Something to think about in this consuming culture - we use 1/4 of our fresh water supply to produce the food we throw away. The waste, and suffering, of BILLIONS of animals, all so we can throw them away. All so we can have buffets at hotels, and the double-patty fast food burger. It is truly sickening and heartwrenching, I don't know how we can call ourselves civilized to allow this kind of suffering on the part of animals, and the hunger of millions - billions - of people worldwide.
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http://uspoverty.change.org/blog/view/americans_waste_4...Americans Waste 40% of Their Food
by Greg Plotkin December 03, 2009 06:00 AM (PT) Topics: Culture Of Poverty, Hunger
In the United States, it seems that food is everywhere we look.
Driving down the highway, we see signs for a plethora of fast food restaurants, and food companies spend millions of dollars each year coming up with new value-added food products to attract consumer dollars.
This has not only resulted in an increasingly overweight population, but a citizenry that has begun to waste food at levels never seen before -- even in the middle of a recession and with hunger rising.
A new study has found that Americans waste 1,400 calories per person per day, or nearly 40% of the county's entire food supply. But that's not even the most disturbing statistic.
In order to produce the 1,400 calories that Americans toss into the trash everyday, we use one-fourth of the country's supply of fresh water. In addition, three hundred million barrels of oil are used each year to produce food that eventually just gets thrown away.
What the heck is wrong with us America? This is completely and utterly unacceptable.
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