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Growing Meat vs. Going Vegetarian

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," Andrew Revkin explores the brave new world of growing meat cultures in vitro as a more humane and possibly more environmentally friendly way of producing meat. In his post, Revkin cites Jesse Ausubel, Director of the Program for the Human Environment at Rockefeller University. metric tons per year?

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From Today's New York Times

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To the Editor: Re “ Humanity Even for Nonhumans ,” by Nicholas D. Animals raised for food suffer miserably. April 9, 2009 To the Editor: In making the personal decision of where to place ourselves in our ethical relationship with animals, it is important to evaluate the reality of our words. Laura Frisk Encinitas, Calif.,

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From Today's New York Times

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Mary Ellen Croteau Chicago, Dec. Instead of allowing companies to find ways to turn food a dog might reject into cheap human food, shouldn’t the U.S.D.A. I’m sure it would save even more money. concern itself with why there are E. coli and salmonella in our food supply in the first place? Jan Weber Brooklyn, Jan.

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Water Worries—How We're Drugging Other Species

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Pharmaceutically-laced water isn't just a problem for humans. It's a problem for animals, particularly aquatic animals, as well. Closer to home, the AP story reports that: fish collected in waterways near or in Chicago; West Chester, Pa.; See this AP story for details.

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From Today's New York Times

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Niman’s suggestion that the findings do not apply to smaller farms, the United Nations and the University of Chicago reports demonstrate the inefficiency of beef “production” because a cow must be fed to convert grass or grain calories into protein before a human can consume even “humane” or grass-fed beef.