Humanity’s Flesh Addiction Exacerbates Global Extinction
by: Anthony Damiano AELLA
Those of you who question planetary, animal and vegan activists would do well to remember that the moral dilemma pressing many of us to keep meat off our plates, includes a fear for your children. When you speak as though our care is not for human beings, you misjudge many of us. Most of us care about the future of all life, including that of human posterity. I can only hope that you read the information herein, to try and understand what many of us already know.
When the average, every day person thinks about issues like pollution, global warming and deforestation, their concern is based mainly on carbon dioxide emissions from our vehicles and factories. Unfortunately, this is only a small part of the problem relative to humanity’s affect in relation to climate change.
Methane happens to be a much more lethal greenhouse gas and our penchant for the consumption of flesh, to go along with a human overpopulation in regard to the way we currently live, has led us toward a downward spiral that we may not be able to pull ourselves out from.
The rearing of livestock, especially that of bovines, has become an increasingly detrimental risk to all of humanity. Cows produce a vast amount of methane emissions and in terms of greenhouse gases, one cow produces the same amount in one day as an SUV driving over 30 miles(roughly 48.2 kilometers).The total number of cows on this planet is close to one third of the estimated human population. The methane expelled into our atmosphere from the back end, as well as from the mouths of cows, partnered with the decomposing refuse produced by the whole of the farming industry, makes for a lethal dose of over 100 million tons of further greenhouse emissions.
Greenhouse gases in our atmosphere have already pushed our global average temperature up by nearly an entire degree since the 1980′s. This may not sound like a dramatic increase to you, however, considering that this slight rise in temperature has caused extensive glacial melting and the exposure of permafrost in arctic climates, we may see the beginning of global heating sooner then we predicted.
Permafrost itself, is simply ground that is frozen solid for over 10,000 years and it is rich with ancient vegetation. When the permafrost
thaws, which it now is, this vegetation becomes exposed from its icy shell to the elements, including bacteria. Bacteria begins to eat
away at the vegetation, expelling massive amounts of methane in its waste product. This is already beginning to happen around the
world as evidence can be seen in many arctic regions.
We must also consider what will happen once vast sheets of ice no longer cover the Earth’s surface during summer months. Obviously, ice
is bright white and reflects much of the Sun’s warming rays. Where there is no ice, dark waters absorb the Sun’s rays, which will increasingly
raise the temperature of the Earth’s oceans. Anyone who understands in the slightest, how fragile and perfectly balanced all life in the sea is,
realizes what will come from this. The Northwest Passage has already become navigable during the summer. Until 2009, the Arctic pack ice
prevented regular marine shipping throughout most of the year, but global warming has changed that. Humanity itself, has altered the face
of the planet on an unprecedented scale, over the last century.
All of this says very little in regard to the amount of fertile lands about the globe that are stripped barren, deforested for the sake of rearing
cattle for their flesh. These lands, once grazed over by herds of cattle, become lifeless and unable to regrow vegetation at all again. The
Amazon itself, is being raped and pillaged as you read this. Currently, because of human interference, less than 6% of the Earth’s surface
is covered by the rain forests that supply much of our oxygen. Clearing tropical forests for agriculture is slated to produce another 17% of
the entire world’s greenhouse gas emissions, which is more greenhouse gases than the entire global transport system.
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GLOBAL WARMING:
Is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation. According to the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global surface temperature increased by 0.74 ± 0.18 °C(1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 20th century. Most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century has been caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, which result from human activities such as the burning of fossil fuel and deforestation.
An increase in global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the amount and pattern of precipitation, probably including expansion of subtropical deserts. Warming is expected to be strongest in the Arctic and would be associated with continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely effects of the warming include more frequent and intense precipitation events, extreme weather events,species extinctions due to shifting isotherms, and changes in agricultural yields. Warming and related changes will vary from region to region around the globe, though the nature of these regional changes is uncertain. As a result of contemporary increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, the oceans have become more acidic, a result that is predicted to continue.
The scientific consensus is that anthropogenic global warming is occurring. Nevertheless, skepticism amongst the wider public remains. The Kyoto Protocol is aimed at stabilizing greenhouse gas concentration to prevent a "dangerous anthropogenic interference". As of November 2009, 187 states had signed and ratified the protocol. Proposed responses to global warming include mitigation to reduce emissions, adaptation to the effects of global warming, and geoengineering to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
Is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation. According to the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), global surface temperature increased by 0.74 ± 0.18 °C(1.33 ± 0.32 °F) during the 20th century. Most of the observed temperature increase since the middle of the 20th century has been caused by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases, which result from human activities such as the burning of fossil fuel and deforestation.
An increase in global temperature will cause sea levels to rise and will change the amount and pattern of precipitation, probably including expansion of subtropical deserts. Warming is expected to be strongest in the Arctic and would be associated with continuing retreat of glaciers, permafrost and sea ice. Other likely effects of the warming include more frequent and intense precipitation events, extreme weather events,species extinctions due to shifting isotherms, and changes in agricultural yields. Warming and related changes will vary from region to region around the globe, though the nature of these regional changes is uncertain. As a result of contemporary increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, the oceans have become more acidic, a result that is predicted to continue.
The scientific consensus is that anthropogenic global warming is occurring. Nevertheless, skepticism amongst the wider public remains. The Kyoto Protocol is aimed at stabilizing greenhouse gas concentration to prevent a "dangerous anthropogenic interference". As of November 2009, 187 states had signed and ratified the protocol. Proposed responses to global warming include mitigation to reduce emissions, adaptation to the effects of global warming, and geoengineering to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.
KENTUCKY FRIED CRUELTY
KFC suppliers cram birds into huge waste-filled factories, breed and drug them to grow so large that they can’t even walk, and often break their wings and legs. At slaughter, the birds’ throats are slit and they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot water—often while they are stillconscious. It would be illegal for KFC to abuse dogs, cats, pigs, or cows in these ways.
KFC’s own animal welfare advisors have asked the company to take steps to eliminate these abuses, but KFC refuses to do so. Many advisors have now resigned in frustration.
KFC suppliers cram birds into huge waste-filled factories, breed and drug them to grow so large that they can’t even walk, and often break their wings and legs. At slaughter, the birds’ throats are slit and they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot water—often while they are stillconscious. It would be illegal for KFC to abuse dogs, cats, pigs, or cows in these ways.
KFC’s own animal welfare advisors have asked the company to take steps to eliminate these abuses, but KFC refuses to do so. Many advisors have now resigned in frustration.
