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On Flow and Water

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And let me just say that on the occasions that I have bought bottled water, such as in airports because I couldn't bring my own, I felt nearly as bad as if I bought a hamburger. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Economics Ethics Bottled water Charity:Water China Drinking water Flow the Film Three Gorges Dam Water. Drink Tap Water!

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

31): Would the average American have believed that hamburgers were treated with ammonia to remove salmonella and E. labor costs and saving the lives of hamburger lovers. 1, 2010 Note from KBJ: Enjoy your hamburger. To the Editor: “ Company’s Record on Treatment of Beef Is Called Into Question ” (front page, Dec. Not in my mouth.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

5, 2009 To the Editor: I ate my last hamburger last night. 4, 2009 To the Editor: I have been a strict vegetarian most of my life, and, as such, I have never lacked reasons—ethical, economic and health-related—to continue this lifestyle. Coli Shows Flaws in Ground Beef Inspection System ” (front page, Oct. 4): Your article about E.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

We encourage kids to gently pet baby lambs, cows, chickens and pigs, but we deny them this loving connection when we serve animals for dinner by surreptitiously calling them chops, hamburger, nuggets and bacon. There is no happy ending for even the most humanely raised animal. We call ourselves vegetarians. Patti Breitman Fairfax, Calif.,

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

What would the cost of a hamburger at Burger King or McDonald’s be if the meat were to come from Ms. 1, 2009 To the Editor: As an ethics instructor who aims to inspire my students to think about the connections between their values and daily practices, I found Nicolette Hahn Niman’s article disappointing. Lois Bloom Easton, Conn.,

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Industrial Agriculture

Animal Ethics

Moore looks like he has eaten one too many hamburgers.) Think of all the progressives— Michael Moore , for example—who either eat meat or go out of their way to ridicule vegetarians. Many progressives care only about human beings. Many conservatives care about animals as well as human beings.

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Philip E. Devine on the Vegetarian's Dilemma

Animal Ethics

Think of the difference between eating a hamburger and eating a veggie burger, for example. Devine seems to think that if humans cease eating meat, they will derive no pleasure from eating. But not eating meat doesn't mean you get no pleasure from eating; it means, at most, that you get less pleasure from eating.