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Re: Rolling Blackouts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 3 Jun 2001 13:22:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> I found a few cool pieces of information that seemed relevant to grazing,
> beef cattle, etc. These facts also point out the environmental benefits of
> being vegetarian:
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Thanks for those (pretty scary) factoids! They argue that the true cost of
meat is a LOT higher than we are actually paying because the producers are
- using subsidised grazing
- using subsidized feed
- not paying for the pollution they cause (water, air, etc.)
- and worst... not paying the ecosystem destruction costs of third world
clearcut grazing
because we are in a mixed economy where a lot of the indirect costs never
get assessed.
Are you personally vegetarian Dan? I've tried it but I can't stick, I just
love a good juicy steak... How did you cut over?
++Lar
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| (...) I think there are some points worth making here. (...) Well...I would say that it is due to poor agrarian practices. It is certainly true that most of the US is used to grow feed crops for chicken, pigs and cows, but that in and of itself, (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Indeed. I think our country needs to shift from the old paradigm of "a steak a day" kind of attitude. We overdose on meat! One of the most startling figures is the drastic jump in heart disease cases with the Japanese (who acquired a post war (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) there's an interesting project being run by PETA looking at these very issues ( (URL) ). I first looked at the site last year and found it pretty interesting. Probabaly the only thing PETA has ever done that I almost like. (...) Larry, I think (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I found a few cool pieces of information that seemed relevant to grazing, beef cattle, etc. These facts also point out the environmental benefits of being vegetarian: - About 85% of topsoil erosion is directly attributable to raising animals for (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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