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Making Meat a Side Dish
5 ways to be ethically carnivorous
THERE'S NO AVOIDING IT: EATING MEAT IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. Terrible, actually. So what are you supposed to do if you want to live green, but can't fathom giving up bacon? Jason Horn offers five easy ways to cut down your meat consumption without cutting it out entirely.
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Action of the day
Use the Eat Well Guide to Find Local Food
60 billion animals are raised for the purpose of consumption each year, the majority in CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feed Operations).
Be certain your meals come from sources that keep the animals, consumers and farms healthy by choosing local, sustainable food. Not only is each purchase a vote for fresh, healthy food, it is a vote against factory farms.
Support independent farmers—and your own heath. Buy local.
Noted and Quoted
"We are heading to carnage. Carnage which had been put to a stop. There is no prevention programme that can succeed without treatment." -- Peter Mugyeni, head of Uganda's Joint Clinical Research Center, speaking about the Obama Administration's freeze on HIV/AIDS spending in several African countries.
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