cattle farmers are noting signs of diminished public demand for beef products.

Mr. Denholm explained that indeed, there is a growing global public call help mitigate climate change by reducing meat consumption, and he included mention of the efforts of Supreme Master Ching Hai.

The following is an excerpt from the article.
“…A campaign is under way to persuade Australians to eat less meat to reduce greenhouse emissions. The Australian Vegetarian Society says the issue is as important in the climate change debate as coal-fired energy, while SBS TV viewers would have noticed ads – financed by Vietnamese-born [Supreme Master] Ching Hai -- urging the world to “Be Veg. Go Green. Save the Planet.” Such groups cannot be dismissed as fringe-dwellers,since their arguments are echoed by the UN, which says livestock produce 18 per cent of world greenhouse emissions -- more than all forms of transport combined (13 per cent).

The head of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Indian scientist Rajendra Pachauri – a vegetarian – is among those urging a cut in meat consumption as the quickest, easiest way to cut emissions.”

VOICE: The article stated that the Australian cattle farmers believe that the younger generation of consumers and their concern about livestock as a cause of global warming could very negatively impact the industry.

The story concludes with a comment shared from an Australian veg advocate.“Mark Berriman, [New South Wales] director of the Australian Vegetarian Society, believes Australians’ meat-loving culture will change as ‘reality’ sinks in. ‘Reducing meat consumption takes out the most powerful of the greenhouse gases
but also takes them out at a much quicker rate than removing carbon dioxide,’ he says.”

VOICE: Our appreciation goes to journalist Matthew Denholm and The Australian for informing readers about the causal link between meat consumption and climate change. To save our irreplaceable planet and precious co-inhabitants, may humanity make the veg trend a foremost priority, through which alternative economic opportunities will surely follow.

Supreme Master Ching Hai’s original slogan, “Be Veg, Go Green, Save the Planet” indeed offers a simple but effective way to preserve our world, as explained in a May 2009 videoconference in Togo.


Reference
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26259209-5013871,00.html

Unsettling evidence of climate change from Arctic lake.
New research conducted by scientists from several US and Canadian universities evaluated sediment core from an Arctic lake that provided climate information for the past 200,000 years – going back in time more than twice as far as previous data sources.

From the core samples, the research team was able to ascertain that the 20th century is the only period during the past 200 millennia that is becoming increasingly warm, even though the tilt of the Earth's axis at this time would normally lead to climatic cooling.

Dr. John Smol, a distinguished Canadian biologist from Queen's University who participated in the study concluded that the Arctic lake data contains a warning to humanity.

He stated, “This historical record shows that we are dramatically affecting the ecosystems on which we depend. We have started uncontrolled experiments on this planet, and we have entered unchartered territory.
The situation is far worse than we thought, and this is only the beginning.” Dr. Smol and Canadian and US colleagues, we are grateful for your research that so clearly highlights our current global plight.

Let us all join hands in stepping quickly toward harmonious lifestyles that sustain on our planetary home. Wishing to help humanity transcend these critical times, Supreme Master Ching Hai has often offered her thoughts on how to be gentler stewards of our fragile ecosphere, as during a January 2009 videoconference
in Mongolia.

Supreme Master Ching Hai: We are already facing so many untold natural disasters, on a daily basis such as earthquakes, severe storms ever seen before, volcanoes, ice melting and many island nations have sunk under the water already and many are sinking. And the climate has become very, very strange, like it became warm where it should be cold and it became cold where it should be hot.

And this can only be alleviated through a return to the ancient ways of our wiser elders,one that exists in harmony with nature and respect of other beings, a true brotherhood of love with all.
We can still do that, it’s not too late.

Supreme Master Ching Hai:  We should remind everyone to be veg, to invoke the mercy of the Buddhas, and we will be better protected.

Reference
http://news.mongabay.com/2009/1019-hance_sediment_core.html
http://biology.queensu.ca/faculty/smol.html
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/current-arctic-heat-wave-among-rarest-in-200000-
years-study-says/article1329744/

Extra News
During discussions with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed cautious optimism about the Copenhagen summit, saying that unified
political will is necessary to arrive at a lasting agreement.
http://news.yahoo.com/science/environment
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091103/sc_afp/climatewarmingunbritain
 
Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel develop a new lightweight eco-battery that can supply power for thousands of hours without replacement.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Green-battery-runs-

At a White House meeting, US President Barack Obama and high-level European Union officials agree on the critical need for efforts to be doubled in addressing climate change.
http://www.france24.com/en/node/4916948,
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-11-03-voa69.cfm
http://www.spa.gov.sa/English/details.php?id=715448