Livestock Production Reduction for the Environment
- by: UCSD Student Org: Vegetarian Environmentalist Group (VEG)
- recipient: local governmental officials, state governmental officials, and national governmental officials in the United States
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I SUPPORT THE PROPOSITION OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION REDUCTION MANDATING A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY VIA MEANS OF ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL LIVESTOCK SUBSIDIES AND/OR IMPLEMENTATION OF POLLUTION TAX ON LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT EMISSION LEVELS DURING PRODUCTION.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION: SUMMARY OF LIVESTOCK'S IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
(SOURCE: 2006 UNITED NATIONS FAO REPORT, LIVESTOCK'S LONG SHADOW)
Livestock Production- MAJOR Contributor of Pollution:
*37% of all human-induced Methane
*65% of all human-induced Nitrous Oxide
*9% of all human-induced Carbon Dioxide
*64% of human-induced Ammonia (NH3)
Livestock Production- MAJOR Contributor of Food Shortage:
*uses 36% World grain
*uses 74% World soy
Livestock Production - MAJOR Contributor of Clean Water Shortage
(SOURCE: STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL WATER INSTITUTE)
*20% of all water goes to industries
*10% of all water goes to households
*70% of all water goes to producing food:
-1 POUND OF LETTUCE: 23 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF WHEAT: 25 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF APPLES: 49 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF CHICKEN: 815 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF PORK: 1,630 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF BEEF: 5,214 gallons of water
ADDITIONAL COSTS OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION:
LAND:
-*Livestock farming land takes up 70% of all agricultural land, and 30% of world's ice-free terrestrial surface. 70% of the Amazon rainforest is currently being occupied by pastures; feedcrops occupy a large sector of the remaining 30%.
ENERGY:
-*The livestock sector requires 16 times more fossil fuel energy than other sectors of agriculture. Livestock is increasingly being fed with grains and cereals that could have been consumed by humans, converting only up to 33% of its nutrients for our consumption.
NATURAL RESOURCE DEGRADATION:
-*U.S. livestock sector alone produces 900 million tons of manure annually. Immense lagoons used to store waste are known to heavily degrade the surrounding air and water, creating dead zones within our clean bodies of water. Livestock speeds up the process of water shortage exponentially.
Livestock's external social cost result in an inefficient and unnecessary land, resource, and energy usage as well as extreme environmental deterioration and depletion. A significant reduction in the livestock industry is essential for the cause of saving our environment.
FOR MORE URGENT DETAILS ON LIVESTOCK AND THE ENVIRONMENT, PLEASE READ THE UNITED NATIONS FAO REPORT: LIVESTOCK'S LONG SHADOW (2006)
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This petition will be mailed to local governmental officials, state governmental officials, and national governmental officials in the United States quarterly each year.
(PETITION SOURCE: University of California, San Diego - Student Organization: Vegetarian Environmentalist Group. For more information, please email veg@ucsd.edu
I SUPPORT THE PROPOSITION OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION REDUCTION MANDATING A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY VIA MEANS OF ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL LIVESTOCK SUBSIDIES AND/OR IMPLEMENTATION OF POLLUTION TAX ON LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS FOR THEIR SIGNIFICANT EMISSION LEVELS DURING PRODUCTION.
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------*
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: SUMMARY OF LIVESTOCK'S IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
(SOURCE: 2006 UNITED NATIONS FAO REPORT, LIVESTOCK'S LONG SHADOW)
Livestock Production- MAJOR Contributor of Pollution:
*37% of all human-induced Methane
*65% of all human-induced Nitrous Oxide
*9% of all human-induced Carbon Dioxide
*64% of human-induced Ammonia (NH3)
Livestock Production- MAJOR Contributor of Food Shortage:
*uses 36% World grain
*uses 74% World soy
Livestock Production - MAJOR Contributor of Clean Water Shortage
(SOURCE: STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL WATER INSTITUTE)
*20% of all water goes to industries
*10% of all water goes to households
*70% of all water goes to producing food:
-1 POUND OF LETTUCE: 23 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF WHEAT: 25 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF APPLES: 49 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF CHICKEN: 815 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF PORK: 1,630 gallons of water
-1 POUND OF BEEF: 5,214 gallons of water
ADDITIONAL COSTS OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION:
LAND:
-*Livestock farming land takes up 70% of all agricultural land, and 30% of world's ice-free terrestrial surface. 70% of the Amazon rainforest is currently being occupied by pastures; feedcrops occupy a large sector of the remaining 30%.
