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  Environmentalism in the Real World

  PETA's failure to highlight the UN report's many suggestions for mitigating the environmental impacts of meat proves that, like Alex said, they are not an environmental group. (At least that is not their primary purpose). I posted recently about this on The Wild Green Yonder.

  I think environmentalists need to be pragmatic about this. That doesn't mean giving in to the inevitability of ever growing meat consumption, but it means acknowledging the real numbers on the issue: meat and dairy consumption is projected to grow by 50% globally by 2050, according to the UN Report. Many people in poor countries could use the calories. That is not to say that there aren't other ways to get those calories, but meat will inevitably play a part.

  Lets focus on mitigating its impacts, rather than preaching like evangelists about personal consumption habits.

  Nelson Harvey

  On Animal-rights group makes the stupid claim that enviros must be vegetarians posted 2 years, 2 months ago 208 Responses