Tabloid Green

Oh, I just love it. The Sun, a UK gossip newspaper, also known as a tabloid, has an entire Go Green section. Move over, Page 3 girls! So? When will Japanese girlie mags start to do the same? And when will Japanese rock stars start to care about climate change?

'All you need is veg' says Beatle

SIR Paul McCartney is urging the world to go veggie to help in the fight against global warming. The former Beatle has said he is surprised more green groups do not syndicate the idea. In an interview with the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Macca said the meat industry world-wide was a major contributor to global warming.

"The biggest change anyone could make in their own lifestyle would be to become vegetarian," he said. "I would urge everyone to think about taking this simple step to help our precious environment and save it for the children of the future," he added. Sir Paul said the amount of land and water used to maintain the meat industry makes it a major contributor to climate change. And he complained that most environmental groups do not list vegetarianism as one of their top priorities.

"It’s very surprising that most major environmental organisations are leaving the option of going vegetarian off their lists of top ways to curtail global warming," he said. A 2006 United Nations report found that cattle-rearing generated more greenhouse gases than transportation.