When Al Gore showed the world charts of mean global temperatures on the rise, no one believed in global warming. When we’ve seen imagery of normally frozen territories that are now running rivers of melting ice water, no one believes. It’s pretty interesting to watch the line divide amongst those who know global warming exists, and those who somehow manage to find proof it’s all piddly diddly.
Twitter is a venerable entertainment source when folks break out into global warming fights, as is Facebook. Maybe Facebook is more so, since the folks in the wrong have more space to make fools of themselves. But I digress…
The ever world-encompassing website, DVICE, put out a piece a while back saying that skeptics may no longer have any reason to quote excuses about government funded studies with agendas! They found a study that has no agenda, is publicly funded and all their methods and numbers are open source, so skeptics can go look at the data themselves before making their arguments.
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The Berkely Earth Project
The Berkely Earth Project is an independent study source that is beholden to none because the private sector funds it. The biggest donation to the org came from a man known to be a skeptic of global warming, Charles G. Koch.
They also present all their methodologies out there for the public to review. Their numbers, programs and methods are open source, so the entire world can take a look for themselves.
Their findings of this study concluded that
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This is a DVD review of the Vegan documentary, Vegucated.
I was presented with the opportunity to review the documentary DVD called Vegucated. Vegucated is a film where three New Yorkers voluntarily attempt to take the journey of being a vegan for a mere six weeks.
Why did I tackle this DVD review? My wife became a vegetarian in 1999 after attending an animal husbandry field trip to a dairy farm for a Vet Tech class. From that day on, she never ate meat again. Because of her lifestyle, I might be about 50% vegetarian as I eat a lot of salads and soy-based products during the week.
Because of this aspect, when I was presented with the opportunity to review this DVD, I thought I would have an interesting perspective on the subject matter in this documentary. And it’s moments like this, that I appreciate the opportunity to talk about something more than fictional entertainment, but rather, something real and educational. Something that can lead to a healthier and greener lifestyle! If you want. It’s your call!
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Vegucated is written, directed and hosted/narrated by Marisa Miller Wolfson, as we watch three meat and cheese lovers voluntarily attempt to be vegans for six weeks.
In the process of reviewing my screener, I came away learning a lot about what it means to be vegan. My generic impression prior to watching Vegucated was sort of correct, but I didn’t realize the additional steps they took to not eat animal related products. What I learned was that the practice of being a vegan is not only about what you eat (or don’t eat) but also what you buy for clothes, shoes, products you eat, etc.. Being a vegan is about a lifestyle of non-violence towards animals! And surprisingly, a lifestyle that helps humanity live greener and decrease people’s impact on the environment.
Yea, there’s more to this vegan practice than meets the eye!
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