Can being a vegetarian help save the planet?
No. Should a black hole come hurtling across our solar system, something I’m inclined to believe they don’t do but-it’s-a-nice-image-so-I’ll-continue-with-it, it’s unlikely it’ll stop to make a quick poll of the inhabitants dietary regime before handing down it’s justice and swallowing us up. Similarly, should a massive gamma ray burst hurl it’s gigantic force at us, the ratio or resident vegetarians to carnivores will play no role what so ever in deciding our fate. Asteroids are particularly well know for they’re utter disregard for those who’ve chosen an Asparagus Almandine over a Lancashire Hot Pot. The truth is, your choice of diet plays no role what so ever in the future of this lump of rocks journey through time and space.
Can being a vegetarian help reduce global warming?
Yes. Here’s the question the media should be asking. This is the question our increasingly irrelevant musicians should be addressing.
As much as I disagree with the late Linda McCartneys assertion that if slaughterhouses had glass walls everyone would be a vegetarian, mostly because I’m not aware that all, if any, butchers are vegetarians, I do agree that if we all ate a little less meat, the climate would be better off. Do the right thing, have some Tomato Soup!
