'Take A Bite' Out of Climate Change | TakePart Blog Network

Nicole Hughes April 16, 2008 | 9:19 pm EST

Want to “˜take a bite’ out of climate change? Start with what’s on the end of your fork, says takeabite.cc, a new website that offers up-to-date news and views about how our food choices affect global warming. Approximately 1/3 of the earth’s human-created greenhouse gas emissions are created by food industries. If we’re serious about mitigating climate change, then sustainable agriculture is key. Let’s put it into perspective:

>> If 10,000 medium-sized US farms converted to organic production, they would store enough carbon in the ground to be the equivalent of keeping 1 million cars off the road.

>> If we converted all corn and soy to organic production, the US would meet almost 3/4 of our Kyoto targets for carbon dioxide emissions reductions.

Takeabite.cc offers articles from experts in the areas of agriculture and environmental preservation, as well as helpful ideas on what we can do to stabilize global warming by making small, climate-friendly food choices everyday. and check out their fact sheets on the relationship between our environment’s fate and what’s on our plate.

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[...] that itâ€™s falling, her brand new campaign,Â Take A Bite Out Of Climate Change,Â whose launchÂ Nicole noted yesterday,Â looks up and sees a sunny solution–a plant-based food chain founded on the ultimate [...]
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