This poll was released today. It’s not necessarily impartial. I love to hear that 68% of US coastal residents support offshore wind farm construction. But there are NIMBYs that don’t want the turbines for a number of reasons, most of them unjustified. 68% of US coastal residents support offshore wind farms – here’s why
Archive for the ‘meat’ Category:
2023-11-07 Total Mammal Biomass On Earth
The graph looks like humans and livestock make up most of the mammal biomass on the Earth. Hankschannel on YouTube – short video
2023-10-25 US Subsidies For Meat, Etc.
A quick Google search for “US meat subsidies” turned up this:$38B/year in meat and dairy subsidies, $17M/year for fruits and vegetables. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26872805:nIE https://disq.us/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jstor.org%2Fstable%2F26872805%3AnIEsjCg05Ef7QCY7oVPiSJ1IQR4&cuid=469956 —————————- Direct corn ethanol subsidies are lower, around $100M. But indirectly, the renewable portfolio standard forces fuel companies to subsidize ethanol by mandating it. https://www.taxpayer.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/TCS-Biofuels-Subsidies-Report.pdf Perennial grass ethanol has not advanced as
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2023-10-20 Ammonia From Farms Behind 60% Of UK PM2.5 Air Pollution – Study
Ammonia from farms, along with NOx, make up 40% of PM2.5 air pollution in other developed countries. The people should cut back on meat and dairy consumption – eat meat once a week. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/04/ammonia-from-farms-behind-60-of-uk-particulate-air-pollution-study
2022-07-18 Investing In Plant-based Alternatives Cuts Climate Emissions
I have warned people that they are going to have to give up eating so much meat; it’s critical to cutting GHGs. 😥 https://cleantechnica.com/2022/07/17/investing-in-plant-based-alternatives-cuts-climate-emissions-more-than-other-green-investments/
2022-03-09 6 Key Changes Help Avert Climate Crisis
A study finds that just six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis. This is a Guardian article and it has this list of the 6. Quote: << The Jump campaign asks people to sign up to take the following six “shifts” for one, three or six months: • Eat a largely plant-based
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2022-01-23 Say Farewell To Your Simple Pleasures
The coffee may become more expensive and more difficult to obtain. But everyone will have to eat less meat, especially beef, and less dairy products. We will have to switch to chicken, which takes less resources to grow. Or just give up meat and eat a plant based diet. Please read these words and enjoy
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2022-01-11 McDonald’s Beef Hamburgers At Odds With Cutting Emissions
Hold the beef! McDonald’s is just one of many fast food chains that need to cut beef consumption. They should replace beef with more sustainable meat like chicken. The article suggests McDonald’s is greenwashing. Quote: << In recent years, the company announced big sustainability initiatives but climate experts who reviewed McDonald’s plans and data say
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2021-12-29 Should You Resolve To Go Green?
Should your New Year’s resolution be to go green? You don’t need to subscribe to read this New Scientist article, just make a resolution to do one thing: for just one day a week, eat no meat. Simple, and easy to do. See the link at the bottom for why this is so important. If
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2021-11-09 Treat Beef Like Coal To Reduce GHGs
This article is behind a paywall. https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/10/02/treating-beef-like-coal-would-make-a-big-dent-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions
