greenhouse gas

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Giants Stadium Live Earth 7 July, 2007

Now we've all heard the oil industry and the coal industry and their indentured servants in the political process telling us that global climate stability is a luxury that we can't afford.

That we have to choose now between economic prosperity on the one hand and environmental protection on the other.

And that is a false choice.

A water shortage

DROUGHT ACROSS THE USA
Nationwide: A drought for the ages
Alabama: 'Bad as I've seen' in 31 years of farming
Arizona: Trees, animals stressed
California: Hard-hit cattle ranchers selling off herds
Florida: Giant lake's bed exposed
Minnesota: With canoes facing dry-dock, outfitters now pray for rain

By Patrick O'Driscoll, USA TODAY
DENVER — Drought, a fixture in much of the West for nearly a decade, now covers more than one-third of the continental USA. And it's spreading.

Alicia Mayer poses for PETABy Ilan Wurman
May 31, 2007 - thehill.com

Citing the need to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on congressional leaders to give vegetarians a tax break.

In a letter sent Wednesday to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), PETA President Ingrid Newkirk stated, “[V]egetarians are responsible for far fewer greenhouse-gas emissions and other kinds of environmental degradation than meat-eaters.”

The letter added that vegetarians should receive a tax break “just as people who purchase a hybrid vehicle enjoy a tax break.”