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Are Cows Worse Than Cars? | The American Prospect
prospect.org - 12/3/2008
Are Cows Worse Than Cars? | The American Prospect
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This article has been corrected. These days almost any proposal to reduce global warming gets taken seriously, even by conservatives. Solar panels are proposed for powering everything except submarines. Oilman T. Boone Pickens wants to put windmills on every empty patch of land in Texas, and ...

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Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... are the gift that keeps on giving. * Are cows worse for the climate than cars? Ben Adler explores an important issue. * It's easy to take it for granted, but once in a while, we're reminded of the ...

Meat
Obsidian Wings — ... Ben Adler has a good thorough rundown at TAP on the effects of meat consumption on global warming. Interestingly, he notes that environmentalists have been hesitant to urge people to eat less meat, despite the fact that it's one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint. The reason, Adler suggests, is that they're scared of looking like dirty hippies: ...

Global Warming and the Giggle Test
Newshoggers.com — ... Ben Adler has a good thorough rundown at TAP on the effects of meat consumption on global warming. Interestingly, he notes that environmentalists have been hesitant to urge people to eat less meat, despite the fact that it's one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint. The reason, Adler suggests, is that they're scared of looking like dirty hippies: ...

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