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  • well said

    In addressing the food issue directly, I left out the overall big picture item of demand. :)

    An increasing food supply will always bring an increase in population which will bring an increase in food supply, etc.

    We need to institute a child offset program. My partner and I don't feel like we can have kids at all since her two brothers have 5 between them already! So we've decided to forgo the opportunity to add our genes to the pool for now.

    Has anyone seen the movie, "Idiocracy?" If not, it's an unfortunate parody on what could happen if only the unaware segment of the world population breeds.On UN unveils ambitious 'green' food programme posted 9 months, 1 week ago 3 Responses

  • The easy way

    It's amazing how hard people are willing to work to continue the current levels of mass animal consumption. Consider the easy way: go vegan.

    75% of the food grown in this country alone is fed to animals before the animals are fed to humans.

    If you're interested in learning the easy way, read The World Peace Diet, by Will Tuttle.

    Alternatively, there is no one right way to live - and I propose no such way - however there are ways which require less resources and less energy for all involved. I choose to avoid a path which is a "do more of the same thing we've been doing for 10,000 years, but this time we'll do it better so it will work."

    Try something new: go vegan... it won't bite. ;)On UN unveils ambitious 'green' food programme posted 9 months, 2 weeks ago 3 Responses

  • Re: Reverent, Occasional Meat Eater

    @farmersdaughter said:

    "There is a significant increase in availability of farmstead cheeses, butter, and yogurt across the country from cows who are respected, well-treated, and graze on pasture. The same is true of pigs and chickens and turkeys."

    While becoming vegan/vegetarian has a LOT to do with the treatment of the animals, this choice is equally related to resource issues. Spreading the idea of farmstead products only INCREASES the amount of resources required to sustain a growing population of humans demanding these products. The reason factory-farming grew so fast is because it requires less resources. This issue is much bigger than the middle-class farmstead Thanksgiving - there are 6 billion people eating animals - what happens if they demand their animal products from suppliers who require more resources to produce them?

    If you WERE vegetarian and justified your switch by choosing a MORE resource-intensive option, then you were never really a vegetarian.. just a rebellious trendy middle class American.On Thanksgiving can reconnect families and revive traditions -- like sweet potato rolls posted 1 year ago 15 Responses

  • Way to Google!

    I've been on the Google bandwagon for some time now and I want to first say, "Thanks for paving the way!"

    Additionally, be sure to include in your calculations that one of the quickest ways to reduce your carbon footprint and overall energy consumption is to become a vegetarian. In one simple step, one person, can make one change, with greater impact than switching from a Hummer to a hybrid, skipping your showers for a year, the CFL switch, or recycling ... combined!

    But I do say again - goGoogle! :)On An interview with Google's green energy czar, Bill Weihl posted 1 year, 9 months ago 5 Responses