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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has estimated that nearly a fifth of the world’s greenhouse gases is generated by livestock production, more than by transportation. Michael Radkowsky Washington, Nov. Here we have a reason to eschew beef.

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The True Costs of Eating Meat

Animal Ethics

In this Washington Post column, James E. Livestock accounts for at least 21 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions globally -- more than all forms of transportation combined. Undigested antibiotics leach from manure into freshwater systems and impair the sex organs of fish. About the Washington Post columnist: James E.

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