Is eating icecream bad for the environment?

Question

I heard some scientists are now saying this.

Answer 1

I think that if you broke down the environmental impact of any food we eat (especially in the US) it could be argued that there is great impact. Anything associated with cows is especially detrimental for the environment, since they require a lot of food, water, and energy. Packaging would also use up a lot of energy, particularly water. And then the transportation of the ice cream to the store would use up fuel energy. Other than ice cream being made from milk, I'm not sure why environmentalists/scientists would make this argument over some other food. But these are my guesses as to why it would be.

Answer 2

depends how you look at it. physically eating the ice cream i dont think so.

But because the icecream has to come in some sort of package that creates waste that fills our landfills.

There are also factories that have to make the ice cream, and the factories put greenhouse gases in the the sky.

And finally, ice cream doesn't just appear magically. There is probably a million trucks driving all over North America just to bring us customers ice cream, this also pollutes our earth with greenhouse gases.

So depending how you look at it ice cream can be bad. But then again if you look at it that way everything is bad for the enviorment.

Answer 3

Eating icecream itself is not bad for the environment, but indirectly it can be considered bad for the environment. By buying and consuming ice cream, you are enabling certain damages to the environment to continue.

For example:

- the high cost of energy to keep freezers running so icecream can be kept frozen

- the biproducts, energy, and other expenses caused by the manufacturing of ice cream

- the fuel required to ship the ice cream

- the containers used for the ice cream (could be disposable and fill up land fills, non-recyclable, or the manufacturing of these could damage the environment)

If you're concerned look into your favourite icecream brand's website and poke around, see what you can find out. Honestly, it's hard to find anything that does not directly or indirectly affect the environment in a negative way. I wouldn't worry too much about it, just switch to a local brand that uses recyclable containers.

Answer 4

I hope you're right cause I'm heading down to Ben & Jerrys right now if its true!!

Answer 5

Any scientist who'd say such a thing is an idiot, a moron.

It's simply amazing how far the alarmists will take this thing!!!

Answer 6

this would be worse for you than for the Environment if you do to much of it

As sweet food appears to be your pre occupation

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Answer 7

Well theoretically yes because the energy generated off the machinary that  packages ice cream releases CO2 and harmful UV rays..... actually no you dumb ***

Answer 8

Eating it is not bad.  However, creating it most likely is bad for the environment.  You have to grow food for cows, which produce methane gas.  You have to process the milk from cows to make it in to ice cream which most likely uses electricity from a coal power plant or something.  Trees must be cut down to make the paper for the packaging, or oil must be used if the packaging is plastic.  Vanilla beans or chocolate beans or nuts are taken and used to flavor it.  It has to be kept cold which uses electricity.  It has to be shipped from the manufacturing plant which burns oil from the trucks transporting it.  However, if you break it all down just about anything you buy harms the environment somehow.  You shouldn't worry yourself about the environment over ice cream.  I know I still enjoy my ice cream!

Answer 9

Wow who are these environmental people you read this on

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That means that ice in pop will be a detrimental to the environment also

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A move like this might get ice cubes Not the singer the cold water stuff out lawed

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Answer 10

That's ridiculous... of course no

Answer 11

No. What isn't bad for the environment these days? There's so many 'scientists' who make up outrageous theories that will never be proven when it comes to harming the environment. Next thing they will tell you is that being alive is bad for the environment.