no background info. i'd like to know if i am right in my assumptions. i'm sure if you'd divulge i could find something that WOULD make it morally objectional. granted, it won't be visible, but it's awareness to more than self. you know greenhouse gases? they're bad, right? well, the two largest causes of greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide and methane. first methane. livestock (and termites) have bacteria in their stomachs that break (brake, on topic) down good and create methane. when animals burp (i **** you not) they release methane. in one day, a cow can emit ½ pound of methane into the air. imagine 1.3 billion cattle each burping methane several times per minute! and that's just cattle. there is also sheep and pigs, among other animals to consider.

now carbon dioxide. also bad. cars/factories spew this a lot. so do the machines that destroy the eath. deforestation and logging are very large factors. forests are natural carbon sinks. that means that the trees absorb carbon dioxide, and release oxygen...a good thing. we destroy trees for a number of reasons. you'd think maybe wood, or perhaps for people to live? good guess, and they're both up there, but one of the main reasons is to create more land for livestock to be raised on. You know why they do that? so there is more/cheaper meat so you can continue to enjoy your value meals and popeys.

just sayin'.
i gots more.
-jason

edit: the point i was trying to make is that your eating meat is terrible for the environment and the people trying to live in it. you're probably anti-car/pro-bike, at least to an extent, but eating meat is for more destructive than driving.