tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post8916404834998513627..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Loving meat: why I am a vegetarian (almost)byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-68202913414249029122013-02-18T23:37:42.989+00:002013-02-18T23:37:42.989+00:00Guardian: Go demitarian. Half as much meat.Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/18/halve-meat-consumption-scientists" rel="nofollow">Go demitarian</a>. Half as much meat.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-88090068514684297872013-02-18T23:35:54.918+00:002013-02-18T23:35:54.918+00:00Guardian: Implications of the horse meat scandal.
...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/17/no-more-excuses-go-vegetarian" rel="nofollow">Implications of the horse meat scandal</a>.<br /><br />"But the horsemeat scandal is probably the first big story that joins the two elements together. Ever-rising food costs are what pushed retailers and manufacturers to source questionable meat, so as to keep prices low. byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-30309114958728023932013-01-22T12:42:20.849+00:002013-01-22T12:42:20.849+00:00Guardian: Eating meat harms us all.
"Vegans ...Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/22/quinoa-bolivian-farmers-meat-eaters-hunger" rel="nofollow">Eating meat harms us all</a>.<br /><br />"Vegans aren't gobbling up all the soybeans – cattle are. A staggering 97% of the world's soya crop is fed to livestock. It would take 40m tonnes of food to eliminate the most extreme cases of world hunger, yet byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-61845860626708010852012-10-30T16:10:39.234+00:002012-10-30T16:10:39.234+00:00Grist: How to eat meat ethically - Eat aliens. Ali...Grist: <a href="http://grist.org/food/the-ultimate-guilt-free-diet-hunting-invasive-species/" rel="nofollow">How to eat meat ethically - Eat aliens</a>. Alien invasive species, that is.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-12675402052347006722012-08-28T02:01:03.855+01:002012-08-28T02:01:03.855+01:00The Conversation: Soy vs dairy. Footprints compare...The Conversation: <a href="https://theconversation.edu.au/soy-versus-dairy-whats-the-footprint-of-milk-8498" rel="nofollow">Soy vs dairy</a>. Footprints compared.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-63809641899989342512012-04-25T17:16:42.428+01:002012-04-25T17:16:42.428+01:00The Conversation: The hidden costs of vegetarian d...The Conversation: <a href="https://theconversation.edu.au/vegetarians-cause-environmental-damage-but-meat-eaters-arent-off-the-hook-6090" rel="nofollow">The hidden costs of vegetarian diets apply just as much or more to most meat-eating ones</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-80957767391791873532012-04-15T01:53:08.354+01:002012-04-15T01:53:08.354+01:00Climate Central: To reduce warming, eat less meat....Climate Central: <a href="http://www.climatecentral.org/news/to-reduce-global-warming-address-meat-consumption-study-says" rel="nofollow">To reduce warming, eat less meat</a>. A new study focuses on the nitrous oxide contribution of meat production.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-60623279222769501052012-03-20T01:02:07.432+00:002012-03-20T01:02:07.432+00:00Here is the original study mentioned in the previo...<a href="http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/archinternmed.2011.2287" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is the original study mentioned in the previous post.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-32810617840855057782012-03-13T15:35:55.840+00:002012-03-13T15:35:55.840+00:00SMH: New study links high red meat consumption wit...SMH: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/huge-study-shows-red-meat-boosts-risk-of-dying-young-20120313-1ux48.html" rel="nofollow">New study links high red meat consumption with higher mortality rate</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-82471963393539448532011-07-20T02:36:47.216+01:002011-07-20T02:36:47.216+01:00The Meat Eater's Guide to the impact of differ...<a href="http://breakingnews.ewg.org/meateatersguide/" rel="nofollow">The Meat Eater's Guide</a> to the impact of different meats. A helpful comparison that points out that not all meats are created equal.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-51431530309938020592010-08-01T07:46:38.546+01:002010-08-01T07:46:38.546+01:00The other white meat: how to eat meat and cut your...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/01/insects-food-emissions" rel="nofollow">The <i>other</i> white meat</a>: how to eat meat and cut your emissions.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-11278035352253779902010-07-29T18:06:30.255+01:002010-07-29T18:06:30.255+01:00Guardian: Vegetarianism in Arab culture.Guardian: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/29/vegetarianism-arab-culture-environment" rel="nofollow">Vegetarianism in Arab culture</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-5593156832279457272010-07-20T11:59:29.593+01:002010-07-20T11:59:29.593+01:00Another article of stats and figures. One or two p...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/jul/18/vegetarianism-save-planet-environment" rel="nofollow">Another article of stats and figures</a>. One or two points are oversimplified (e.g. relation of oil and food price spikes in 2007/8), but then, it is popular media.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-20324545840031331772010-07-06T11:23:36.529+01:002010-07-06T11:23:36.529+01:00Was speculation the main cause behind the food rio...