**This is the first installment of weekly tips that everyone can use to help save the environment. I’m aiming to post tips that are easy and realistic…and also things that I, too, am implementing in my personal life. So here goes…
GO VEGETARIAN FOR ONE DAY A WEEK
Going vegetarian for one day has the following positive benefits both for the environment and your health:
-Save 84,000 gallons of water
-Save 245 pounds of grain
-Save 7,700 square feet of rain forest
-Save 15.5 gallons of gasoline
-Reduce over 400 pounds of manure produced by food animals
-Save 87 square feet of topsoil from erosion
-Reduce your risk of heart disease and certain types of cancer
Resource: Wannaveg.com
