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grist.org - 9/14/2009
Ask Umbra on sex ... chicken sex, that is
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by Umbra Fisk Send your question to Umbra! Q. Dear Umbra, Vegans don’t eat eggs because it’s an animal product like honey and milk and also because of how animals are treated. However, does eating an egg kill a baby chick that could have had a life? I am a vegetarian and ...
grist.org - 9/9/2009
Ask Umbra on big families
— grist.org — by Umbra Fisk Send your question to Umbra! Q. Dear Umbra, I have recently become a grandmother.... (Eek! Doesn’t seem like it was that long ago that I made the decision to have a child.) Though I had just one child, my daughter is pregnant ... (more) Ask Umbra on big families

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grist.org - 9/16/2009
Ask Umbra on combating climate denial
— grist.org — by Umbra Fisk Send your question to Umbra! Q. Dear Umbra, This “ year with no summer... ” and some alleged statistics I have seen quoted about earth-wide temperatures for the last ten years have resulted in claims that the earth is not ... (more) Ask Umbra on combating climate denial

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grist.org - 9/21/2009
Ask Umbra on giving advice
— grist.org — by Umbra Fisk Send your question to Umbra! Q. Dear Umbra, This fall, as part of an... environmental ethics course, I would like to create a class blog somewhat along the lines of your column, with students posting questions and answers to ... (more) Ask Umbra on giving advice

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Green Daily — ... Chicken Sex: What You Need to Know Is eating an egg the same thing as killing a chicken? For vegetarians out there who are simply averse to the thought of killing animals for food, the question remains: Is a carton of eggs really a carton of potential baby chicks? Grist has the answer. ...

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