ENERGY:
-*The livestock sector requires 16 times more fossil fuel energy than other sectors of agriculture. Livestock is increasingly being fed with grains and cereals that could have been consumed by humans, converting only up to 33% of its nutrients for our consumption.
NATURAL RESOURCE DEGRADATION:
-*U.S. livestock sector alone produces 900 million tons of manure annually. Immense lagoons used to store waste are known to heavily degrade the surrounding air and water, creating dead zones within our clean bodies of water. Livestock speeds up the process of water shortage exponentially.
Livestock's external social cost result in an inefficient and unnecessary land, resource, and energy usage as well as extreme environmental deterioration and depletion. A significant reduction in the livestock industry is essential for the cause of saving our environment.
FOR MORE URGENT DETAILS ON LIVESTOCK AND THE ENVIRONMENT, PLEASE READ THE UNITED NATIONS FAO REPORT: LIVESTOCK'S LONG SHADOW (2006)
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This petition will be mailed to local governmental officials, state governmental officials, and national governmental officials in the United States quarterly each year.
(PETITION SOURCE: University of California, San Diego - Student Organization: Vegetarian Environmentalist Group. For more information, please email veg@ucsd.edu
Dear Obama Administration and Environmental Protection Agency,
In the past few years, global warming has been a major concern for all countries and world citizens alike. We the undersigned would like to express our concern on behalf of the concerned citizens regarding livestock's harmful effects on the environment.
We hold the livestock industry responsible for the following:
37% of all human-induced Methane
65% of all human-induced Nitrous Oxide
9% of all human-induced Carbon Dioxide
64% of human-induced Ammonia
Carbon Dioxide equivalent of livestock industry emissions is 18%
These emission percentages were from a 2006 UN report, but now scientists are updating their data. Livestock industry contributes to much more than just 18% of greenhouse gas emissions. Um, a closer percentage would be 50%, and even more. Until the World Bank statistics come out, you're just going to have to live on trust.
20% of all world water supply goes to industries
10% of all water goes to households
70% of all water goes to producing food
*1 POUND OF LETTUCE takes 23 gallons of water to produce
*1 POUND OF WHEAT takes 25 gallons of water
*1 POUND OF APPLES take 49 gallons of water
*1 POUND OF CHICKEN takes 815 gallons of water
*1 POUND OF PORK takes 1,630 gallons of water
*1 POUND OF BEEF takes 5,214 gallons of water.
The livestock industry needs the following to sustain itself:
- 36% of the world grain
- 74% of the world soy
- 16 times more fossil fuel energy than other sectors of agriculture
- 70% of the Amazon rainforest, for pastures and grazing
- the other 30% of Amazon rainforest, for feedcrops like soy products
It's not about foregoing that one piece of meat. It's about not taking part in destroying our world.
Thank you for your benevolent actions thus far, let's go one more step to fight an urgent crisis at hand.
Sign PetitionSign PetitionIn the past few years, global warming has been a major concern for all countries and world citizens alike. We the undersigned would like to express our concern on behalf of the concerned citizens regarding livestock's harmful effects on the environment.
We hold the livestock industry responsible for the following:
37% of all human-induced Methane
65% of all human-induced Nitrous Oxide
9% of all human-induced Carbon Dioxide
64% of human-induced Ammonia
Carbon Dioxide equivalent of livestock industry emissions is 18%
These emission percentages were from a 2006 UN report, but now scientists are updating their data. Livestock industry contributes to much more than just 18% of greenhouse gas emissions. Um, a closer percentage would be 50%, and even more. Until the World Bank statistics come out, you're just going to have to live on trust.
20% of all world water supply goes to industries
10% of all water goes to households
70% of all water goes to producing food
*1 POUND OF LETTUCE takes 23 gallons of water to produce
*1 POUND OF WHEAT takes 25 gallons of water
*1 POUND OF APPLES take 49 gallons of water
*1 POUND OF CHICKEN takes 815 gallons of water
*1 POUND OF PORK takes 1,630 gallons of water
*1 POUND OF BEEF takes 5,214 gallons of water.
The livestock industry needs the following to sustain itself:
- 36% of the world grain
- 74% of the world soy
- 16 times more fossil fuel energy than other sectors of agriculture
- 70% of the Amazon rainforest, for pastures and grazing
- the other 30% of Amazon rainforest, for feedcrops like soy products
It's not about foregoing that one piece of meat. It's about not taking part in destroying our world.
Thank you for your benevolent actions thus far, let's go one more step to fight an urgent crisis at hand.
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