Stop Eating Meat

A UN report claims that cows are the biggest threat to the environment:

The 400-page report by the Food and Agricultural Organisation, entitled Livestock's Long Shadow, also surveys the damage done by sheep, chickens, pigs and goats. But in almost every case, the world's 1.5 billion cattle are most to blame.Livestock are responsible for 18 per cent of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming, more than cars, planes and all other forms of transport put together.

Livestock are also a major cause of acid rain as they emit more than two-thirds the world's ammonia. Ranching and overgrazing are destroying forests and pastures; cows need 990 gallons of water to produce one gallon of milk; and the amounts of pesticides, antibiotics, and hormones used in livestock are all lead to dangers in human health.

"The report concludes that, unless drastic changes are made, the massive damage done by livestock will more than double by 2050, as demand for meat increases."

The Independent

Go Bucks?

We may be number one in the football rankings but based on an NCAA annual report the academics of our football team are poor at best.

Under an NCAA measurement called the Academic Progress Rate, teams are scored on a scale of 1 to 1,000 based on whether their athletes stay enrolled and make adequate progress toward their degrees. Teams that do not achieve a score of at least 925, which equates to roughly a 50-percent graduation rate, may lose scholarships.

Ohio State scores a 925. 24 of the 64 bowl-bound football teams are under 925. A closer look at Graduation Success Rates shows that 55% of all Ohio State football players graduate. The shocking statistic is that out of the 64 teams we have the lowest graduation rate for African-American football players: 32%.

Ohio State may make me happy winning football games but at whose expense?

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