Alicia Silverstone To Speak On Environment At Florida University
Written by Vegetarian Star on January 18th, 2011 in Actresses, Environment-Eco-Green, Food & Drink.
The Kind Diet
Pregnancy spent on the couch eating dairy-free ice cream may sound like a dream come true, but it’s far from the way Alicia Silverstone is spending her days with child.
The actress who authored the vegan diet and cookbook, The Kind Diet, is still out and about being an activist and will be giving a speech next month on February 3rd, titled “An Afternoon with Alicia Silverstone on the Environment” at the University of Central Florida. Silverstone’s speech will begin at 3 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom of the Student Union.
Anyone who’s tried a recipe or two from The Kind Diet knows cooking without animal products can be tasty. And the benefits to not consuming meat or dairy can have a tremendous impact on the environment’s health. According to an article published in The Guardian titled, “Meat By The Numbers,” the following lists some of the effects on raising livestock on the environment.
- One liter of milk takes 990 liters of water to produce it.
- 7 pounds of grain are required to produce one pound of beef.
- 100 kg of methane gas are emitted by the average cow every year. That’s equal to 2 return flights between New York and London or driving 7,800 miles. There are 1.5 billion cows and bulls worldwide.
- Cows produce 2/3 of the world’s ammonia, which is a major contributor to acid rain.
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