Al Gore has done some fantastic things for the environmental movement and he's been promoting the cause long before it was in vogue to do so. The man seems genuinely committed to conservation without an ulterior motive. There’s just one thing that seems quite odd to me, why isn’t he a vegetarian?
I know, even I’m thinking “The man won a Nobel Prize! Isn’t there someone better to pick on!?!” And I’m sure there is, however I don’t believe that being a vegetarian is a small detail when it comes to being environmentally aware.
As Peta has said, it’s strange that Al Gore is promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle but only the lifestyle choices that are convenient to him.
Here are just some random facts on the meat industry which Al Gore, the man credited with bringing global warming mainstream is still supporting with his carnivorous lifestyle:
• An area of rainforest the size of 7 football fields is destroyed every minute to make room for grazing cattle, a vegetarian saves 1 acre of trees annually
• 1 pound of beef requires approx. 2500 gallons of water, 1 pound of soy requires approx. 250
• More than 1/3 of fossil fuels produced in the US goes towards raising animals for food
• A vegan diet does more to reduce emissions than driving a hybrid car
• 10 people can be fed with the grain that goes to feeding one cow that provides for one person
Plus, even Oprah is going vegan. So can anyone tell me, what gives with Al Gore?
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