Meat's not green, and it's not Greensboro either. In light of Greensboro, North Carolina's "Greensboro Goes Green" initiative, PETA is asking the town to really go green by helping residents dump meat. We're asking Greensboro to change its moniker to "Meat's Not Greensboro" for Earth Day, and we've already designed the perfect sticker for their signs.
 

 
Greensboro drivers will be reminded that it takes 10 times as much fossil fuel to produce one calorie of animal protein as it does to produce a calorie of plant protein and that producing a single pound of meat emits the same amount of greenhouse gasses as driving 40 miles in an SUV. And factory farming wastes immense amounts of water and crops, which are filtered through the animals to produce a tiny portion of meat, milk, or eggs. 

It's easy to see that meat is making Greensboro and the rest of the country blue. But Meat's Not Greensboro might be the inspirational green relief we need. Get your Vegetarian Starter Kit and really go green this year.
 

Written by Michelle Sherrow

Fox News host Glenn Beck may not be ready to sign PETA's "Pledge to Be Veg" just yet, but that didn't stop him from dishing up some choice words about Al Gore's continued, convenient omission of any mention of the meat industry's devastating impact on the environment.

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"… I am siding with PETA on this one—once again asking Al Gore, 'If you really want to save the planet, put down the cheeseburgers and pick up the veggie burgers. Time for soy milk and Tofurky.' … I've said before I disagree with PETA, but I respect them because they are not hypocrites: They say what they mean and mean what they say. I just disagree with what they say—except when it calls for Al Gore to eat tofu."

Makes me wanna send Mr. Beck some vegan chocolate kisses.

Folks, trying to clean up the environment without going vegan is like trying to mask the smell of rotting garbage by hanging 100 fragrance trees from the ceiling. It doesn't work. The only way to get rid of the stink and cruelty to animals is to change what you put on your plate.

Written by Karin Bennett