Although it may not seem like it, the food we eat has a large effect on the environment, especially meat. According to Scientific American’s slideshow on how meat contributes to global warming, the projected amount of beef that will be consumed in the United States in 2020 will be 15 million tons, and the CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gases from U.S. beef production will be 210 million tons. This is a large number of greenhouse gases contributing to our environment, and as more Americans continue to consume meat in the next year, the numbers can only increase. However, one easy solution to this problem is to go vegetarian for one or two nights per week. By doing this over the course of a year, or even a few months, we are helping our environment grow, and decreasing the number of greenhouse gases that pollute our air.

I agree with this because animals like beef have a lot of carbon in their digestive system and cells due to the food they eat. As organisms go up the food chain, the carbon is passed along, too. This means that the carbon level increases whenever a predator eats their prey. When we eat the animal, it has all the carbon that was its past prey.

I think going vegetarian can be a choice determined by many factors, bot biological and personal. Personally, if you believe that eating meat is either against your morals or not fair t the animals, that is perfectly ok. I also think that people become vegetarian to help their dietary restrictions, and to help limit gasses and other harmful substances certain animals emit.

Although I do think that in theory going vegetarian 1-2 nights per week would help reduce greenhouse gases, I think most people would not agree to do this. Eating meat is a privilege and most people don't want to lose that privilege. Most people would agree that meat tastes better than vegetables and it provides much more protein for the body. Meat also helps children grow up healthier (more nutrition and protein). For me, I can say that I would not be willing to go a night without meat. I play soccer everyday and meat not only provides sufficient protein for my body, but also just tastes good.

I agree that eating meat is a huge part of most people's carbon footprint and it can be unhealthy. However, I do not think it is necessary to become fully vegetarian. I believe that if everyone only had meat three or four times a week maximum it would help out a lot.

I think going vegetarian would be a good idea for 1-2 nights a week but, in practice, it most likely would not work because of the taste of most vegetables and the amount of protein. Meat is a huge part of most people's carbon footprint but you don't need to go full vegetarian to help save the planet.

This isn’t true for the most part. Consumers can get enough nutrients from things other than meat. Vegetable provide most of the nutrients that are necessary to sustain a human. These can also be easily obtained through meat substitutes. These provide the nutrients that are in meat. These can also be obtained through suplements.