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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by 52-6F-62 on Monday May 06, 2019 @09:04AM (#19839005)
> This is definitely an impactful idea, specifically red meat by quite a large difference comparative to other meats.

This isn't exactly tenable for everyone, either. Some people [like me] need to fairly regularly eat red meat for the B12/Iron uptake benefits alongside supplementation.

Instead the industry should be pushed toward larger changes like this: https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-eating-seaweed-can-help-c...

I'm increasingly convinced the solution isn't quitting everything that looks like a vice (good luck with that), but instead to develop methods for reducing or removing and reversing the harm they cause.

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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by selimthegrim on Monday May 06, 2019 @10:57AM (#19840009)
That’s exactly it though. Conservatives are no doubt irritated by environmental jeremiads because they know revivals and camp meetings when they see them. Usually when this seaweed reducing methane stuff gets mentioned you hear crickets from the hair-shirt crowd
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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by 52-6F-62 on Monday May 06, 2019 @11:51AM (#19840500)
I'm not really sure I understand what you're saying. Can you elaborate?
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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by selimthegrim on Monday May 06, 2019 @12:21PM (#19840857)
I’m agreeing with you but I’m saying for a lot of environmentalists they have guilt they want to purge and a solution like that won’t do it.
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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by 52-6F-62 on Monday May 06, 2019 @03:12PM (#19842711)
Right— so you're saying a path that allows people to persist in their actions is unacceptable to environmentalists because it allows them to continue in their actions. More or less?

I'm unclear where "conservatives" comes into play. I've never considered myself a political conservative, TBH.

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