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 Stories About: fishing AND food AND oceans AND vegetarianism and veganism
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What you eat matters ... big time
Go veggie -- a poll |
Jason D Scorse |
03 Nov 2006 |
Gristmill |
| With Science about the collapse of the world's fisheries, I think it's appropriate once again to examine a topic that doesn't get enough attention: our diets. Not only does eating fish exacerbate the collapse of marine ecosystems and lead to the death of millions of other creatures, including turtles, dolphins, and whales, but the energy used to catch deep-sea fish is equivalent to factory-farmed beef.That wasn't a typo. Eating most types of fish is like eating Big Ma ... |
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| Topics: fishing, food, oceans, vegetarianism and veganism (all these topics) |
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