For those in a rush.
ABC’s Dan Harris narrates this well-made video made for a mainstream audience that helps us to visualize how the beef production process releases greenhouse gases. The second part (Step 2) of the video encourages viewers to also get an energy audit. Point made: there’s more than one way to stop global warming, eating less beef is a lot easier. Bravo.
For
media types, documentary lovers.
This is the
trailer to a DOCUMENTARY on meat and
global warming made in the Netherlands!
I’m surprised I didn’t hear about this
earlier. Takes an incrementalist
approach towards meat-eating, mimicing
Al Gore’s Powerpoint-style presentation
in An Inconvenient Truth.
Shows how one meatless day of the week
helps.
3. Compassion in World Farming: Livestock Production & the Environment
For those who prefer British
accents?
4. Holistic Secrets with Rachel Avalon: On Less Meat and Dairy
For those who just pay more attention to a lady, or who need their hand to be held.
A holistic, innocent, earthy, video
blogger who gently lays out the
stats and gives some nice homemade
graphics
. Her summary: “Surprising solution
beyond CFL lightbulbs, planting trees, &
hybrids”.
Check out Rachel’s website at
www.rachelavalon.com. She is
trained in holistic nutrition,
reflexology and massage therapy!
5.
Glen Beck: Al Gore Ignores Eating Meat
For
those who wishes they could see
something good in Glen Beck?
As Google reveals, this is one of the most viral videos on meat and global warming out there. But be careful with this one. For those who don’t know, Glen Beck is a prominent right-wing talk show host, who thinks the global warming crowd is alarmist and being misled. It seems that his goal is to manipulate the subject of meat and global warming, as an “all or nothing” sort of issue – in order to further antagonize the skeptics, or to even divide global warming activists. This is my hunch at least. Beck never mentions the fact that one could simply eat LESS meat, though the PETA organizer does mention it at the end. Beck even prepared a video catching well-known celebrities and of course, Al Gore, eating meat.
Eat ANY
meat? Guilt! Guilt! Shame!
Shame!
However, it
is nonetheless an informative video that
brought attention to this issue, and
includes some points I can agree with.
Gore should bring up the impact
of livestock on global warming. I just
hope people aren’t introduced to this
subject through Beck.
Round 2 –
Beck and PETA spokesperson Matt Prescott
met again earlier this month
6. Mark Bittman: What’s Wrong With What We Eat (20 min.)
For science, whole-system
types.
This guy is great. Non-vegetarian and author who blogs at the NY Times about cooking, with occasional blog posts on the impact of meat on global warming. The video explains how industrial agricultural is to blame for our diets and for harming the Earth.
Summary from TED itself: “In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what’s wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it’s putting the entire planet at risk.”
7.
Meat the Facts on Global Warming
For those who can take the
heat.
From MeatTheFACTS.org, A serious
guilt-trip. Hits all the angles:
global warming, deforestation, poverty,
water, world hunger and starving
children. No narration. Just the facts
& ominous techno music mixed with a
heart monitor, suggesting that the end
is near. Which is probably true…
8.
Supreme Master TV: United
Nations: Less Meat, Less Heat
For everyone, literally. There are subtitles for 14 other languages.
“Dr Rajendra Pachauri, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace, has said that people should give up eating meat at least once a week in order to help prevent global warming.”
One of many videos from Supreme
Master Ching Hai, on meat and global
warming. You may not agree with all of
her spiritual views, but you can agree
that she is channeling her energy for
the planet. “Supreme Master TV” is a
multilingual video channel which
regularly emphasizes why and how to go
vegetarian and vegan.
9. Barack Obama responds to Question from Vegan on Meat
For
everyone, Obama fans.
It’s very
interesting to watch Obama’s respond to
this question on the environmental
impact of our diet. He explains that as
a result of climate change and livestock
production, the global food system is
under immense stress – and says rising
global meat consumption is a threat. He
gives some tangible examples. He also
ties the question to health, noting that
the US healthcare system could save a
trillion dollars if obesity levels were
lowered to 1980 levels. YESiree. Of
course, he says all this in a much more
articulate and non-threatening sort of
way. Yay, this is the president of the
USA speaking!
The question – Nikki Benoit: Thank you, Senator, very much for your strong environmental position.
The United Nations actually has reiterated that factory farming is contributing more to global greenhouse gas emissions than all of transportation. I think that as a global community we really need to be the leader and moving more towards non-factory farming animal agriculture. It’s very egregious. There’s 10 billion land animals that we are funneling our precious water and grain through when 70 per cent of all of our grain could help feed the world’s hungry. So, as the next leader of the most amazing nation in the world, how can we set the example on the more nutritional, plant-based diet that’s more eco-friendly and sustainable, that can maintain our water resources and all of our grain. Thank you very much.
10. CNN: Going Vegan: The Impact on your Health and the Environment (6/11/08)
For everyone, particularly those who just need to hear it from CNN. The reporter, Alina Cho, talks about the facts while showing off some vegan food in action. She concludes by telling viewers that she is not saying one has to cut meat entirely out of his/her diet to make a significant impact (despite the story on veganism). Unfortunately, the video quality is not great.