Earth at risk of becoming 'hothouse' if tipping point reached, report warns

Re:Earth at risk of becoming 'hothouse' if tipping point rea... by glhaynes on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @10:25AM (#17706895)

The vast majority of people I know (Texas) couldn't live a productive life without a car. Some people certainly could but not most. Meat, though, they could definitely do without—and for most of them it'd be healthier.

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Re:Earth at risk of becoming 'hothouse' if tipping point rea... by _Codemonkeyism on Wednesday August 08, 2018 @07:55AM (#17715079)

This always sounds phoney to my ears. Move to a suburb to have a large house (3 bedrooms!), vote for parties that build roads instead of public transport, despise public transport, don't walk 100m but go by car, don't own a bicycle and then "I couldn't live without a car".

Yes they can't live without a car, agreed. But this is by their own choosing.

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Re:Earth at risk of becoming 'hothouse' if tipping point rea... by SmellyGeekBoy on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @11:24AM (#17707436)

Strange, I'd heard it was refined carbs and sugar giving America diabetes and heart disease. Are you saying it's meat now?

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Re:Earth at risk of becoming 'hothouse' if tipping point rea... by jmcqk6 on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @03:08PM (#17709587)

I believe the topic is "Climate Change" so I don't know why you're talking about diabetes and heart disease.

The argument is probably that meat production emits higher levels of carbon than other types of food production.

Unrelated, meat does have an impact on diabetes and heart disease, so if you're concerned about those things, then you should definitely learn more about it.

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Re:Earth at risk of becoming 'hothouse' if tipping point rea... by ajmurmann on Tuesday August 07, 2018 @12:25PM (#17708035)

Red meat is known to increase risk of heart diseases.

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