Germany calls for meat reduction to save the planet - 28 Jan 2009  
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The country’s Environmental Agency has issued a statement urging Germans to partake of meat minimally, to help mitigate climate change on the planet. Besides the harmful health effects of livestock raising such as the byproduct nitrous oxide, the Agency said that it is also the most energy intensive form of farming and is also responsible for approximately 15 percent of Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions.

We thank you Environmental Agency and Germany, for this wise advisory. Our prayers that your call will be swiftly acted upon by the German people and that the meat-free lifestyle will soon be endorsed by nations around the world.

In July 2008, Supreme Master Ching Hai explained via videoconference to our Association members in Germany on what needs to be done for more people to understand the connection between meat eating and its harmful effects on the environment.

That’s why I say if the government and the media join hands together and informing people day after day, because information are a lot and people’s brains take some time to ingest it. They rely on the government to inform them everything that is good for them. They rely on the newspaper to give them all the news that is necessary and important to their life. That’s the power of media and the government. I hope they use it for the best cause right now and the noble cause right now, I hope they do use it.