Impact of Eating Meat

Debate: Can It Be More Ethical To Eat Meat?

Kitchen Daily | Posted 03.20.2012

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We all have to eat, so it's the debate that never ends -- is it more socially responsible to kill and eat animals, or to rely on a vegetarian diet? ...

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A Case For Eating Meat

Daniel Klein | Posted 05.19.2012

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The type of meat eating that I am defending is the occasional consumption of animals that have been raised on pasture in limited numbers and where the practice mimics that of nature and treats the animals (and slaughters them) humanely. In this limited capacity, I think meat eating can be MORE responsible than vegetarianism for reasons that impact the environment, our health, culture, history and morality.

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Meat Lover's Lament: A Pledge to Eat Humanely

Brett Ashley McKenzie | Posted 09.25.2011

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"Where does your meat come from?" It's a question that grocers, restaurateurs, deli counters, and cafeterias should know the answer to, and it's a question you should ask freely... yet few of us do.

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Fish Farming The Solution To Global Food Woes, Report Says

The Huffington Post | Joe Satran | Posted 08.16.2011

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It's no secret that wild fish stocks are in bad shape. Many species are on the verge of collapse, or even extinction. The overfished have, mercifully,...

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HuffPost's Greatest Person Of The Day: Barbara Kowalcyk, Food Safety Advocate

Posted 05.25.2011

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Every day on HuffPost, we're highlighting one 'Greatest Person'- an exceptional individual who is confronting the country's economic and political cri...

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Meatless Monday: Does Your Health Matter? (RECIPES, PHOTOS)

Chris Elam | Posted 05.25.2011

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Science often has a funny way of making people react in a rather unscientific manner, particularly when it comes to something as deeply personal as the food we eat.

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Eating A Deep Fried Fish That's Still Alive (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eating "rare" delicacies just got to a new level. In China, chefs have figured out a way to keep a fish alive as it gets deep fried and then waits to...

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Red Beans and Rice: Look out Popeye's!

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

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The other day I woke up in the morning with a eureka moment of insight. What if I cook the beans with the ham hock? Here's my recipe.

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What Men Want

Dr. Nicholas Perricone | Posted 11.17.2011

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Eating a lot of fish and fresh fruit and vegetables is ideal for creating beautiful skin and eliminating body fat, and is ideal for women andmen.

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Chew On This, Chipotle!

Carolynn Carreño | Posted 05.25.2011

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In Southern California, Chipotle resorts to using meat from cows that must be fork-lifted to slaughter because they're too sick to even walk.

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Better Than Meatfree Mondays

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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The McCartney's gentle approach - suggesting less meat instead of pushing no meat - may lower our carbon emissions and have sustainable agriculture benefits.

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Meat Week

Varu Chilakamarri | Posted 05.25.2011

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Most of my male friends took his side. "Let him have his meat!" they cried, as if Meat Week stood for something more in the great power dynamic between men and women.

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Your Diet has More Climate Change Impact than your Car

Penny Herscher | Posted 05.25.2011

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The meat industry produces more carbon emissions than the auto industry.

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One Meat Lover's Low-Carbon Diet

audubonmagazine.org | Mike Tidwell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Full disclosure: I love to eat meat. I was born in Memphis, the barbecue capital of the Milky Way Galaxy. I worship slow-cooked, hickory-smoked pig me...

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Need Small Steps To Reduce Your Footprint?

Grist | Umbra Fisk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Politics of Food, Reducing Emissions, Impact of Eating Meat, Carbon Footprint, Green News

Dear Umbra, This year my family is not in the position to make any major CO2-reducing changes. We will not be purchasing a new car, a smaller house, ...

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UN: Eat Less Meat To Curb Global Warming

Guardian | Juliette Jowit | Posted 05.25.2011

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People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, the world's...

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Would You Kill What You Eat?

Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

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From cruel conditions, to carbon footprint, to waste of packaging, to harmful chemicals -- there's so much going on with that food on your plate before you see it.

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Cut Back On Carbon By Cutting Back On Meat

New York Times | Mark Bittman | Posted 05.25.2011

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LET'S suppose you've decided to eat less meat, or are considering it. And let's ignore your reasons for doing so. They may be economic, ethical, altru...

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