Results for "beef"

Eat Less Beef

Eat beef only once a week and reduce C02 emissions by 3,028 pounds and save 207,920 gallons of water. According to New Scientist Magazine, every one kilogram of beef produces the equ... read more
Submitted By: ags796
yearly savings: $0
  • 173,267 gal
  • 3,028 lbs

Don't Eat Beef

Cutting beef out of your diet prevents 3,531 lbs of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere and saves 242,500 gallons of water. If you want to do your part to stop global warmin... read more
Submitted By: ErikaScheideman
yearly savings: $0
  • 199,999 gal
  • 3,531 lbs

Eat Organic Beef that is Grass Fed

Unless other wise noted, Organic Beef is usually fed grain.  Cows naturally are herbavores and eat grass, not grains.  Grains are an inexpensive solution to the the growing beef indu... read more
Submitted By: NancyAstrid
yearly savings: $0

Don’t Eat Meat Besides Fish (Pescatar...

Become a pescatarian save 3,531 + pounds of carbon dioxide emissions from being released into the atmosphere, as well as over 242,500 gallons of water. Cutting red meat and poultry from your d... read more
Submitted By: kalleflower
yearly savings: $0
  • 199,999 gal
  • 3,531 lbs

Don't Eat Meat (Become A Vegetarian)

Become a vegetarian and save more than 3,530 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions from being released into the atmosphere, as well as over 242,500 gallons of water. Environmental: A 2006 report ... read more
Submitted By: kalleflower
yearly savings: $0
  • 199,999 gal
  • 3,530 lbs

Limit yourself to 1 burger a week

Beef is just plain harsh on the environment.  The typical American eats close to 2 pounds of beef per week, producing almost 2.5 tons of greenhouse gases (CO2 & weighted factor for me... read more
Submitted By: karlbach
yearly savings: $0
  • 141,750 gal
  • 4,375 lbs

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