Use this calculator to see the impact you have made being vegetarian. Vegetarian 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 vegetarian is one of the best things you can do for the environment.

Statistics and Resources

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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