I don't think giving up steak is on my list of helping the environment, but if it's something you've been thinking about doing, then by all means - quit it. Seriously; all the cows in the world are warming up our planet faster than the millions of cars we drive in. But it isn't just the cows - it's the sheep, buffalo and any other animal that takes a crap and releases nitrous oxide.
Giving credit to TIME,
I'd like to thank them for showing us the many ways we can help
save the environment. Just one person can make a difference,
and
it starts with YOU!
~ Peter aka Blade7184
22. Skip the Steak
Which is responsible for more global warming: your BMW or your Big
Mac? Believe it or not, it's the burger. The international meat industry
generates roughly 18% of the world's greenhouse-gas emissions—even more
than transportation—according to a report last year from the U.N.'s
Food and Agriculture Organization.
Much of that comes from the nitrous oxide in manure and the methane that is, as the New York Times
delicately put it, "the natural result of bovine digestion." Methane
has a warming effect that is 23 times as great as that of carbon, while
nitrous oxide is 296 times as great.
There are 1.5 billion cattle and buffalo on the planet, along with 1.7
billion sheep and goats. Their populations are rising fast, especially
in the developing world. Global meat production is expected to double
between 2001 and 2050. Given the amount of energy consumed raising,
shipping and selling livestock, a 16-oz.T-bone is like a Hummer on a
plate.
If you switch to vegetarianism, you can shrink your carbon footprint by
up to 1.5 tons of carbon dioxide a year, according to research by the
University of Chicago. Trading a standard car for a hybrid cuts only
about one ton—and isn't as tasty.
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Ever go to a restaurant, order a steak, and you're never exactly sure how it's cooked, or wonder how much blood you'll find dripping off your plate?
Well... here's the chart of all cooking charts. You can now determine how precise your steak is cooked the next time you visit your local Outback Steakhouse, Red Lobster, or Texas Roadhouse. A little on the bloody side or the burnt side, you decide.
I know how to cook steaks, because of my countless years in the restaurant business, but for most folks, they have no idea. So print this out, take it with you, and the next time you learn your steak wasn't done to perfection, pull out your meat and show it to your waiter - hopefully he's hot. :-)
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- Blade 7184 aka Peter
