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Why are so many green activists also vegetarians? Did you know that according to the National Zogby Poll an estimated 4.8 million vegetarian adults are living in the United States? So what's causing this increase in vegetarians? Eco-minded diners are taking note of the statistics.
According to the World Watch Institute, 87 percent of all agricultural land in the United States is used to raise animals for food. Twenty times more land is needed to feed a meat-eater than to feed a pure vegetarian. A typical pig factory farm generates as much raw waste as a city of 12,000 people. Livestock also consumes more than half of the United State's water and cause 16 percent of the world's annual production of methane, a dangerous greenhouse gas.
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Think you're a green expert? Does your green lifestyle need some tweaks? Watch the exciting green game show hosted by Tom Green, Go for the Green.
