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Monday, September 15, 2008

U.N. Climate Change Panel Encourages Vegetarianism

Other big news this week comes from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. It has called for a worldwide move toward a vegetarian diet, to combat climate change. Last year, the Panel earned a joint share of the Nobel Peace Price. It's chairman, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, is recommending that people have at least one vegetarian meal a week. He's not alone. The WorldWatch Institute, the Food Climate Research Network and the Sierra Club and others also echo this recommendation.

This week, news stories on this subject have been appearing all over the world. The United Kingdom's Observer (Guardian) offers the most informative article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/sep/07/food.foodanddrink

You can also find a list of media coverage on this subject on this Google page:
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&ncl=1243234597

Thank you to Karen Dawn of DawnWatch for bringing our attention to this coverage!
Read her alerts and check out her website at http://www.dawnwatch.com

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