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以茹素行動維護地球防護罩-熱帶雨林

維也納新聞組(原文為英文)

巴西馬托格羅索(Mato Grosso)熱帶雨林，原為深具價值的天蓬，而且是很多動植物種的天然棲息地，目前已遭到快速地威脅，在2001年到2004年間，有1, 334,369英畝的雨林面積已被剷平。根據最近馬里蘭大學研究人員彙整的報告顯示，砍伐雨林的罪魁禍首就是飼養牛隻的需求。美國科學作家傑瑞米雷夫金(Jeremy Rifkin)早在1980年代就已表示，在美國每消費一個漢堡，就有6平方公尺的雨林要被夷為平地，種植牧草餵牛。在砍樹建造牧場時，熱帶雨林也同時被摧毀，以生產豆類作物出口，供應歐洲的牛群。

根據聯合國糧農組織(FAO)的資料顯示，為牧場需求而剷除的森林地，每年製造5兆2,910億噸的二氧化碳排放量，這是最具威脅性的溫室氣體之一。據估計，巴西和玻利維亞在2010年以前，就有750萬英畝的森林地會消失。

地球不結冰的表面積上，目前有三分之一是養牛的牧場，而全世界有33%的可耕地是用來種植牧草飼料。飼養牲畜供地球不斷膨脹的人口食用是極度沒有效益的方式：每年為生產總計1,278億6,800萬磅的肉，必須種植1,697億5,600萬磅的食物餵養動物，這兩者之間所浪費的418億8,800萬磅食物，即可供數百萬的人口食用，而且數以百萬計的動物也能幸免於難。
根據另一項研究指出，森林砍伐對全球暖化效應影響極大，最多會使氣溫升高華氏3度。作物耕地對環境溫度上升也有顯著影響的傾向，牧場也是。相反地，熱帶雨林經由植物根部和樹葉蒸發水分，產生天然的清涼效果。這些地球上的「綠肺」，也吸收很多二氧化碳，並「呼」出氧氣，例如亞馬遜熱帶雨林，就製造全世界20%以上的氧氣。
這些研究結果已經明確顯示，為防制全球暖化和氣候變遷的後果，茹素是最有效的方法之一！何況還可以解救動物的生命！

來源：

http://www.zeit.de/2007/04/Kuh?page=all (German)http://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/mail/send.cfm?articleID=1323http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17404http://news.mongabay.com/2006/0919-amazon.html

Earth

THE ICE THAT MELTS TOO FAST

THE ICE THAT MELTS TOO FAST

THE CLIMATE THAT CHANGES TOO QUICKLY

ARCTIC SEA ICE REFLECTS ABOUT 80% OF THE SUN'S HEAT, STABILIZING THE COLDER TEMPERATURES OF THE OCEAN.

Based on the latest

satellite data cited in a December 2007 article,

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) climate scientist

Dr. H. J. Zwally predicts that nearly ALL THE ICE COULD BE GONE from

the Arctic Ocean by THE END OF THE SUMMER MELT SEASON IN 2012.

SOS-Go Veg! Be Green!

"We have to save this planet, so that we'll be able to stay, first."

Because if the ice all melts, if the poles all melt away, and then if the sea is warm, then the gas might be released from the ocean, and we might be poisoned.

If you see the Singapore lecture (January 10, 1995), I already warned that we have to change the way we live; otherwise it's too late. That was 10 or 15 years ago. Or before that, I always talked about how we deforest our planet. Meat eating and all that contributes to a lot of damage to our Earth planet. Scientists say many things. They are listening now, but I just hope they do it fast. It just takes action. All the governments in the world really take it seriously now. It's just that I'm worried the action might be too slow.

Because the ice is reflecting the sun, you see, so it sends it back into space, but the ice is melting so fast now that there's not enough reflection and because the sea is already warm, it melts the ice. And because the ice melts, the sea is warmer. You see what I mean, the cycle?

The way it is going, if they don't fix it,

in 4 of 5 years time, finito.

No more. It's really that urgent.

UNITED NATIONS REPORT

MEAT EATING IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING

MAIN DRIVER OF DEFORESTATION

~Over 70% of Amazon rain forest is cut down for meat production.

LARGEST SINGLE SOURCE OF WATER POLLUTION

~Heavy contributor to oceanic 'dead' zones, chemical pollution, coral reef die-off, human health problems and antibiotic resistance.

POTENT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

~Livestock produces MORE GREENHOUSE GASES than all worlwide TRANSPORTATION COMBINED.

~Generates 65% of human-caused nitrous oxide (296 times as warming as CO2)

~Accounts for 37% of all human-caused methane (23 times as warming as CO2)

"Livestock are one of the most significant contributors to today's most serious environmental problems. URGENT ACTION is required to remedy the situation."

ARCTIC ICE (SEPT 2007)

~23% below previous record low (from NASA satellite data)

~50% below 1950 levels (from ship data)

OTHER RECORDS

~Greenland surface ice loss is now 400% greater than 15 years ago.

~Surface temperature in the Arctic are the highest in 77 years of record keeping.

