Hey! It's been a while, eh? Well, I've been busy! We were getting a new home. We now have a room for me and Ethan plus more living space. I guess we have a bunch of storage now, too. And it's a trailer! No more big mountains in the RV!
We knew it was time to return to Vegas and see our grandma. We picked her up at the airport after setting up the trailer. We met her in the Rio Hotel/Casino. We had a great view of the pretty city lights and the pools, which were unfortunately closed for the season. One day, my mom and dad went off to meet with Penn and his wife. Later, after a lazy day alone with grandma, we got invited, for free, to the Penn & Teller show. We met them backstage after the show, too!
After Vegas, we drove to Amarillo. It was freezing and we were miserable. We did some boring DMV stuff for the RV, too.
Now we are in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It's much nicer here, weather wise.
We were exhausted! Well, anyway, please be sure to look out for more blogs by Erin and goooooodbye!
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Plant-Based Eating & Climate Change
Let me just start this off with saying that my family and I already try to lessen our harmful impact on the environment. We bring our own bags to the grocery store, we use stainless steel straws when we can, and, most importantly, we eat plant-based foods.
Yes, you read that correctly. Greenhouse gases are basically one-way heat portals. When the warmth from the sun beams down on Earth, the greenhouse gases trap the heat inside the atmosphere. That ultimately leads to the entire globe heating up, melting icecaps and glaciers, killing animals and forcing them to move, etc. Climate change can also cause a new harshness in natural disasters. Hurricanes, tornados, floods and storms can become far worse than they used to be, causing more damage to our homes and belongings. People could die from the severe weather conditions that are arising. There is so much we can do to make sure that our planet doesn't turn into a puddle of slush. Okay, maybe it won't be THAT bad, but we could slow this process down! One of the best ways is eating healthy.
www.theguardian.com has an article that states that a vegan or vegetarian diet has about half of the carbon footprint of a meat-loving diet. A plant-based diet will be sure to emit less carbon, a greenhouse gas, far less than meat. When you raise an animal like, say, a cow, they emit about 1/7 of our earth's greenhouse gases. Of course, it's all those gassy animals combined to make up so much of Earth's greenhouse gases. Red meat is especially harmful. I know, it may be hard to give up your favorite sirloin steak, or an afternoon of fried chicken, but ultimately, it will help lower greenhouse gases in the long run.
Of course, eating healthily is not going to put a plug in the greenhouse gases, far from it! Even if almost 8 billion people could afford to make the switch AND choose to go with it, it'd only remove 14.5% of the greenhouse gas effect. It will take more than fruits and veggies to stop climate change.
Yes, you read that correctly. Greenhouse gases are basically one-way heat portals. When the warmth from the sun beams down on Earth, the greenhouse gases trap the heat inside the atmosphere. That ultimately leads to the entire globe heating up, melting icecaps and glaciers, killing animals and forcing them to move, etc. Climate change can also cause a new harshness in natural disasters. Hurricanes, tornados, floods and storms can become far worse than they used to be, causing more damage to our homes and belongings. People could die from the severe weather conditions that are arising. There is so much we can do to make sure that our planet doesn't turn into a puddle of slush. Okay, maybe it won't be THAT bad, but we could slow this process down! One of the best ways is eating healthy.
www.theguardian.com has an article that states that a vegan or vegetarian diet has about half of the carbon footprint of a meat-loving diet. A plant-based diet will be sure to emit less carbon, a greenhouse gas, far less than meat. When you raise an animal like, say, a cow, they emit about 1/7 of our earth's greenhouse gases. Of course, it's all those gassy animals combined to make up so much of Earth's greenhouse gases. Red meat is especially harmful. I know, it may be hard to give up your favorite sirloin steak, or an afternoon of fried chicken, but ultimately, it will help lower greenhouse gases in the long run.
Thanks for reading this! Comment below on 1 way YOU help the environment!
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