Hakred.. Yet if you didnt have all that Animal CRAP you wouldnt have Veggies and Fruit Since its used as fertilizer.. and You do realize it take machinery to Harvest Crops right so fossil fuels As in GAS are still used. so No the earth is not going to be saved in any way if we all went vegan..

Uhm okay. . . I just think that there will be plenty of water to last forever.

Hey @NicoleLynne!

You know what’s really “bull”?

“What do we get back from all the grain, fossil fuels, and water that go into making animal products? Tons and tons of feces. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the runoff from factory farms pollutes our waterways more than all other industrial sources combined.”

I think thats bull.

“as high as it is for Watering animals.”
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Condensed version: (from Newser: http://www.newser.com/story/152881/you-may-have-to-turn-vegetarian-by-2050.html)

If you’re not a fan of black beans and tofu, you may be out of luck in about 40 years. Some of the world’s foremost water scientists say the planet will have to cut its consumption of animal-based products from 20% to about 5% by 2050, assuming we want to feed the additional 2 billion people who are projected to occupy the Earth by that date. Basically, we need to figure out how to squeeze more food out of our existing land and water, and a vegetarian diet uses five to 10 times less water than animal-based foods, reports the Guardian.

“The UN predicts that we must increase food production by 70% by mid-century. This will place additional pressure on our already stressed water resources,” reads the report, whose release coincides with the start of the annual world water conference in Stockholm. And water supply issues won’t be limited to food: The report notes that the need to feed more will come as “we also need to allocate more water to satisfy global energy demand—which is expected to rise 60% over the coming 30 years—and to generate electricity for the 1.3 billion people currently without it.

Actually, @foxiefox – you’re only half right.

Farmed animals use over one half of all of the water consumed in the US! While it is true that it takes water to grow crops, it is incorrect that adapting a vegan diet will increase the amount of water we use.

Here’s why:

Farm animals have to eat something before they make it to your plate. The crops used to feed them must be watered. The animals also use water for drinking. The water the animals consume and the water used to clean up the big messes on farms, transport trucks, and in slaughterhouses add up.

It takes over 2,400 gallons (yes, gallons!) of water to produce a mere one pound of meat. However, it only takes 25 gallons of water to grow a pound of wheat.

@foxiefox Right back at you, what do you think that animals eat?

I call bull It takes Water to Grow plants,trees,veggies and fruit and If the whole world goes vegan Its going to bring the demand up for water for that just as high as it is for Watering animals.

this is a quote from The Veggie People

“A report entitled FEEDING A THIRSTY WORLD was released by some of the world’s leading water scientists at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), as part of the WORLD WATER WEEK Conference which convened in Stockholm yesterday (August 26 to 31, 2012). Although I have not read the entire report, I have read enough to know that the contents of the report are alarming. In accordance with a series of model-based studies carried out at Stockholm University, the scientists concluded that the earth will not have enough water to produce the food required to meet the world’s needs by 2050:

“The analysis showed that there will not be enough water available on current croplands to produce food for the expected population in 2050 if we follow current trends and changes towards diets common in Western nations… There will, however, be just enough water, if the proportion of animal based foods is limited to 5 per cent of total calories and considerable regional water deficits can be met by a well organised and reliable system of food trade.”

In other words, if the world’s population adopts a mostly vegetarian diet by 2050, we MAY have enough water left on the planet to grow enough food to feed ourselves – and ONLY IF “considerable regional water deficits can be met…”

I know that many people cannot accept the legitimacy of the “compassion” argument, i.e. that many vegans adopt a plant-based diet out of compassion for the animals who are brutally tortured and slaughtered everyday in laboratories and on factory farms around the world. I also know that many people cannot accept the legitimacy of the “health” argument, i.e. that many vegans adopt a plant-based diet out of a desire to improve their physical, emotional, and mental health.

However, in my experience, very few people will dispute the fact that an animal-based diet, by conservative measures, consumes 5 to 10 times more water than a vegetarian diet. As such, I am hoping that the results of SIWI’s research will appeal to those who refuse to be swayed by other arguments, and that, in light of SIWI’s findings, these people will consider reducing their intake of animal protein.

There is constant talk about the world’s present and future energy requirements, but most people fail to see that future wars will be fought over our most basic of human requirements: fresh air, clean water, and FOOD. According to SIWI’s report, a world food crisis can be expected within the next 38 years if we do not CHANGE the way we eat, and if we do not find a way to alleviate the stress that we are currently putting on the earth’s water resources. According to THE GUARDIAN, in 2008 alone, food shortages led to civil unrest in 28 countries.

If that’s not a convincing argument to GO VEG, then I don’t know what is…

(I have attached the link to SIWI’s report and to THE GUARDIAN in the comments thread below.)

Title: Veggie by 2050 Please
Category: News
Tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Water, Stockholm, Conference, Food Shortage, 2050″