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Lots of people go vegan because they realise it is the best way to reduce their impact on the environment. This group is a place where ecological issues and veganism can come together.
Members: 53
Latest Activity: May 9
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bad vegan foods 5 Replies
Food and water are the things where most people have the largest impact on the environment. Many vegan foods may be harmful or unsustainable depending on what they are, where they come from, how far…Continue
Tags: rice, deforestation, sustainability, soy, oil
Started by adam antichrist. Last reply by Amber Griffin Feb 11.
"Livestock Account for 51% of Climate Change"
Greetings!This article is a bit over a year old but I think still very relevant to the painfully obvious connection to veganism and environmental preservation!In 2006 U.N. concluded that about 18% of…Continue
Started by Ali Yve Jun 6, 2011.
Your water footprint 2 Replies
This great website has been up for a couple of years. It is a useful tool when discussing pros and cons of vegan diets vs less eco-friendly ones. For example, did you know it takes 1000L of water to…Continue
Started by adam antichrist. Last reply by adam antichrist May 14, 2010.
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Comment by Bhey Bernabe Ⓥ on June 27, 2010 at 12:20am -
I LOVE MOTHER EARTH..THAT WHY I AM VEGAN. I AM LOOKING FOR WAYS IN IMPROVING ONE'S VEGAN LIFESTYLE AND SAVING THE EARTH AT THE SAME TIME... ON MY OWN LITTLE WAYS I MAKE CHANGES...I RATHER WALK THAN RIDE PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE...A DECENT WALK WOULD NOT HURT MOTHER EARTH!!!
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Comment by Jane Saw on May 12, 2010 at 3:22pm -
The "wasting water" issue is one important reason for me being vegan. Weird is when an omnivore tells me that "plants have feelings too" - completely forgetting that so much more plants and water (= life!) is being destroyed by "producing" animal products. With just a bit of logical thinking they would hit on that animal don't exist from "nothing" and that so much more is "behind" whats on their plate...
I think its awful how humans live from nature, just take everything for granted and give nothing in response than waste and pollution. They see themselves isolated from nature and controlling, but this is fatal.
I love this (not "our"!) beautiful planet and I prefer at least trying to being part of the solving - not the problem, and really try to make a difference.
Being vegan is the best choice for everyone who cares enough to really make a small change -in themselves.
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Comment by adam antichrist on May 9, 2010 at 2:20pm -
That's a really good point Kumi. It is possible that by consuming only imported foods your impact is higher than if you ate some locally sourced animal products. But then the other benefits of veganism are lost, such as the animal rights questions; and you would still need to eat some imported things anyway. I guess the answer is still veganism, but being aware of where the items are imported from and how they are produced becomes more important.
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Comment by kumi on May 9, 2010 at 10:05am -
i've been thinking about the relationship between ecological issues and
veganism. it's very hard to find vegan products in japan. if i stick only
to vegan products, i have to import them from overseas. so i was
wondering if it was less ecological and had a dilemma about it.
i think it's a good place to think about it.
thanks for adding such an interesting group, adam!
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