Issue Change

I have decided to switch my issue to Veganism and Water Use from Environmental Education after much thinking. I did not realize that this issue would be too much for me to tackle, especially in my freshman year. With many classes, dealing with mental health issues, and not having the knowledge or resources to execute a well done project, I made this decision. I had already started to eat vegan before I switched my topic, and I decided to change my eating lifestyle in order to be better to the environment. I learned how much water meat eaters and even vegetarians use in order to sustain their diets in my Introduction to Environmental Science class, and thought that I could be doing more in terms of cutting down my water use and helping the environment. Agriculture is one of the leading contributors to global warming and pesticide/herbicide runoff. Though I haven’t eaten meat for 7 years, I still used many animal products daily. I used to eat dairy and eggs every day and while that is not as bad as eating meat three meals a day, it still isn’t as good for the environment as eating vegan. I plan on returning to my original issue in the future after I have had more experience with environmental education. I would like to take more classes about environmental education and make more connections through jobs and internships before coming back to it. I believe my lack of knowledge and resources held me back from exploring this issue I was very passionate about.

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