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COK’s Writers Group

Consider Population's Effects on Climate

The Gazette
February 13, 2008

I'm surprised the Jan. 30 article did not mention vegetarianism. A 2006 United Nations report said that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.

Senior U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization official Henning Steinfeld reported that the meat industry is "one of the most significant contributors to today's most serious environmental problems."

If readers want to do something about global warming they should eliminate animal products from their diets.

Lynda Cozart, Takoma Park