Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following?

Re:Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following? by fyfy18 on Monday June 22, 2020 @12:39PM (#23602261)

I don't disagree that eating plants is more efficient than eating animal products, but what I'd like to know is how much it costs to transport these products.

Is coconut oil grown and processed in Thailand, then flown to Europe and transported by truck another few thousand miles, still better than butter made from cows milk that are raised 20km away?

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Re:Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be following? by 488643689 on Monday June 22, 2020 @05:23PM (#23606890)

I doubt the transportation has a huge impact, but either way it's an issue of its own. You don't have to eat vegan products grown across the globe. Bringing this up is as relevant as talking about the footprint of the clothes you wear while eating. Btw. the soy grown in the Amazonian ex-rainforest to feed cows, isn't magically appearing on American farms either.

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