<a href="http://johannhari.com/2010/07/02/how-goldman-sachs-gambling-on-starving-the-worlds-poor-and-won" rel="nofollow">Was speculation the main cause behind the food riots</a>?byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-32842580635101634432010-06-03T10:43:48.505+01:002010-06-03T10:43:48.505+01:00UN report says that "A global shift towards a...<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet" rel="nofollow">UN report</a> says that "A global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change".byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-61803420449263470482010-03-16T19:17:06.153+00:002010-03-16T19:17:06.153+00:00Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac?<a href="http://www.pcrm.org/magazine/gm07autumn/health_pork.html" rel="nofollow">Why does a salad cost more than a Big Mac?</a>byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-46032968946158900932010-03-16T18:42:30.270+00:002010-03-16T18:42:30.270+00:00New report on impacts from livestock.<a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-03/su-mrr031610.php" rel="nofollow">New report on impacts from livestock.</a>byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1341287556394593262009-07-13T13:02:03.108+01:002009-07-13T13:02:03.108+01:00I realise I am over a year late in replying here, ...I realise I am over a year late in replying here, but I am not sure why I didn't see these replies earlier. My apologies.<br /><br />Craig - For the record, I rarely buy meat. I generally eat it when it is served to me by others. When we do buy meat, it is sometimes from supermarkets (though I hate how they have all those open fridges - that is another kind of stupid overconsumption) and byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-79673462693355750342008-04-30T13:22:00.000+01:002008-04-30T13:22:00.000+01:00What is the meat versus "other" content in those s...What is the meat versus "other" content in those sausages in your photo? :)<BR/><BR/>(In 2nd year Biochemistry, sausages were explicitly excluded from the "high" protein diet when we did "high" versus "low" protein experiments)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596708676307329514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-21479764712585003322008-04-21T21:45:00.000+01:002008-04-21T21:45:00.000+01:00Dave, regarding celiac. I think the reality is peo...Dave, regarding celiac. I think the reality is people are more aware of celiac. Still the majority of celiac sufferers have no awareness. The real definitive test involves an invasive intestinal scrape. I think doctors are hesitant to suggest that. There is a blood test, but it isn't that accurate. The thing with a disease like celiac is that you can put up with the symptoms while internally it One of Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-55972583593804671942008-04-21T18:53:00.000+01:002008-04-21T18:53:00.000+01:00Did you see the leader from the latest print editi...Did you see the leader from the latest print edition from the Economist on the food crisis?<BR/><BR/>But there's no way I'm in a rush to become a vegetarian.<BR/><BR/>CiaoJason Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02241687856069823683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-76478387671572924332008-04-19T22:04:00.000+01:002008-04-19T22:04:00.000+01:00Sometimes the hippies get together and actually ma...Sometimes the hippies get together and actually make things work.<BR/><BR/>From a <A HREF="http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/007966.html" REL="nofollow">Worldchanging article:</A><BR/><BR/><I>In the late ‘80s I sat down with some dairy farmers in Western Wisconsin. There was a real break-down; In the 1980s farmers were going out of business even worse that today. And they wanted to organize aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-15445102706236446532008-04-19T13:21:00.000+01:002008-04-19T13:21:00.000+01:00Is the inhumane treatment of animals really necess...<I>Is the inhumane treatment of animals really necessary for human survival? I would contend that only a society which assumes the ubiquitous consumption of meat "needs" to treat animals this way.</I><BR/><BR/>I don't agree with any inhumane treatment of any animal. <BR/><BR/>Though sometimes treatment may seem inhumane though in reality is humane in that it is better for the animal - take Craig Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588042075470456058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-92045285884372095362008-04-19T04:32:00.000+01:002008-04-19T04:32:00.000+01:00One thing I think we will regret in years to come ...<I>One thing I think we will regret in years to come is that we have turned terrific grazing / farmland into housing estates instead of using poorer land for such use.</I><BR/>I entirely agree. Nearly all the world's best farming land is not used for farming, since if it is good for farming, then it often ends up becoming the focus of a city that swallows the land that first led to the area beingbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-77142832454573951912008-04-19T00:23:00.000+01:002008-04-19T00:23:00.000+01:00I have just re-read my last post and thought my la...I have just re-read my last post and thought my last paragraph could sound a little overly combative. My apologies if so as it was not my intent.Craig Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588042075470456058noreply@blogger.com