Australian Senator promotes vegetarianism for the environment. 

Speaking of Saturday’s Earth Hour, Senator Andrew Bartlett of Queensland says turning off the lights for an hour has symbolic value. However, to effectively address climate change long term, lifestyle changes are needed. The senator said: "There is no easier, cheaper and more immediate thing we can do to significantly reduce our personal contribution to greenhouse emissions than to cut the amount of meat and dairy products that we consume.  It is something which has clearly verified health and environmental benefits that we can do straight away, rather than have to wait for new technology, better public transport services or renewable energy options to be provided, it saves money rather than costs it and it doesn’t cause any ongoing harm to our economy." 

Senator Bartlett cited the UN report, which states that carbon emissions from animal agriculture is greater than the greenhouse gases from all forms of transport combined.  He further stated: "We can't afford to keep sitting back and waiting for governments, technology or markets to fix things on their own…We also have to acknowledge the scientific facts that if we don’t substantially cut back on the consumption of animal products, our chances of stopping major climate change are almost nil."

http://sl.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/agribusiness-and-general/general/senator-bartlett-wants-nomeat-and-dairy-day/83604.aspx

Turtles exposed to high levels of nitrate in Indian waters.
 
Recent tests from the Visakha Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (VSPCA) show that the Olive Ridley turtles washed ashore on Thikkavanipalem Beach in India last December were exposed to high levels of concentrated nitrate, toxic in its concentrated form. Nitrate levels are high where factory farmed animals are raised, so it is suspected that pollution from the livestock industry contributed to the die off.
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/03/25/stories/2008032553420300.htm
US NGO says organic farming would nearly eliminate dietary pesticides.
 
The non-profit Organic Center of Boulder, Colorado has published a study indicating that if the United States’ eight million acres of produce farms became organic, the risk of consuming dietary pesticides would decline by 97%. Other studies have already demonstrated that organic farming is equally if not more profitable than conventional farming methods.
http://www.globalgoodnews.com/environmental-news-a.html?art=120619300898109
British meteorologists say temperature extremes around the world are on the rise.

A recent report revealed that daily temperatures observed worldwide since 1950 are showing a definite warming trend. The greatest increases have been in Canada and Russia, where the cold temperatures have risen by an average of 4 degrees Celsius. Simon Brown, a UK Meteorological Office climatologist said, “The trend is set to continue, with our changing climate having a significant impact.” The Meteorological Office is working to evaluate climate change effects on crops and other sectors.
http://www.bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=24332