Posts Tagged ‘meat eating’
The Global Fight Over Meat Eating
History, I think, will look back at the early 21st century as an important period in our developing attitude about greenhouse gases and global warming — and about how far we were willing to go to change our habits. The fact is, there are many powerful forces, with seriously vested interests, who don’t want us to face facts about meat eating and its harmful effects on health and environment.
Consider two recent examples:
- Baltimore City Public Schools decision to add a vegetarian Meatless Monday to its weekly lunch offerings;
- And Lord Stern of Brentford’s suggestion that we adopt a vegetarian diet to combat global warming.
The meat industry, both here and in Britain, went apeshit.
One Dude Who Will Never Join PETA
I saw this hand-painted sign on a pick-up truck this weekend. What on Earth, I thought, could cause this guy to advertise his enmity toward animals in such a public, in-your-face way ? Did some vegans drain the waste lagoon on his hog farm or something?
