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           And in case you missed last month:

 

          Every feel bad when flying thinking about how emissions from flights stay in the atmosphere and will warm the earth for several centuries? Here is a quick tutorial by Bruce Morlan on how to use the NEW ESRAG Carbon Estimator  https://esrag.org/flight-carbon-estimator/). Now we are able to compensate for our air travel and support the planet with this tax-deductible donation!  This donation will help ESRAG with Rotary Global Grants to support the environment.

 

        Did you know that eating less meat is good for the planet?  A study in the journal Scientific Report found that if every American ate 25% less meat that it would lower greenhouse gas emissions by about 1%.  If everyone in the country went vegetarian that would equal a reduction of about 5%.  It might not sound like much but every bit helps. The issue is the methane and carbon dioxide cows emit.   "Cattle are the number one agriculture source of greenhouse gases worldwide," says Grace Chen O'Neil, M.D., an emergency  and lifestyle medicine doctor.   Other ways eating less meat help: Raising fewer livestock reduces deforestation, says PeterStevenson, chief policy advisor for Compassion in World Farming.  The demand for soy for livestock is huge - 77% of global soy is used for livestock feed and that has lead to the expansion of farmland into forests and other habitats, he says.  Then there is waste:  Animal waste  "produces runoff that pollutes our waterways, harms aquatic and marine animals, destroys topsoil, and contaminates the air we breathe. 

 

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