Exchange with an Environmental Group, Citizens Climate Lobby

On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 6:51 PM, Tina N. Martin <tina_martin@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

To:
General question

Name:
Tina N. Martin

Email:
tina_martin@sbcglobal.net

Subject:
a plant-based diet

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Message:

What stand do you take on a plant-based diet?

From: Sandy Simon <sandy.simon@citizensclimatelobby.org>
To: tina_martin@sbcglobal.net 
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: CCL Contact: a plant-based diet

Hi Tina,

Thanks for writing. CCL does not take a position on diet in general. We are laser-focused on passing carbon fee and dividend legislation. However, a plant-based diet has a much lower carbon footprint than does a meat-based one. On an individual basis, our volunteers do what they can to reduce their own CO2 emissions and, for many, that may mean not eating meat. Nevertheless, that is an individual decision.

I hope you will join CCL and work with us in our efforts to tax carbon and return the net collected funds to households. You can read about our proposal on our website here.

Thanks for all you're doing on behalf of our planet.

Sandy

Dear Sandy Simon,

I appreciate your response, but I'm also disappointed.  I agree that diet is an individual decision, but I also think a plant-based diet should be strongly recommended and Congress and other groups should be lobbied to educate on the importance of  a plant-based diet.  

  I think organizations that include this in their official policy are doing a public service.  I worry about organizations that do NOT include it.

I wish you would include it in yours.

Respectfully,

Tina Martin