US student newspaper says meat-eating depletes health and energy resources.
The Northern Star, an independent news source produced by students at the Northern Illinois University in the United States, recently featured an article that examines the detrimental effects of meat consumption on American society. The article makes clear the relation between a meat diet and two important concerns of the day: the energy crisis and health care. The plant-based diet has been found to clearly have the more optimal ‘energy return ratio,’ meaning that the same amount of fuel yields far more vegetarian food than meat. In terms of health, the article points out the connection between meat consumption and the nation’s two top illnesses: heart disease and cancer.

Northern Illinois University students, we appreciate this insightful article that speaks honestly about the importance of our dietary choices. May all world citizens adopt a vegetarian diet for their own well-being and that of our Earth.

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가뭄, 홍수, 특히 빙하의 축소와 같은 지구온난화의 직접적 영향들이 히말라야에 일어나고 있어 우려가 높아지고 있습니다. 중국의 유엔환경계획(ＵＮＥＰ)대표인 장 쉬강은 말합니다.『지난 １０년간 눈과 빙하의 급속한 용해가 지난 반세기 보다 더 빠르게 일어나 히말라야 경제발전과 생태학적 균형을 위협하고 있습니다』. ＵＮＥＰ와 중국 과학기술부는 지방정부들이 더 나은 결정을 하고 기후변화에 적응하는 것을 돕기 위한 연구에１２０만 달러의 자금 제공 계획을 시작했습니다.
오늘날 이 긴급한 사안을 위해 노력하시는 중국 과학기술부와 유엔 환경계획에 감사 드립니다. 우리의 신속한 행동이 히말라야 같은 세상의 다시없는 보물들을 구할 수 있길 빕니다.

Curbing climate change in the Himalayas.

First-hand effects of global warming such as droughts, floods, and particularly the shrinking of glaciers are raising concerns in the Himalayas. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) coordinator in China, Zhang Shigang, said, "The rapid melting of snow and glaciers in the past 10 years has threatened economic development and ecological balance in the Himalayas faster than any period of time in the past half century.”  UNEP and China’s Ministry of Science and Technology have thus launched a US$1.2 million program that will fund research meant to aid local governments on making better decisions and adapting to climate change.

Our gratitude, China’s Ministry of Science and Technology and the United Nations Environment Program, for your efforts to address this urgent matter of our time. We pray that our swift actions can save such treasures on Earth as the irreplaceable Himalayas.