PRINCETON MODEL CONGRESS

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Co-Author: Amanda Wooning

Co-Author: Will Lucas

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Political Party: Green

The livestock sector is a major stressor on
many ecosystems and on the planet as a
whole. Globally it is one of the largest
sources of greenhouse gasses and one of
the leading causal factors in the loss of
biodiversity, while in developed and
emerging countries it is perhaps the
leading source of water pollution.-Food
and Agricultural Organization

Title of Bill: Solving Pollution through Food Industries

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Preamble: Its evident that the food industry (especially with meat) unnecessarily harms the
environment through abusing resources. This needs to be addressed because due to there
currently being a drought, some animals necessary for human life being on the verge of
extinction, greenhouse gases omitting more carbon dioxide into the air than cars, ships,
planes, trains, and trucks combined worldwide and many more reasons this issue being
taken care of is dire for our survival in the long run.
SECTION 1: Less meat, more substitutes
Its a fact that substitutes for meat are much healthier than actual meat. While garden
burgers and hamburgers taste very similar and are both delicious, garden burgers are much
healthier for you and the environment for a variety of reasons. Garden burgers are purely
made from grain and vegetables, requiring less factory and more farming. Aside from just
the environmental aspect of it, if your own personal health makes you care more, garden
burgers contain no preservatives, are rich in fiber, and help prevent disease. Thats only one
substitute of meat, theres a substitute for everything now and all of those substitutes are just
as delicious, but way more environmentally-friendly as well as more healthy.
SECTION 2: Different (more efficient) ways to raise animals
It takes up to 13 pounds of grain to produce just 1 pound of meat, and even fish on fish
farms must be fed up to 5 pounds of wild-caught fish to produce 1 pound of farmed fish
flesh. It takes more than 11 times as much fossil fuel to make one calorie from animal
protein as it does to make one calorie from plant protein. Between watering the crops that
farmed animals eat, providing drinking water for billions of animals each year, and cleaning
away the filth in factory farms, transport trucks, and slaughterhouses, the farmed animal
industry places a serious strain on our water supply. Nearly half of all the water used in the
United States goes to raising animals for food. It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to
produce 1 pound of meat. The runoff from factory farms pollutes our waterways more than
all other industrial sources combined. The massive amounts of excrement produced by these

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farms emit toxic gases such as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia into the air.
SECTION 3: Less factory, more farming
About 10 billion land animals in the United States are raised for dairy, meat, and eggs each
year. Factory farming accounts for 37% of methane (CH4) emissions. Methane has more
than 20 times the global warming potential of CO2. The US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) estimates that confined animals generate 3 times more raw waste than
humans in the United States. Globally, deforestation for animal grazing and feed crops is
estimated to emit 2.4 billion tons of CO2 every year. Factory farms contribute to air
pollution by releasing compounds such as hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and methane. Corn,
wheat, and rice, the fast-growing crops on which humanity depends for survival, are among
the most nitrogen-hungry of all plants. They demand more than nature can provide on its
own.
SECTION 4: The specific bill
Tax on meat. Rising 5-15% over the next few years
SECTION : This bill shall go into effect 91 days after passage.