Full disclosure: I love to eat meat. I was born in Memphis, the barbecue capital of the Milky Way Galaxy. I worship slow-cooked, hickory-smoked pig meat served on a bun with extra sauce and coleslaw spooned on top. […]
So why in the world am I a dedicated vegetarian? Why is meat, including sumptuous pork, a complete stranger to my fork at home and away? The answer is simple: I have an 11-year-old son whose future—like yours and mine—is rapidly unraveling due to global warming. And what we put on our plates can directly accelerate or decelerate the heating trend.
Mike Tidwell, “The Low-Carbon Diet”
Let me preface this by saying I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Until now….
I know the meat and poultry I do eat (about 1-2 times a week) is bad, bad environmentalist behavior, but I’m not (yet) willing to become a vegetarian. (I justify my meat-eating with the fact that it’s often from the Co-op, which means it’s local, ethically-raised, and relatively low-impact.)
But I want to step up my game, and what better way to codify behavioral goals than with a resolution? In 2009, I’ll eat meat (including poultry) no more than twice a month, and always from the Co-op or otherwise low-impact. Which means that, for all intents and purposes, outside my home, I’m a vegetarian.
Here goes nothin’.
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