27th January
2008
“Pamela A. Martin, an assistant professor of geophysics at the University of Chicago, calculated that if Americans were to reduce meat consumption by just 20 percent it would be as if we all switched from a standard sedan — a Camry, say — to the ultra-efficient Prius.”
New York Times article that backs up what I was trying to say about eating less meat months ago. (it gets a little lengthy on the second page)
Not as cool of a way to be green perhaps, but great that everyday Americans who can’t afford a new Prius have options to make a dent in their personal greenhouse gas emissions.
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