animals rights

Going vegan for the environment

By Marco Pagliarulo

| April 7, 2011

With many aspects in life, it's easy to see which choice is the better one for the environment. We can see the exhaust from cars, so we know that biking and public transit are more environmentally friendly options. We know that waste has to be hauled away and that it builds up in landfills, so we know that recycling and composting are better options. However, with the food we decide to eat, it's not so straightforward.

You might have heard that eating a plant-based diet is better for the environment. In fact, it's the most significant thing you can do to lessen your impact on the environment. Here's why:

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Start: Apr 17 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Apr 23 2011 - 12:00am

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Canada

37° 59' 12.9624" N, 122° 35' 23.3484" W

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Join rabble.ca in taking the Vegan Challenge during Earth Week from April 17-23.

rabble.ca staff, contributors and users are encouraged to go vegan for a week to help protect the environment, show compassion for animals and enjoy some wholesome nutritious and yummy food!

Going vegan is one of the strongest ways most of us can contribute to Earth Week and make every day Earth Day! Making your “hoofprint” smaller will reduce your ecological footstep by cutting down on your carbon footprint, diminishing pollution of air, water and land, and helping stymie the destruction of ecosystems being swallowed up to produce feed for farm animals.