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From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Climate change: Which vegan milk is best?
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(for myself I use coconut milk for the most part but it's not listed the graph) Climate change: Which vegan milk is best? By Clara Guibourg and Helen Briggs BBC News The popularity of vegan foods continues to grow, with January seen as a traditional time to consider giving them a try. Milk alternatives, such as oat, soy, almond or coconut, are one area of interest, with sales rising in the UK. A scientific study suggests the greenhouse gas emissions used in the production of plant-based milks are lower than for dairy milk. But which milk has the smallest impact on the planet? Producing a glass of dairy milk results in almost three times the greenhouse gas emissions of any non-dairy milks, according to a University of Oxford study. Looking at land use, the difference is starker still. Producing a glass of dairy milk every day for a year requires 650 sq m (7,000 sq ft) of land, the equivalent of two tennis courts and more than 10 times as much as the same amount of oat milk, according to this study. Almond milk requires more water to produce than soy or oat milk. A single glass requires 74 litres (130 pints of water) - more than a typical shower. Rice milk is also comparatively thirsty, requiring 54 litres of water per glass. However, it's worth noting that both almond and rice milk still require less water to produce than the typical glass of dairy milk. To find out the climate impact of what you eat and drink, choose from one of the 34 items in our calculator and pick how often you have it. (see link) Food production is responsible for a quarter of all human-produced greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to global warming, according to the study on which the calculator is based, by Joseph Poore, of the University of Oxford. link to the next two bullet points here: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44488051 ◼︎Veganism: Why is it on the up? ◼︎The most searched questions about veganism answered The research found meat and other animal products were responsible for most food-related greenhouse gas emissions, despite providing only a fifth of the calories consumed. People tend to underestimate the greenhouse gas emissions from food, and dairy milk is no exception, according to research by Dr Adrian Camilleri, a psychologist at the University of Technology Sydney. "The greenhouse gas emissions from milk are about 30 times higher than what people estimate," he told BBC News. "I suspect that most consumers underestimate the greenhouse gas emissions saved by switching from dairy milk to plant-based milk such as soy milk." Sales of so-called alternative milks are growing faster in the UK than sales of traditional milk, according to market researchers Mintel. Searches for milk alternatives spike in January in the UK - especially soy milk and almond milk. Oat milk companies have recently entered the UK market, giving the drink a boost in search interest. No other country in the world has had higher search interest in oat milk than the UK in the past 12 months. ◼︎Is it worth going vegan for a month?: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38506418 ◼︎Climate change: Where we are in seven charts: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46384067 ◼︎Failure to tackle warming 'suicidal': https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-46543704 Last year, a record 50,000 people signed up to the Veganuary campaign to live without animal products for a month. But the growing popularity of veganism extends beyond January. Searches for veganism have doubled in the past year. So to what extent do plant-based diets' trendiness translate to actual numbers? There are about 540,000 vegans in the UK, according to a 2016 survey by the Vegan Society, estimated to be up from 150,000 in 2006. |
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From: Teresa N Cal, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Almond "milk"
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An almond tree requires 1.1 gal of water to grow 1 almond. More water is require to create the processed "milk". Over 1.6 million bee colonies are shipped to California from all over the US every season. Each truck requiring fossil fuels and releasing emissions. 80% of the worlds almonds are grown in California. In an area that has cycles of frequent drought. Almond trees are sprayed with fungicides and pesticides. Which further impacts the bees. |
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From: Eve, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Almond "milk"
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Thank you for sharing Teresa. The point is that much more water is required to produce one glass of cows milk. That is in the approximation on the chart. If the cow milk which is for baby cows is reduced from the equation there is more water for the trees...all trees, plants and humanity. Many more pesticides and fungicides are used on crops to feed the billions of animals used for consumption than are for plant milks or plant based diets. (There are some almond trees grown without use of synthetic chemicals I would think ..?...organic?...That's what I purchase and non gmo). Also to consider the tremendous animal waste (poop, urine, blood, etc) from animal farming and also there is the diseases to humans in regards to that like swine flu and others. I got swine flu and came close to perishing (I was hoping I would at that time) and I don't even eat pork or animals or their secretions at all but I paid the price for those who do. whee...(not really) Truly for adult humans we don't need milk at all...If we did we would nurse from our mothers until we die...or our mothers die I guess then we would look for wet nurse (?) Humans are the only species that drinks milk from another species into old age and the end of their days. ..But since there has grown a certain desire for breast milk from other species and of that and such as is used in baking, for cereals and so on...then plant milk is a better substitute. Ultimate would be a raw plant diet...but I can't seem to get there myself, not yet... but someday that is my goal. There are many more plant milks not listed like pea milk which I actually like in the chocolate flavor and the coconut milk which I use in occasional bowl of cereal or coconut yogurt I purchase at the store....No one tree / plant would be compromised on a plant based diet....The idea is to lower animal milk consumption which requires by far more water for the plants to feed the cows, goats, whatever animal is milked then give water to billions of cows for them to produce milk on top of all the water it takes for plant crops humans could eat instead which would lessen the water for food crops being that is no longer fed to billons of cows for milk each year. Plant milks can be made from: Grains: barley, oat, rice, spelt. Pseudocereals: quinoa. Legumes: soy, lupin, pea, peanut. Nuts: almond, cashew, hazelnut, pistachio, walnut. Seeds: chia seed, flaxseed, hemp seed, pumpkin seed, sesame seed, sunflower seed. Other: coconut. I maybe aught to try to soften the rough edges in this forgive me for being so direct... but I don't think many are going to understand or receive it sugar coated but maybe sorta but not as fast as need be (if ever). Making excuses is not helping and trying to find reasons not to make an effort don't fly. If some would watch some of the videos of what animals go through they might see if differently....but there is a tendency to avoid that which is because it is convicting and hard to see what one is contributing to which ends in the mother cows being slaughtered for to sell in grocery stores when they can no longer produce milk. Thankfully that is not happening to human females now, not yet anyways. Also the videos I have shared in the past which no one views as they can't go there but can consume the products and contribute to the problem. ...they documentaries like Earthlings and Cowspiracy and so on that provide the data on water and plant consumption along with visuals and audio it is most helpful in understanding what is happening. I am providing a video which is short (15 min.) and has no gore, it's just informative as to water and land use and pollution from and such as that. Ahhh and Pluto and Sun conjunction are making some tense vibes today, not the worst I felt but still not comfy... so apologies for not presenting my words as pleasantly as the BBC article and other articles do. I have a passion for Earth and all species which includes Almond trees rejuvenation/regeneration....At this time we as a species are committing suicide by food choice ...we may have been taught that way since birth but now it is being revealed when maybe too late for planet it's not too late for souls. I can testify that if one is consuming animals and secretions it does make for a certain blindness in spirit and addiction....It is probably much stronger for any in the business of using animals for human consumption purposes. much love, ~🦋~Eve dare to view if you care.... |
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