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!

Sunday, May 3, 2015

/B.E.E.F\ Beef.Extreme.Evil.Found
by Dark shadow 13.0 aqua
  Why is global warming at large? Cows! This paper shall explain why, and also teach you about that matter. Because where it starts, you can help stop the water crisis, and because you may want to cut your beef consuming rate down.
 
  Beef is bad due to where it starts. Cows. Cows take up lots of space. And lots of water. And cows also release methane, a greenhouse gas. So much so, that it takes 28% more land and 11% more water than other animals. So, “Really, there’s no question about it, reduce beef whenever possible,” are the wise words of professor Gidon Eshel, not just because of the land use, the water use, and the release of methane, but because you can.
 
You can help the water crisis by trying out the “Vegan ‘Till 6” plan where you don’t eat any animal products until 6:00, or the “Meatless Mondays” where you (obviously) don’t eat meat on Monday. Or, you can just eat beef once in a while. Or, you can go totally VEGAN. ‘Cause, you can. And plus, some rich, vegan guy called Richard Branson said “I never feel like I’m missing out on anything.” He means it too.
 
Some person out there is probably like: So? Not like if I stop eating beef it’s gonna make a difference.  Well, if you do it for a while, (and maybe get some friends to do it too) those down at the farms will eventually be like, ‘Hey, people aren’t getting our beef anymore, maybe we shouldn’t raise as many cows!’ And that’ll do it. Less beef raising. BOOM.  Others may say: Well, beef is filling, so how will you get full without using TONS of water? Well, there’s other foods, like tofu, bread, and pastas. (Soy plants and wheat don’t release gases, and therefore don’t release methane.) Really. There are such things as filling foods that aren’t beef.
 
  These are my reasons why one should cut down on beef. ‘Cause beef comes from water-wasting, land-occupying, methane-releasing, cattle. And, it is by far better to not eat beef, than to feel guilty eating it. It may also be a better lifestyle overall. No doubt about it.
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