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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t want to bring anyone down, but there’s still a huge environmental toll with “sustainably raised meat.” They still kill the animal. Beans, if cooked properly, don’t make you have more gas than anything else.

The point is, it’s one thing people can do to make a difference. But like anything else, it takes a commitment to change. You have to enjoy cooking, but I already do.

I wanted to be a voice to say to people, if you’re curious, it’s worth it. You will get pushback from people who still want to eat meat and dairy, but I don’t think that should stop you. If anything, it makes me realize it touches a nerve.[/quote]

I fully agree with the sentiment, but it’s also somewhat angering to me that individuals feel such personal responsibility for climate change when researchers have found that just 100 companies have been responsible for 71% of global emissions since 1988. It’s still helpful to recycle and eat more sustainably, of course, but individuals are statistically blameless for greenhouse emissions compared to these giant corporations.

I’m vegan for the animals, but I don’t want to let these guys off the hook when it comes to cries for individual responsibility over corporate greed.[/quote]

Meaningful environmental change will only come from institutional and governmental action. Sure, everyone should do what they can, but your time is better spent lobbying your elected representatives than shaming people (which never works) or evangelizing your veganism.

I only eat meat a couple times a week, I compost, I use the "good" light bulbs, etc, and that's all great, but it doesn't move the scale at all. [/quote]

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