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| Veggie foods taste better and promote youth, life, health, and strength (Tofu kabobs). |
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| "Go Meatless Mondays...for Climate Week! Less Meat, Less Heat" (MM) |
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| Killing animals is killing the planet? |
Why is Meatless Monday involved?
["The personal is political"?] Practicing meatless Monday saves the environment.
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| Going veg is going green to save the planet |
When we reduce our meat intake, we minimize pollution, pharmaceutical use in animals, and water usage because the production of beef requires 1,850
gallons of water, countless antibiotics and chemicals and poisons to cultivate animal feed, while the production of vegetables requires 39 gallons
of water.
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| Climate Week NYC begins this weekend |
When we reduce our meat consumption, we reduce our
carbon footprint -- and make a more significant change by reducing methane output into the environment (most of which comes from the feeding of bad food to cows who are ungulates feeding on fresh greens not grains, cement, other cows and corpses, and artificial feeds) -- because beef production creates 30kg of greenhouse gas
per kg of food. Carrots, potatoes, and rice require .42, .45, and
1.3kg respectively.
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| Are those worms? Meat is toxic and tainted. |
Meatless Monday makes a splash at Climate Week NYC events.
An all-vegetarian lunch will be served at The Climate Group’s kick-off
event at the Morgan Library. Marcus Samuelsson, chef-owner of Red Rooster Harlem and
Meatless Monday supporter, has curated the menu for
the prestigious Equator Prize private reception at Lincoln Center for
United Nations dignitaries held prior to the Equator Prize Awards.
Join Meatless Monday at The People’s Climate March in Manhattan starting at 11:30 am, Sunday, September 21 in Central Park.
Get details on how to meet our staff at the event and signage to download and print on Meatless Monday’s Climate Week page.
According to United Nations,
“[UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon] has asked [summit] leaders to bring
bold announcements and actions to the summit that will reduce
emissions, strengthen climate resilience, and mobilize political will
for a meaningful legal agreement in 2015.”
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| Human flesh, cow, pig, or chicken? |
The prevailing thought leading up to this summit is “the cost of inaction is greater than the cost of action.”
And it’s a thought that has considerable traction. After all, it’s not
just global leaders and politicians that are rallying around the cause.
Case in point -- The People’s Climate March organizers are expecting more
than a 100,000 participants.
The People’s Climate Website reads, “With our future on the line and the whole world watching,
we’ll take a stand to bend the course of history. We’ll take to the
streets to demand the world we know is within our reach: a world with an
economy that works for people and the planet; a world safe from the
ravages of climate change; a world with good jobs, clean air and water,
and healthy communities.”
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| We're cows and calves, not beef and veal |
Meat Free Monday founder [and former Beatle] Sir Paul McCartney says, “Going meat
free one day a week is a simple way to contribute to a more sustainable
future.
So McCartney and UK leader Greg Barker have also launched a Meat
Free Pledge for Climate Week to help show world leaders that going
meatless on Mondays helps fight climate change.
- An all-vegetarian (Meatless Monday) lunch—served at the Climate Group’s kick-off event at the Morgan Library.
- The People’s Climate March—starting at 11:30 am, Sunday, September 21 Central Park West.
- Equator Prize Ceremony: Building the Movement for Inclusive Climate and Development Solutions—September 22.
Take a stand with us and be heard, join Climate Week NYC. Here’s a link to the
full CALENDAR of events.
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Democracy Now! Covers the People’s Climate March
Special LIVE Broadcast:
Democracy Now! is broadcasting live (Sunday 10:30 am-1:30 pm
ET) from the People’s Climate March in New York City, part of a
global
mobilization in advance of a U.N. special session on climate change.
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