Comments on: Does being a vegetarian have anything to do with living a green lifestyle?

By: swangirl22

swangirl22 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:03:21 +0000

Yes it does since cutting red meat out of your diet saves more in energy consumption and pollution than getting rid of your car!

By: DSL

DSL — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:55:03 +0000

It depends on the person. I’ve know some people who consider themselves vegetarians who eat a lot of processed foods like chips and candy. They have a moral opposition to eating animals.

Most vegetarians I know however, include vegetarianism as part of an overall healthy and green lifestyle – it is not only about animal products, but about being a healthy person and contributing to a healthy Earth.

By: Brian D

Brian D — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:19:07 +0000

First off, the food a vegetarian eats still requires energy to produce. Unless someone grows their own plants and milks their own cows, I’m sure their food has required energy to get to their plate. However, I do support the argument that being a vegetarian and living a green lifestyle are related: both require that a person have some degree of “hippie” in them to follow that lifestyle. But that’s about the only comparison.

By: problemsolver_33

problemsolver_33 — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:03:53 +0000

Yes it does. Animal for slaughter production takes alot of energy for raising, killing and transporting the product. That doesn’t include the methane given off from the animals.

By: Max P

Max P — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:32:14 +0000

Not necessarily. It depends on the person whether or not to want to have a green lifestyle. And those who have green lifestyles aren’t necessarily vegetarians either.

By: JL

JL — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:58:06 +0000

Depends on the person. I don’t think that I’ve met a vegetarian who wasn’t environmentally progressive. Vegetarians tend to be more prone to natural, organic, and/or local foods. All of these attributes tie into living a green lifestyle.

Organics ban the use of pesticides, herbicides and unnatural fertilizers, all which are proven harmful to the environment.

Natural and local foods aren’t processed meaning their constituent ingredients don’t travel thousands of miles to your plate which of course reduces the green house gas emissions associated with transport.

By: f100_supersabre

f100_supersabre — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:41:42 +0000

Nope, not really.
Vegetarians choose to be so; but man is an omnivore, not a herbavore. His teeth were designed BY NATURE to process both meat and vegetable matter.

Indian definition of vegetarian = poor hunter.

By: cosmicmama

cosmicmama — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:24:42 +0000

Being a vegetarian is good for your body.
On a larger scale, living a green lifestyle is good for the earth.

By: Brianna :)

Brianna :) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:25:16 +0000

Living a green lifestyle is to help the environment.
Vegetarian does help the environment, but their are other factors.
Like florescent lights, recycling, etc.

By: gbcopy

gbcopy — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:43:33 +0000

Absolutely. The amount of power and food it takes to raise animals for food is astounding.

They have to be fed, housed, slaughtered, and then their meat has to be processed and shipped and stored in the supermarket, and stored at home (in the fridge or freezer.) Imagine how much energy is used.

Gee – I have almost convinced myself to go vegetarian. I’m not quite there yet.