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(thanks to Dominic, a pal of mine doing brilliant Buddhist<\/a> things at Harvard for this)<\/span><\/p>\n

The BBC reports today that the number one contributor to human greenhouse gas emissions is not travel, but meat production. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

[T]he biggest source globally of carbon dioxide from meat production is land clearance, particularly of tropical forest, which is set to continue as long as demand for meat rises. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, for those of us living in Montana, this may not hit home so much. Most of <\/span>our meat<\/span>, we think, must come from the 4 million cows that live in our state, right?<\/span> Perhaps, but I wouldn\u2019t be so sure.<\/p>\n

Better to be safe than sorry and join the millions of us who have cut out commercial\/domesticated meats today.<\/p>\n

FROM OTHER NEWS SITES <\/p>\n

The Hindu<\/a> Eat less meat to fight climate change: Pachauri \u2013 7 hrs ago<\/span><\/div>\n
UPI<\/a> U.N. ties red meat to global warming \u2013 10 hrs ago<\/span><\/div>\n
Channel 4 News<\/a> Britons told to cut back on meat \u2013 13 hrs ago<\/span><\/div>\n
Telegraph<\/a> UN: Eat less meat for climate \u2013 16 hrs ago<\/span><\/div>\n
Sydney Morning Herald<\/a> Eat less meat to fight climate change: UN expert \u2013 20 hrs ago<\/span><\/div>\n

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