Use this calculator to see the impact you have made being vegan. Vegan lifestyles require less resources like water, food, oil, contribute less CO2 to the atmosphere, and animals are not killed for their consumption. Raising livestock contribute more to global warming than automobiles, and is the second leading cause of global warming behind industrial pollution. Choosing to become vegan is one of the best things you can do for the environment.
Vegan Statistics
Each day, a person who eats a vegan diet saves 1,100 gallons of water, 45 pounds of grain, 30 sq ft of forest, 20 lbs CO2 equivalent, and one animal life.
http://www.waterfootprint.org/
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earth-talks-daily-destruction/
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-014-1169-1/fulltext.html
http://static.ewg.org/reports/2011/meateaters/pdf/methodology_ewg_meat_eaters_guide_to_health_and_climate_2011.pdf
https://www.amazon.com/Food-Choice-Sustainability-Buying-Eating/dp/1626524351
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