Zarusoba said...

Zarusoba at 05:21 PM JST - 5th October

tclh: Dairy milk is a beneficial product from nature IF you happen to be a baby cow! Most Chinese are lactose intolerant! The best source of calcium is what the cows eat: dark green leafy vegetables.

Dairy is among the most water intensive of all foods and the vast amount…

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Zarusoba at 06:03 PM JST - 25th May

Increased demand for meat is not the cause, but it is a contributing factor.

Farm animal population growth is now increasing faster than human population growth. Farm animals eat one third of the world's grain. Animal husbandry is a hungry, thirsty, polluting infficient industry.

Feed the people, not the farm…

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Zarusoba at 08:13 PM JST - 17th May

Every time Australia exports one kilo of beef, that's another 15,000 litres of virtual water leaving the world's driest inhabited continent.

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Zarusoba at 08:12 PM JST - 17th May

There's also that thing called Peak Oil, which should put self-sufficiency high on everyone's priority list.

Posted in Gov't warns low food self-sufficiency, global shortages may lead to drastic diet changes at 08:12 PM JST - 17th May
Zarusoba at 08:02 PM JST - 17th May

According to the UN, global meat consumption is set to double by 2050. That means that farm animal population growth is rising faster than human population growth.

The negative environmental impacts of the meat boom are numerous: excessive water usage, water pollution, methane emissions and deforestation.

Excessive meat consumption also…

Posted in Gov't warns low food self-sufficiency, global shortages may lead to drastic diet changes at 08:02 PM JST - 17th May