Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future

Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by mark_l_watson on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:11AM (#28839885)

+1 you are correct, the subsidies given to the beef industry are absurd given the externalities of cow farts, water usage, etc.

I don’t think that beyond burgers are very healthy but my wife and I eat them at least once a week anyways. I like a maxed-out burger with the ‘works’ without having animals die for my eating pleasure. When I do occasionally eat real meat, I prefer no feed lot beef over pork or chicken because I understand that chickens and pigs live miserable lives while cattle get to live outside and graze.

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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by wyager on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @11:54AM (#28841276)

The subsidies given to the plant industry are absurd given the externalities of obesity, diabetes, soil depletion, etc.

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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by cies on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:54AM (#28840501)

> absurd

I'd go as far as to say it's evil.

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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by spiderfarmer on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:18AM (#28839985)

The environmental impact of "cow farts" and "cow burps" is largely a myth.

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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by gbrown on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:25AM (#28840067)

[citation needed]

Also, it wouldn’t matter anyway: the climate impact of raising so many and feeding them carbon intensive grain is bonkers.

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Re:Plant-based meat deceleration signals niche future by hnmullany on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @10:57AM (#28840538)

Well it's not a myth - but it is relatively minor compared to - say fossil fuel based power generation. Methane output is well documented - about 1lb a day for dairy cows and about half that for beef cows - without mitigation from additives.

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