

CFREE Tip #9.7 Benefits of a Plant–Based Diet
Thehumanleague Can I get all the protein I need if I start cutting back on meat? Absolutely. As long as you’re getting enough calories and eating a varied diet, there’s a 99.9% chance that you’re getting enough protein, even if you’re eating only plant-based foods. UCLA Health CFREE (Carbon Free Residential - Everything Electric) is a subcommittee of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee. CFREE provides guidance on how households can reduce use of fossil fuels and decrease green


CFREE Tip #9.6 Benefits of a Plant–Based Diet
Though food alone can’t stop climate change, the data is clear: we can’t save the earth without changing our eating habits. Planetarian Life CFREE (Carbon Free Residential - Everything Electric) is a subcommittee of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee. CFREE provides guidance on how households can reduce use of fossil fuels and decrease greenhouse gas emissions to help Massachusetts meet statewide emissions limits set for 2030, 2040, and 2050. It also provides information abou


CFREE Tip #9.5 Benefits of a Plant–Based Diet
Whole Grains Vegetables Fruits Lentils/Beans Nuts Seeds Plants rule! They contain health-promoting substances such as fiber, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals and antioxidants. Eating a diet that is largely or entirely plant-based can: - Support your immune system - Reduce inflammation, - Promote a healthy weightIt can also help your body fight diseases including: - Cancer - Diabetes - Heart disease


CFREE Tip #9.4 Benefits of a Plant Based Diet
Over 9 million acres of forest were lost globally in 2023. While agriculture is the top cause of deforestation globally, beef production is the worst culprit within this sector. Cattle farming alone causes 41 percent of the world’s tropical deforestation. Our World in Data CFREE (Carbon Free Residential - Everything Electric) is a subcommittee of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee. CFREE provides guidance on how households can reduce use of fossil fuels and decrease greenhou


CFREE Tip #10: Help with Winter Electricity Bills
Eversource Heat Pump Rate A quick reminder: Households with one or more heat pumps are eligible for a heat pump rate from Eversource, who estimates that it can save you close to 20% on your electricity bill. (Heat pump water heaters by themselves do not qualify.) We announced this back in November, but if you missed that and haven’t signed up (or been signed up automatically) it’s very easy to do so. Just go to https://www.eversource.com/residential/account-billing/manage-bi


CFREE Tip #9.3 Benefits of a Plant–Based Diet
More than 1/3 of the calories produced by the world’s crops are being used for animal feed, but only 12 percent of those calories then become human food (as meat and other animal products). A Well-Fed World.Org CFREE (Carbon Free Residential - Everything Electric) is a subcommittee of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee. CFREE provides guidance on how households can reduce use of fossil fuels and decrease greenhouse gas emissions to help Massachusetts meet statewide emissions


CFREE Tip#9.2 Benefits of a Plant–Based Diet
https:// b-gat.es/2PaHLK0 If cattle were their own nation, they would be the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Project Drawdown Diet Micro-Tips to date CFREE (Carbon Free Residential - Everything Electric) is a subcommittee of the Lincoln Green Energy Committee. CFREE provides guidance on how households can reduce use of fossil fuels and decrease greenhouse gas emissions to help Massachusetts meet statewide emissions limits set for 2030, 2040, and 2050. It al


MAKE A PLAN TO GO GREEN!
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CFREE Tip #9 Benefits of a Shift to Plant–Based Foods
Reducing the carbon footprint of humans is critical to preserving the viability of Earth. One of the few things affecting the climate that we as individuals can control, and one of the most important, is what we eat. This is the first in a series of 12 very short weekly Tips on how we can change our diet to lower our carbon footprint. Serving 1 of 12 A plant-based diet is healthier for us – the medical community is united on that. And climate scientists say with one voice th


Case Study #7: What I’ve Learned and Why I’ve Done What I’ve Done to Get Off Fossil Fuels
The earth’s climate is deteriorating and we must do what we can do to avoid making things worse – work to protect our planet and all its people. Bayou Liberty flood Part One – Climate Refugee I have experienced climate change firsthand. I call myself a three-time climate refugee. In 1991, my husband and I left our D.C. lawyer lives and moved to what seemed like paradise on Bayou Liberty, across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans, Louisiana. Twelve years later in 2003, repeat




















