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PETA, Talk to us about alternative meats!

I found the comment "You can't be a meat-eating environmentalist." somewhat infuriating, and I am on the same wave as beelnite.  I think PETA is making more enemies than friends by marketing vegetarianism in such a black and white manner.  Several other people in this thread have mentioned alternative ways of obtaining meat that do not contribute carbon to the atmosphere.  

I recently visited a sheep farm of a climate change scientist, and she noted that the carbon exchange between her operation and the atmosphere may be a net decrease, meaning the high quality grass she grows in her rotating fields may use more carbon dioxide than her sheep produce.  There are a number of farmers out there who are wholistically managing their farms to manage for carbon output.  

Well, I could go on, but my point is that PETA's message shouldn't be "NO MEAT!", but rather "FIND OUT WHERE YOU MEAT COMES FROM and LEARN ABOUT IT."  These blanket messages and solutions only serve to either annoy or lay guilt-trips on people.  Is that how we should go about saving the environment?  I would like to see PETA's leaders discuss alternative meat growing methods on Grist.  

northerncanopyOn Driving Us to Vegetarianism posted 2 years, 3 months ago 14 Responses