Al Gore Denounces Factory Farming
Al Gore says he’s going to get crazy in order to get politicians to take note of the urgency of climate change. And, well, if those ideas sound a little too crazy, he does have other ideas.  Along with increased energy efficiency, relying on sustainable agricultural practices is the way forward. The funny is up until about 3:15, then comes the serious talk about what we need to do to stem climate change:
This follows on the heels of a controversy over Al Gore eating meat despite it’s well-documented damage to the environment. Some environmental activists have called him a hypocrite for continuing to eat meat while campaigning for climate change measures.
I say, if Al Gore is eating grass-fed, non-factory farmed meat, it’s not as terrible as all that. He’s showing that you can keep eating meat (something a lot of people fear giving up) and still help the environment. It’s true that cutting meat out of your diet would help reduce your carbon footprint a lot more than even switching to a Prius. But, we all know that as sad and as bad as it is for the environment and the animals (especially when factory-farmed) some people are just never going to stop eating meat. For those people, I say eating sustainably raised products is the best and least they can do.
Happy (free-range, organic, vegetarian, antibiotic-free) Turkey Day!
A quick word about the annual Presidential turkey pardon. This year, the turkey is named Courage:
The Turkey Pardon tradition was officially established in 1989, by President George H.W. Bush, and has gone on each year since. There are actually two turkeys each year; an “alternate” is always chosen, just in case the first bird is unable to “perform its duties.”
It’s safe to say that the staff in the press office at the White House is getting very creative. Check this pre-event video out:
November 25, 2009
Tags: change, factory farms, farmers, heroes, veganism, vegetarianism Posted in: Politics
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