| The two major greenhouse gases are the carbon | | | | pesticides, sewage, air pollution... are |
| dioxide that contributes to the greenhouse | | | | other factors that make livestock farming so |
| effect to a height of 60% and methane. While | | | | detrimental to the environment. Researchers |
| methane has only a weak life span in the | | | | evaluate that 2.5 acres of land can meet the |
| atmosphere, the carbon dioxide there remains | | | | food requirement of twenty two vegetarians, |
| for more than a century. why we focus mostly | | | | but only two people eating meet, chicken, |
| on the reduction of the emission of carbon | | | | eggs or dairy products. Marc Reisner author |
| dioxide. When we use fossil energies, such as | | | | of the Cadillac Desert, sums it up in these |
| coal, the oil or the gas, we burn carbon, | | | | words "The West's water crisis and many other |
| adding thus carbon dioxide into the | | | | environmental problems as well can be summed |
| atmosphere: about 20 billion tons per year in | | | | up by one word: livestock". Another area to |
| the world. The oceans and the forests and the | | | | look into is in our cities. Each time you |
| plants; do away with about the half of this | | | | drive, your car is emitting carbon monoxide. |
| excess of carbon dioxide. However, this | | | | Multiply that pollution with the hundreds of |
| concentration does not stop growing: from | | | | millions of other vehicles and you can |
| 0.028% fifty years ago to 0.0365% today. An | | | | clearly see that driving a fuel engine |
| additional greenhouse gas is the methane | | | | vehicle does add to global warming. One more |
| (CH4), of which the concentration has doubled | | | | manner that we contribute towards the causes |
| since the industrial revolution. The sources | | | | of global warming is by deforestation. The |
| are the paddy fields, garbage dumps, bovine | | | | trees in the forests, jungles and rainforests |
| farms, and the exploitation of gas and coal. | | | | are the lungs of the world. By cutting down a |
| The nitrous oxide (N2O) is another greenhouse | | | | great amount of trees the restorative ability |
| gas that comes from certain industries such | | | | of these areas are lessened. Trees need |
| as fertilizers. As we go about our daily | | | | carbon dioxide to live. When big tracts of |
| lives we rarely reflect how our lifestyles | | | | trees are cut down in one place the balance |
| influence the environment. While we may | | | | is gone astray. The left over trees can't |
| consider for a few instants that we need to | | | | take in all of the carbon which is in the |
| be more environmentally conscious, there are | | | | atmosphere. Due to this reality, the carbon |
| very few of us who truly take the time which | | | | rises in large quantity in the atmosphere. |
| is due. The environmental science has made | | | | This is also why deforestation can be seen as |
| dramatic breakthrough in determining the | | | | one of the main causes of global warming. |
| causes of global warming. The comprehensive | | | | Aside from these factors, chemicals like |
| information about global warming requires our | | | | methane and nitrous oxide are as well causes |
| mindfulness as many of the causes of global | | | | of global warming. These chemicals while in |
| warming are due to us and that the global | | | | small amounts are not enough to cause |
| environmental outlook is getting worse. How | | | | deterioration to the atmosphere and |
| is this conceivable? The answers are all | | | | environment. They can be considered as causes |
| staring us in the face if we accept to look | | | | of global warming when they are used for an |
| at them. The first place to look for some of | | | | array of man needed activities. These |
| the causes of global warming is in our food | | | | activities include the raising of domestic |
| choices. Livestock farming contributes more | | | | animals such as cows. Other chemical |
| to global warming than all other factors | | | | contributing to the global warming are |
| combined. While it takes on average 24 of | | | | artificial fertilizers. When all of these |
| gallons of water to create one pound | | | | events are taken independently you may |
| vegetable, 5,200 gallons of water are needed | | | | believe they cannot cause global warming. |
| to create one pound of beef, which strains | | | | There is however lots of scientific |
| extremely the water resources as we hear more | | | | substantiation which supports this case. In |
| and more in the news. Comparably, it takes | | | | order to impede the dreadful aftermath of |
| two calories of fuel to produce one calorie | | | | global warming you should look at the |
| of soybean, 54 calories of fuel are necessary | | | | different global warming causes and see what |
| to generate one calorie from beef. | | | | steps you can take to circumvent them. The |
| Deforestation, is another biggie, the | | | | more we appreciate these facts, the faster we |
| livestock growth has created seven times more | | | | can halt the escalation of global warming. We |
| deforestation than the one caused by all | | | | should not continue too long as nature will |
| other human activities. Water pollution, | | | | not wait for us to get our acts straightened |
| heath issues, lost of biodiversity, the | | | | out. The effects of global warming are |
| release of toxins, antibiotics, GMO, | | | | warnings to us to adjust our ways of living. |