Meat and global warming

Eating meat contributes more to global warming than all forms of transport put together. The greatest single contribution you can make to a liveable future is to stop eating meat altogether.
Eating animals accounts for 18 percent of global warming emissions, whereas cars, trucks and planes contibute 13 percent. Just as driving a smaller car can make a contribution so can cutting back on meat. If each American skipped one chicken meal per week, it would be equivalent to taking half a million cars off the roads.
The Live Earth Survival Handbook says: “refusing meat” is “the single most effective thing you can do to reduce your carbon footprint”.
If all the 4WD meat eaters of Manly would ride a bicycle and grill vegetables at their BBQ, maybe their children could survive just a little longer in the long hot decades of mega-summer ahead.
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Global warming

Shopping at the coop is a contribution to reduction of global warming. Together we can prevent Manly from going under water.
The coop encourages you to think about and act on a number of things when shopping.
Bring your own containers. Wasteful packaging not only rubbishes the environment but also uses energy. Transporting packaged food requires more energy than bulk food which you pack in your own container. Remaking containers for single use wastes large amounts of energy.
Buy local produce. The coop sells a range of local seasonal produce which is organically grown. The high energy use in transporting food from the other side of the world is avoided. Is it really necessary to eat mangos in winter? Try creative cooking instead.
Use sustainable transport. Shopping by bicycle is easy in Manly. You can park at the door. So often we see multi-purpose wheeled vehicles parked illegally with the motor running while someone is shopping ("Honest officer, I was not parked there. See the engine is running!"). A car trip for a carton of milk costs the Earth.
Support responsible farming. The coop researches all its products for sustainability in all respects. You can be sure that what you are buying is not costing the future.