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Re:Labeling Beef ‘Low Carbon’ Could Open Premium Market for Wyoming Ra...
on Friday September 08, 2023 @11:55AM (#37435303)
That's some mighty fine green-washing going on there, as well as creating the illusion of a "premium" product for which they can justify a higher price.
The self-reported "low carbon" certification doesn't seem to include the GHG produced by growing and transporting the feed to the cattle, the cattle to the abattoir, running the factory, distributing the beef, though, does it? I could not find those numbers anywhere.
It also elides the other issues with beef, such as water and land-use. A kcal of beef is going to cost hundreds more gallons of water to produce than a kcal of vegetables. What about nitrogen run-off into ground water from feed lots?
Re:Texas just got closer to blackouts than it has since 2021. What hap...
on Thursday September 07, 2023 @10:54AM (#37419787)
Or just cut power to them. It's hardly on the level of critical infrastructure like a hospital, or 50,000 homes in 110+ degree F heat.
Re:ISPs Should Not Police Online Speech – No Matter How Awful It Is
on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @11:38AM (#37323812)
What? I don't recall ever having heard the US spread democracy in Latin America. The US destabilized democratically elected governments and propped up violent regimes in Latin America to benefit private industry and "combat Communism". The US Army School of the Americas was a finishing school for Latin American dictators and strongmen, as well as other murderers.
https://irp.fas.org/crs/soa.htm
Re:Positive Association between Altitude and Suicide in 2584 U.S. Coun...
on Monday August 14, 2023 @10:41AM (#37121573)
You contact the study author(s).
Re:Magic mushrooms are for sale in SF, and the city gov has no idea wh...
on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @11:32AM (#37050533)
Unless you've met the machine elves, can you really say you've had a psychedelic experience?
Re:Ravenchord – A Radical Redesign of the Piano
on Monday August 07, 2023 @01:38PM (#37037794)
Would it be too much to ask that the octave width of the keyboard be reduced to 6" or even 5.5" so that women and men with smaller hands could play with less discomfort, rather than being based on what someone in the 16th century preferred.
Re:Lawmakers propose 'speed limiters' for repeat offenders in New York
on Wednesday August 02, 2023 @09:25AM (#36970580)
There is already a point system to take away their license. Why not enforce the existing regulation? Also, the US system of traffic fines is a joke. A $250 fine for someone making minimum wage is going to hurt a huge amount, but that same fine is going to be meaningless to someone making $100,000/yr. Fines should be based on a percentage of gross yearly income.