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Al Gore Goes Vegan
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Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States and world-renowned environmentalist, has gone vegan. The subdued announcement appeared in a "Forbes Magazine" article in which Mr. Gore discussed the northern California startup, Hampton Creek, the vegan company behind Beyond Eggs.
Known across the globe for his political career, Mr. Gore rose to even bigger fame with the release of his 2006 Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth"--which raised awareness about climate change.
That very same year, the United Nations released their report Livestock's Long Shadow, a groundbreaking study that shows animal agriculture creates more greenhouse gases than all the transportation in the world combined.
While the reasons for Mr. Gore's transition to veganism have yet to be discussed, one can only assume that the environmental impact of meat, dairy and eggs has something to do with it.
Regardless, Al Gore's decision to adopt a healthy and humane plant-based diet will certainly inspire others.
Whether you're looking to improve your heath, safeguard the environment, or protect animals from needless cruelty, switching to a delicious vegan diet is simple and easy. Visit http://www.chooseveg.ca/ to get started today.
Written by: Ari Solomon, Mercy For Animals
Known across the globe for his political career, Mr. Gore rose to even bigger fame with the release of his 2006 Oscar-winning documentary "An Inconvenient Truth"--which raised awareness about climate change.
That very same year, the United Nations released their report Livestock's Long Shadow, a groundbreaking study that shows animal agriculture creates more greenhouse gases than all the transportation in the world combined.
While the reasons for Mr. Gore's transition to veganism have yet to be discussed, one can only assume that the environmental impact of meat, dairy and eggs has something to do with it.
Regardless, Al Gore's decision to adopt a healthy and humane plant-based diet will certainly inspire others.
Whether you're looking to improve your heath, safeguard the environment, or protect animals from needless cruelty, switching to a delicious vegan diet is simple and easy. Visit http://www.chooseveg.ca/ to get started today.
Written by: Ari Solomon, Mercy For Animals
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yes I am human and yes I have negativity towards the poor fellow, who seems to desperately need attention. I need to work on that
The concept behind stars announcing " oh i'm doing this" is to somehow garner more people to do the same. It is a private lifestyle decision and should remain as such. Let his good deeds speak for his cause, not the media.
People in the public eye promoting awareness is a good thing.
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Al Gore should go away/is just seeking attention & is too fat!
I guess that Buddhist stuff has it's limits.
I've been vegan for nearly two years (was vegetarian for three years before that). Honestly, the food component is not that hard (and last doctor visit all my nutrient levels were fine, including iron). The hardest part is people's attitude towards it.
I will have to include a twice/thrice-per-year exception when my father-in-law boils me up a dozen hardboiled eggs, which he does every time I visit now after I raved about his hardboiled eggs. They're from a family member, though, who has a beautiful, gigantic coop of the most pampered chickens ever. Seriously, I've never seen such happy chickens. They are completely glossy, and roam freely indoors or out. The thing I notice most is that they don't have that perpetual air of jittery unsettledness that I always thought was just part of "chicken personality." They are totally zen. Maybe it's just having enough room?
That said--no other exceptions if I can possibly help it. And yes--I will miss cheese
If you can find some cow juice substitute that can allow black tea to remain tasting like black tea with milk...I'll join u.
& ask your family member what happens to those chickens beyond their short laying shelf life.
The movie "Soylant Green" would be the answer, I'd guess.
Better
* Coconut milk- the sort sold as a milk alternative in cartons. I haven't tried from the can yet.
* Cashew cream (generally have to make it at home, this nut has the least non soluble fiber--i.e. about none--and has the most neutral flavor)
* Walnut milk- Home made, annoyingly divides into insoluble fibers, milk and cream. but the milk & cream part go very well in coffee.
Meh to not so good
Soy milk-- you can get used to it, but it is a shocking difference & will curdle if the coffee is acidic.
Almond milk-- more neutral than soy, but takes getting used to.
Rice milk -- :-( too sweet, unless you like sugary coffee anyhow.
Oat milk -- not so great in coffee, can't remember why.
Sunflowerseed milk -- pretty strong sunflower flavor. The only advantage is that it is the cheapest homemade vegan milk.
Since a nut milk is just a nut butter diluted, something I want to try is mixing a spoonful of nut butter into coffee, sort of like how the Tibetans mix butter and tea.