5 Point Pledge today -- World Water Day!
Stop eating meat. Quit dairy and
eggs for even more savings.
"To produce a day's food for one
meat-eater takes over 4,000 gallons (16,000 liters); for a lacto-ovo
vegetarian, only 1,200 gallons (4,800 liters); for a pure
vegetarian, only 300 gallons (1,200 liters)." --
Diet For a New America, page 367, by John Robbins.
As a pure vegetarian, you can still
enjoy a shower, while saving 14,330 liters of water a day...
I personally quit all dairy 11 years
ago, and my health has improved too, while saving money, etc.
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