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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FDA says you can overdose on licorice https://youtu.be/7zCBBZpZQHc More: There can be health issues from eating licorice in large quantities. https://www.phillyvoice.com/black-licorice-overdose-death-health-effects/ Quote: << Glycyrrhizin has the distinct licorice flavor and is 50 times sweeter than sugar and has been used in other types of candy, soft drinks, tea, Belgian beers, throat lozenges and tobacco. This
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BNA & bladder cancer p.19- << In the summer of 1979 I ran the program at the Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx that introduced medical students to occupational medicine. As part of that curriculum, we placed the first-year students with the International Chemical Workers Union, which represented workers at
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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
Climate Change will bring global tension, US intelligence report says. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-59004088
The raising of beef takes 43% of the land but contributes only 3% of the calories. https://www.technologyreview.com/2019/08/08/133806/giving-up-just-half-your-hamburgers-can-really-help-the-climate/
Investigation: The meat industry is using the same techniques that the tobacco industry used to fool the consumer – climate washing. https://www.desmog.com/2021/07/18/investigation-meat-industry-greenwash-climatewash/
Quote: << Dave West (said) I do know other “vegans” who consume fake meats and processed vegan foods who also seem to be hurt by “healthy” foods. All folks would do far better with a balance of vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and a few nuts. Far from being “nuts”, the whole food, plant based (WFPB)
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Sugar and coffee yields were slashed by climate change, report warns. https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/sugar-coffee-climate-crisis-agriculture-b1921993.html I’m glad I don’t drink coffee.
I’ve thought about these robots several times over the years because for millenia farmers did this by hand, without the carcinogenic (cancer causing) herbicides and insecticides. Now they have built a robotic weed killer that zaps weeds with a Laser. And another farm robotic machine is powered by a Tesla battery. What makes me elated
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