21 Expected Difficult Questions With Simple Answers/Ecology

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Are we producing less carbon by not using vehicles/not burning fossil fuel?[edit | edit source]

Is solar power environmentally friendly?[edit | edit source]

--> Solar power needs solar panels/cells which are made after the extraction of many rare metals and we need a massive amount of fossil fuel to make these panels/cells. Then another component is batteries which are essential to the use of solar power. Batteries are made of many toxic chemicals which are difficult to obtain and then almost life-threatening to living beings and other beings on earth.

Is the use of electric vehicles environment friendly?[edit | edit source]

--> This is precisely similar to the solar power issue. There are a number of issues as follows which make electric vehicles bad options in the current scenario.

  • E-vehicles need batteries.
  • Electricity needs fossil fuels, atomic fuel, or solar power.
  • Battery becomes almost half of the cost of the vehicle and after battery life ends which eventually

Is going vegan the only option to safeguard animal rights?[edit | edit source]

Is milk vegetarian or non-vegetarian food?[edit | edit source]

Milk comes from animals, most commonly cows, but it is not the flesh of the animal. It can therefore be classified as vegetarian. However, there are some vegetarians who choose not to consume other animal products such as milk or eggs.

Vegetarianism is not to be confused with veganism, which is always against the consumption of all animal products.