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Environmental and ecological discussion, particularly of things like weather and other natural phenomena (especially if they're not breaking news).

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Less meat is nearly always better for the environment than "sustainable" meat | Despite differences in farming practices across the world, plant-based protein sources still have a lower footprint (ourworldindata.org)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The disproportionate impact that beef has is amazing. We heavily subsidize the beef industry in the US and buy beef directly from the Amazon rainforest. The massive external costs are completely neglected.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dude I see you everywhere. I did hear about a company setting up a lab grown meat factory recently though. Hopefully will help the problem.

The World’s Top Beef Supplier Is Building a Lab-Grown Meat Plant

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