Going Vegetarian

Tweet I’ve been going meatless now and then since Bryan went vegetarian after god-mom’s passing in Dec and I have been toying with the idea of going completely vegetarian.

Today seems so to be the day …. I’m going vegetarian because of these 2 reasons:

Dad’s Health
I was speaking to my mom today and she was telling me how dad has recently cut down on his starch intake to better manage his diabetes which I’ve been nagging him to do for a year. Since he’s cut his starch, his blood sugar levels are more regulated now.

But mom worries about him eating less food as he doesn’t really like eating vegetables.

So I told her to let dad know 2 members of our family are vegetarian so he should start eating more vegetables now so he’ll get used to eating lots of vegetables when they both get to KL in July.

Global Warming
Global warming poses one of the most serious threats to the global environment ever faced in human history. A United Nations (U.N.) report in 2006, said that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined. Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide together cause the vast majority of global warming. Raising animals for food is one of the largest sources of carbon dioxide and the single largest source of both methane and nitrous oxide emissions.

There are too many signs that we’re possibly quickly getting to the point of no return so this is my effort to do something.

Hope anyone reading this can think about reducing your carbon footprint in an effort to keep our planet from getting any warmer.

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

To find out more and calculate your carbon footprint, visit: http://www.carbonfootprint.com/

Signs that things are really bad:
Massive Antarctic ice sheet collapses with global warming – 2 days ago

Choral Bleaching In Philippines

Things You Can Do:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Environmentandgreenerliving/Greenerlivingaquickguide/DG_064391
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/minimisecfp.html
http://www.earthshare.org/get_involved/earth_saving_tips.html
Fight Global Warming by Going Vegetarian: http://www.goveg.com/environment-globalWarming.asp