Environmental sustainability vs. animal flesh foods

chart showing gallons of water required to produce 1 pound of food — Gallons of water required to produce 1 pound of food
source: http://www.vegsource.com/articles/pimentel_water.htm

also:

and I really like this one:

chart of environmental sustainability and food chain ranking for types of foods — environmental sustainability ratings for where people eat on the food chain, and a proposed tax logic to reflect the true environmental cost for various foods
source: http://www.vegsource.com/articles/pimentel_resources.htm

and:

chart of Earth's land area uses — Earth’s land area uses
source: http://www.vegsource.com/articles/pimentel_resources.htm

Think of all the other benefits too. People who are vegetarian have much better blood circulation and hence enjoy many health benefits including better sex.

Also, people who do not eat animal flesh are much less prone to kill other beings meaning our planet would be a substantially more peaceful place without all the killing vibes.

As a surreal endnote, the day after I made this post here is an article that appeared in the news:

USDA buys meat to help drought-stricken farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government will buy up to $170 million of pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help drought-stricken farmers, the White House said Monday as President Barack Obama brought his re-election campaign to rural voters in Iowa.

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Environmental sustainability vs. animal flesh foods

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