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Monday, October 22, 2007 12:00 AM

Earth to PETA

Meat is not the No. 1 cause of global warming. Yet our diet is cooking the planet, and one surprising staple turns down the heat.
By Liz Galst

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  • Monday, October 22, 2007 09:58 AM

    6 percent

    The article said

    "the difference between a vegan diet and one that includes cheeseburgers is less than 2 tons of greenhouse gases a year.... The average American is responsible for about 26 tons annually, so if the entire U.S. population went vegan, we'd reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by only 6 percent."

    It's not a big deal, and correct me if I'm wrong, wouldn't that be 2/26 = about 7.7% (not 6%)?

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