Evergreen Conifer

Please avoid eating meat for the whole of October. If that's not practical or something you're willing to do, pick a day or two to go meat free each week this month, and for the meat days avoid meats with higher environmental impact. If that's too hard, then just have a beef and lamb free month. Even going from these meats to chicken massively reduces environmental impact.

Here is an infographic illustrating the carbon footprints of various foods:

http://www.mygreenaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ewg_meat_eaters_guide_to_health_and_climate_2011-4.jpg

Also, keep in mind how much water and grain is needed per pound of meat (in addition to methane emissions directly produced by livestock):

http://greatecology.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Environmental-Cost-Metrics-of-Meat-Production.jpg

Leather-Free Month

Please avoid purchasing leather for the whole of October! If you must, please consider looking for organic leather goods! This article provides some compelling reasons to avoid leather products:

https://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/leather-and-the-environment.html

In summary, tanning involves the use of incredibly toxic chemicals that are often discharged into waterways in developing nations. Not only do the chemicals destroy fragile habitats, this is also an example of corporate cost externalization at its worst. Most of the corporations that produce leather could not get away with these practices in developed nations so they engage in them elsewhere.

Please spread the word!

Thank you,
Turbeaux
Conscience of Forest

Thanks to Candlewhisper Archive for the concept and some of the writing!