On Jun 28, 11:06=A0am, Rudy Canoza <pi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> J wrote:
> > On Jun 28, 10:23 am, Rudy Canoza <pi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> "Unfortunately, today=92s high meat diet is an inefficient way to
feed=
the
> >> world, said Dr. Lawrence. =A0When we feed grain to livestock, energy
i=
s
> >> lost when the grain is converted to meat. Cattle are the most
> >> inefficient in energy conversion, with seven pounds of grain
producing
> >> just one pound of beef.
>
> >> "Our high-meat diet is also harmful to the environment, according to
D=
r.
> >> Lawrence. Most American livestock are now raised on 'factory farms,'
> >> which generate an estimated 575 billion pounds of animal waste each
> >> year. This concentrated animal waste contains disease-causing
> >> microorganisms; heavy metals; and nitrogen and phosphorus, which
> >> seriously degrade rivers and estuaries like the Chesapeake Bay. "
>
> >>http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2004/eating_future.html
>
> >> Once again, we clearly see that "vegans" see "inefficiency" and
> >> environmental degradation as two *separate* problems.
>
> > Which obviously bothers you so greatly you'll be spouting gibberish
> > about it for months.
>
> The "inefficiency" argument against meat is bull****.-
Said the LIAR.
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