Eat Local, Eat Less Meat, Eat Organic

The following is a brief extract of an article by Elysa J. Hammond, the staff ecologist of Clif Bar Inc., a maker of all-natural energy and nutrition foods. Read the COMPLETE article at www.climatebiz.com/sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=27338

Fight Global Warming with Your Knife and Fork

Eat Local  Did you know the food you eat travels an average of more than 1,500 miles to reach your plate? Transporting food burns fossil fuels, which create tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases – the primary cause of global warming.

Eat Less Meat  We feed more than half the grain grown in the United States to livestock. That greatly compounds the climactic impact of our oil-dependent food system.

Eat Organic  Our industrialized food system – the collective growing, processing, packaging, shipping and cooking of our food – accounts for

17% of the fossil fuel energy we consume as a nation.

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