Archive for the ‘vegetarian’ Category:

2023-10-25 US Subsidies For Meat, Etc.

agriculture Books, documents, literature Consumer Information farming food meat vegetarian Websites
on October 25th, 2023 by - No Comments

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

(Read More…)

Tags: , ,

2023-10-20 Ammonia From Farms Behind 60% Of UK PM2.5 Air Pollution – Study

air pollution ammonia Books, documents, literature Consumer Information Environment farming food GHG Greenhouse Gas Health meat newsmedia vegetarian
on October 20th, 2023 by - No Comments

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

Tags: , , , ,

2022-03-09 6 Key Changes Help Avert Climate Crisis

Climate Change Consumer Information meat newsmedia vegetarian
on March 9th, 2022 by - No Comments

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

(Read More…)

Tags:

2022-01-11 McDonald’s Beef Hamburgers At Odds With Cutting Emissions

food meat vegetarian
on January 11th, 2022 by - No Comments

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

(Read More…)

Tags: ,

2021-12-29 Should You Resolve To Go Green?

food meat vegetarian
on December 29th, 2021 by - No Comments

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

(Read More…)

Tags: , , , ,
© RustyBolt.Info/wordpress
CyberChimps