Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
i walk or ride because low occupancy motorvehicles kill and maim, cause disease, and poison our shared environment.
I read a study that calculated CO2 produced/kcal eaten ... and if someone burned 1000 extra kcal/day ... and ate more food to replace those kcals ... it wasn't super green compared to efficient public transport
I do like to bike though
edit: crap summary is here:
http://timeforchange.org/eat-less-me...ission-of-food
essentially 1 kg of meat is roughly 6L (1.5 gals of fuel burned).
it is interesting to think that way, however, I know you state that you're vegan.