What About My Big Mac?!

Now, don't get me wrong, I love my dad's hamburgers. I am a total meat eater, even though I wish I wasn't for the animals sake. But now, I wish I was I was a vegetarian for our planets sake. Your maybe asking, HUH?? Well, it's actually a fact that your Big Whooper contributes more to global warming then your car. Woah. Apparently (according to TIME magazine) the meat industry generates about 18% of the worlds carbon emissions which is more than from cars. Much of the methane (a greenhouse gas other than carbon dioxide) comes from manure especially from cattle. By becoming a vegetarian (as I plan to do once my parents gets on the same track as I am on. The track of saving the world!! Ta Da!) you can reduce your "carbon footprint" by 1.5 tons of carbon a year (according to the University of Chicago). And if you buy a hybrid car, that only reduces your footprint by 1 ton.

Tasty eh?