I know many of you don't like to read about veganism, but if you are interested in the environment, you should watch "Cowspiracy" to learn how agriculture is responsible for the destruction of our planet.
"Agriculture is responsible for 80-90% of US water consumption"
"Livestock and their byproducts account for at least 32,000 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, or 51% of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions."
"Livestock is responsible for 65% of all emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas 296x more destructive than carbon dioxide and which stays in the atmosphere for 150 years."
"US Methane emissions from livestock and natural gas are nearly equal."
"Methane is 25-100 times more destructive than CO2 on a 20 year time frame."
"Animal agriculture water consumption ranges from 34-76 trillion gallons annually."
"Growing feed crops for livestock consumes 56% of water in the US."
"2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce 1 pound of beef."
"1,000 gallons/liters of water are required to produce 1 gallon/liter of milk."
"5% of water consumed in the US is by private homes.
55% of water consumed in the US is for animal agriculture."
"Animal agriculture is the leading cause of species extinction, ocean dead zones, water pollution, and habitat destruction."
Quotes from:
http://www.cowspiracy.com/facts/
