The Purpose of the Blog

In California, we are in the middle of a drought. Our water uses are too much for the minimal rain and snowfalls over the past four years. The snowpack is our main water supply and has been below average for four consecutive years. If we keep using the amount of water we are using now, we will completely run out. We are currently using our groundwater, kind of like our backup storage.

To tell the truth, farms are using up most of our water supply, and by raising so much livestock, we waste water, land and we pollute the earth. Cows create methane, which is a greenhouse gas. Animal agriculture is responsible for ⅕ of the gas emissions worldwide. This is a problem that we need to fix.

In science class, we have been learning about water around the world, and how hard it is for people in many places to access clean water, which leads to health problems. Also, many girls around the world are responsible for getting water for their families, which often means walking for hours each day, and missing out on opportunities for education. We are doing a fundraiser for http://www.water.org/, an organization that helps people around the world access clean water. This is why we are writing this blog: To educate the public about water, in California and around the world!

Monday, April 27, 2015

EAT LESS ROAST  B.E.E.F.
by M-money
Eating beef wastes a lot of water. It takes more water to raise cows that to raise any other animal. I was so disappointed to find that out in science class. We need  to conserve water by eating less red meat.

One reason is that we should eat less beef is because it wastes water. By eating cows we wastes 28 times more land and 11 times more water than other farm animals. This shows that cows wastes a lot of land and water.

It is not that hard to cut back on meat. Richard Branson said, “I thought it would be so hard to stop eating meat, but in fact it is not, I never feel like I’m missing out on anything.’’ You should try Meatless Mondays or being “vegan till 6”. Some people say that if we don’t eat meat, we’d have to eat lots and lots of vegetables to get all the calories we need. But I would argue you could get calories from  other things like bread, and fruits, and peanut butter.

Also, cows release a  greenhouse gas called methane. It comes from cows’ farts and manure.  Methane traps hot air inside the earth.  It evaporates water too fast. Worst, it  destroys the ozone  layer. WE NEED THE OZONE LAYER FOR NEXT  GENERATIONS.

CONCLUSION
In conclusion, eating beef is bad for the environment. It destroys the earth and wastes thousands of gallons of water. Save more water.

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