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Annotated Bibliography: Eating healthy to curb Global Warming
ENGL135 Advanced Composition
DeVry University
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Eating healthy to curb Global Warming
Bentley, S., & Barker, R. (2005). The Role of Local Food Systems In Reducing
Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Fighting Global Warming at the Farmer’s Market, Second
Edition. Retrieved February 4, 2012, from
http://www.foodshare.net/resource/files/ACF230.pdf
This article discusses the concept of ‘food miles’ or the distance that food has to travel from
production to consumption, and how that contributes to global warming. The more the distance
between the place of production and the location of consumption, the larger is the contributions
to greenhouse gases. This article discusses the environmental impacts in Canada, analyzes the
methodologies in calculating food miles, emphasizes the need to reduce food mile through
various facts and figures.
This article provides critical insight into the impact of our choice regarding food. It also stresses
on the importance of consuming local produce rather than imported items, as that means wasting
a lot of resources which is used to transport the food item. Although the climatic conditions of
many countries may not be suitable for growing certain types of fruits and vegetables, the
quantity of imports could be tempered down, by utilizing the weather conditions, or stocking
food from warmer seasons.
LaSalle, T. J. (2000, June 9). In Defense of the Cow: How Eating Meat Could Help Slow
Climate Change : TreeHugger. TreeHugger. Retrieved February 4, 2012, from
http://www.treehugger.com/green-food/in-defense-of-the-cow-how-eating-meat-couldhelp-slow-climate-change.html
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This article talks about the importance of managing cattle properly, as otherwise it leads to
decimating the climate, how grasslands can disappear into oblivion unless cattle are managed
properly. This article emphasizes the need bring about a change in the diet of human beings, and
how beef consumption is adding to global warming.
This article discusses the important point of changing food habits such as giving up or reducing
beef consumption, by providing various facts and figures to support the argument that beef
produced from cattle is a major source of global warming.
Meat-Eaters Aiding Global Warming? - ABC News. (2006, April 19). ABCNews.com Breaking News, Latest News & Top Video News - ABC News. Retrieved February 4,
2012, from
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1856817&page=1#.Ty4MBIHYH6E
This article provides interesting insights and urges the reader to become a vegetarian in order to
save the planet from global warming. The article goes on to describe how the most energy
efficient diet is the vegetarian diet, while eating red meat is compared to the likes of driving a
SUV.
This article has an interesting way of presenting facts and contributes to the cause of the research
by providing some interesting answers and solutions. The fact that the red meat diet contributes
the most to global warming, along with urging the readers to bring about a considerable amount
of vegetarianism in their diet is emphasized in numerous ways. If giving up meat completely
sounds difficult, the article suggests switching to fish or poultry based diets, and limiting red
meat to minimal consumption as possible
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Stockman, S. (2010, February 5). Eat Local to Prevent Global Warming | Green
Headquarters. Green Headquarters. Retrieved February 4, 2012, from
http://www.greenhq.net/food/eat-local/
This article describes the importance of having local produce in order to reduce the carbon
footprint, and stresses on the importance of eating fresh local produce compared to eating
imported, off-season preserved food items.
This article contributes the importance of having a perspective of having fresh local produce to
the research. Although it sounds difficult at first to give up having exotic items which we are
accustomed to such as coffee for instance, it would become a huge positive change if we could
slowly adapt and grow a habit of consuming the local produce.
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Strategies - Fighting Global Warming at the Farmer’s Market. (2012, February 4). BC
Food Security Gateway. Retrieved February 4, 2012, from
http://www.bcfoodsecuritygateway.ca/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=
231
This website discusses various strategies which is environmentally friendly to produce, consume
and distribute food across the world such that there is sufficient amount for today and for the
future.
The information from the various strategies in this source would contribute to our research as it
is extremely important for us to preserve and provide sufficient food not just for today, but for
the future. This source describes how through various strategies and initiatives awareness can be
created to increase dependence on local produce.