On July 7, artists such as Fall Out Boy, The Beastie Boys, Ludacris, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will join forces to help in the fight against global warming. These are just a few of the many artists who will be playing at one of the nine Live Earth concerts that are being held to draw attention to the environmental crisis that threatens our planet.

All the Live Earth performers and organizers deserve praise for drawing much needed attention to the issue, but there is still more that can be done. Each one of us can help curtail global warming in a major way simply by going vegetarian.

Did You Know?

• A 2006 U.N. report concluded that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars, trucks, planes, and ships in the world combined.
• Producing one calorie of animal protein requires more than 10 times as much fossil fuel input—releasing more than 10 times the amount of greenhouse gasses—than it takes to produce one calorie of plant protein.
• Being vegetarian is more effective in the fight against global warming than trading in your “regular” car for a Toyota Prius.

Read more about how going vegetarian is the best way to fight global warming.

The organizers of the Live Earth concerts list “green your diet” as one of the solutions to the environmental crisis, but we want people to know that it can be the solution. Several of the artists playing at the Live Earth concerts (see the list on the right for a few of the vegetarian performers) must have done their homework because they are already leaving meat off their plates in favor of a vegetarian diet.

What You Can Do

Go vegetarian! With the help of great resources like PETA’s 30-Day Veg Pledge, going vegetarian couldn’t be easier. So on July 7, kick off your new vegetarian diet in honor of the Live Earth concerts and help save the planet!