THERE IS HOPE

According to Dr. James Hansen, top climate scientist for NASA: "We have passed tipping points. We have not passed a point of no return. We can still roll things back, but it is going to require a quick turn in direction."

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冰层急剧融化!!气候变迁过来!!

冰层急剧融化!!气候变迁过来!!

北极的冰层反射百分之八十的太阳热量,以稳定海洋温度,维持低温.

根据美国航太总暑

２００７年１２月最新卫星资科显示，

气候科学家齐瓦利博士预测

北极海几乎所有的冰层

将在２０１２年夏天融冰季节结束前完全融化．

开始吃素!加入环保!

＂我们必须拯救地球,如此我们才能继续在地球上居住.＂

　　如果南，北极的冰层完全融化，接着海洋将变暖，然后有毒气体有可能会从海洋中释放出来．我们有可能因此而中毒．如果你们看过新加坡的演讲（１９９５年１月１０日），我已经警告世界,必须改变我们的生活方式，否则将会太晚.那是在十或十五年前，在那之前，我总是警告我们不该滥垦，滥伐森林．吃肉等等，严重破坏我们的地球.

科学家提出许多警告，政府现在正在倾听．但我希望他们动作快一点,必须采取行动了.全球所有的政府现在真的认真面对这个问题了.我只是担心政府的行动可能太慢.

因为南北极的冰层,将阳光反射回太空．冰层现在融化的速度非常快，不足够反射阳光.而且因为海洋温度已经很高，将冰层融化．因为冰层被融化，导致海洋温度更高，你们了解我的意思吗？恶性循环．

依照现在暖化的速度，如果政府不解决，再过四到五年的时间，世界将会毁灭，这真的非常紧急.

联合国报告

肉食是全球暖化的主因

森林遭滥垦之主要肇因

～超过７０％的亚马逊热带雨林遭到砍伐是为了生产揉品

水质的最大污染源

～畜牧业是造成海洋无生命地带，化学污染，珊瑚礁死亡,人类健康问题,以及抗生素抗药性的主要因素

排放大量温室气体

～畜牧业所产生的温室气体比全球交通运输业的总排放量还更多

～人类活动所产生的一氧化二氮有６５％来自肉食（一氧化二氮的温室效应为二氧化碳的两百九十六倍）

～人类活动所产生的甲烷量有37%来自肉食（甲烷的温室效应为二氧化碳的二十三倍）

【畜牧养殖业是造成当今最严重环境问题的主因之一，需要立刻采取行动才能挽救。】

北极冰层（二零零七年九月）

～比之前的记录减少了23%（根据航太总署卫星资料）

～比一九五零年代减少了50%（根据航海资料）

其他记录：

～格林兰表面冰层融化的速度大于十五年前的四倍

～北极冰层表面温度是七十七年纪录史上最高的

我们还有希望：

美国航太总署首席气候科学家詹姆士韩森博士表示：【我们虽已过了转折点，但我们还未到无法挽回的地步。我们还没能扭转大局，但必须立刻改变，采取行动。】

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Advantages of being Vegetarian 素食

素食饮食主要包括五谷、坚果、谷物、种子、豆、蔬菜和水果。 因此，它在纤维、叶酸和维生素C上是富有的。 蔬菜和水果提供为一个健康身体是根本的维生素和矿物。 豆，豆腐，种子是一些好蛋白质来源。 菜包括phytochemicals，防止一些慢性病。

绿色叶茂盛菜是抗氧剂的富有的来源。 蔬菜和水果也提供自然糖、有利酵素和痕量元素。 它包含低相当数量油脂、胆固醇和饱和脂肪。 结果，它使重量增加减到最小的风险。 这，反过来，减少开发肥胖病引起的卫生问题的可能性。 素食饮食为健康减重也是有用的。 素食饮食降低血液胆固醇并且减少各种各样的混乱的风险例如高血压、冲程、心脏病、糖尿病、风湿性关节炎、骨质疏松症、肾病、胆结石和癌症。 由于高纤维饮食进水闸，改进消化健康。

素食主义保护您免受某些食物传染病例如鸡流感、疯牛病、小肠寄生生物等等。



(English version)
Vegetarian diet mainly includes grains, nuts, cereals, seeds, beans, vegetables and fruits. Hence, it is rich in fiber, folate and vitamin C. Vegetables and fruits provide vitamins and minerals that are essential for a healthy body. Beans, tofu, seeds are some good sources of proteins. Vegetables consist of phytochemicals, which prevent some chronic diseases. Green leafy vegetables are the rich source of antioxidants.

Vegetables and fruits also provide natural sugars, beneficial enzymes and trace elements. It contains low amount of fats, cholesterol and saturated fats. As a result, it minimizes the risk of weight gain. This, in turn, reduces the possibilities of developing the health problems caused by obesity. Vegetarian diet is also helpful for healthy weight loss.

A vegetarian diet lowers the blood cholesterol levels and decreases the risk of various disorders such as high blood pressure, stroke, heart diseases, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, kidney diseases, gallstones and cancer. Due to intake of high fiber diet, digestive health is improved.

Vegetarianism protects you from certain food-borne diseases such as bird flu, mad cow disease, intestinal parasites, etc.