We came up with an initiative to meet with 25 vegans
and calculate out how much water they have been saved because of not eating
meat. There are couple formulas online to convert consuming 1lb of beef/meat to
energy/resource usage.
We found 25 vegetarians/vegans through friends and friends’
friend. The sum of the years of they not eating any meat is years, convert to saved 5944.32lbs of beef and to 14,860,000 gallons of water that they have been saved. We think the numbers are pretty provoking and certainly address the significant
impact they made on the environment.
Hope more and more people can get inspired and consider
reducing their meat consumption. There are many healthy substitutes in the food
market, please explore and enjoy.
Project partner: Yechen Hou
I love this project! I became a vegetarian when I was really young and I don't often think about the decision, it's always just been a regular part of my life. Seeing the effect a decision like that has on the planet in really concrete terms made me feel happy and proud.
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