ecochildsplay.com - 2/17/2009
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Eco-activists often insist that vegetarianism is the only truly earth-friendly diet for humans. On the other hand, there are many people, honestly trying to live as green as possible , who are not yet ready to take that step completely. Others of us find that we are just not healthy ...
supereco.com - 2/17/2009
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Vegetarian? Vegan? Move along then. Nothing to see
here. What follows is for the omnivores, the carnivores,...
the meatasaurians. If you eat beef, you probably eat fast-food burgers and fries, like I do. Food from the feedlot direct to the front seat of my car. We should know better. ...
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Grass fed beef vs feedlot beef
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Grass fed beef vs feedlot beef
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... to the poorly inspected meat packing plants where rodent feces and insect parts are allowed to pass through and the solution to bacterial contamination of your raw hamburger is to "cook it well done."
Okay, that was gross, but mentioning an overcrowded feedlot is not half as gross as doing a drive-by. Take a road trip this summer and drive past any of the big CAFOs. Smell bad? It's an eye watering as well as eye opening experience. But there's hope.
Heather Dunham suggests a three pronged solution to our ethical and dietary dilemma: ...
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