Earth Day

David Carosella
My contribution to Earth Day was to recycle all items that were in paper or in plastic. If I saw any of the recycled items on the ground, I would pick it up and put it in a recycling box. There was an event that took place for the general society causing people to close down their lights for one whole day. Another efficient way of saving the environment was to use public transportation instead of taking the car to school. Not only do you save the environment, but also, you save money.
My project on Earth Day was to tell people not to eat at fast food restaurants such as McDonalds. People were surprised when I told them how the food at McDonalds was processed and injected with all kinds of chemicals. Animals were being slaughtered in a very cruel way and were sent to a factory to supply food for the public. People’s health were being at risk. I had stopped a lot of people from eating McDonald’s that day. People are now convinced of eating food that is freshly grown from the Earth ,such as fruits, vegetables, and beans.
The College’s activities were very interesting. There are many options that everyone can do to help our Earth. There was a project about how we can make objects out of used paper materials. There was a purse made out of squares of different cartons and magazines. There were also objects made out of simple popsicle sticks and straws. Every project had their unique way of saving the environment. It was very intriguing to know how there were many possibilities to make our living space a better place. It's amazing how we can make little quality materials into useful objects in society. If everyone would try to limit their pollution to the environment, we would live in a healthier place without global warming.
There was a booth on Earth day discussing on how “meat is not green”. They are trying to convert people to become vegetarians. They are explaining how the meat industry is causing global warming. Raising animals for food is causing more pollution than all cars, planes, ships, trains, and SUV’s in the world combined. In order to produce one calorie of meat, it takes approximately ten times the amount of fossil fuel than to produce one calorie of plant foods such as beans, veggies and grains. It is meat production that is the number cause of climate change. Animal agriculture uses approximately seventy percent of the world’s agricultural land and thirty percent of the planet’s total land area. It takes five thousand gallons of water to produce one pound of meat, but only twenty five gallons to grow one pound of wheat. Rain forests are being destroyed every minute in order to make room for grazing cattle.
This is compelling because we are causing harm to our environment in order to satisfy our needs. In the long term, our younger generations will suffer because of your wrong doings. Other people should be conscious because if they can buy less meat products and more fruits and vegetables, it can make a difference in society.
You can find addition information about this topic on peta2.com/MeatsNotGreen.com and http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2009/04/meats-not-green-this-earth-day-go-vegetarian-to-save-the-planet/.