On AlterNet: chicken

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "chicken"

How How Your Tax Dollars Financed “Reconstruction” Madness in Iraq

Peter Van Buren, TomDispatch.com. October 2, 2011.

A chicken-killing plant in Iraq funded by American tax dollars? An inside look at what our money paid for as part of the "war on terror."

Why All Meat Eaters Should, at Least Once, Kill and Butcher an Animal

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. July 29, 2011.

How one farmer had to break a no-kill promise to his flock.

Love Eating Chicken? Here's Some Essentials to Know First

Vanessa Barrington, EcoSalon. January 14, 2011.

Mass marketed chicken is one of the most environmentally disgusting and inhumane things we can eat. But there are alternatives.

Industrial Ag Once Again Demanding a Free Pass to Crap in Your Backyard

Tom Philpott, Grist.org. January 12, 2011.

Industrial ag is admitting that it needs to trash its neighbors and the surrounding landscape to thrive. And it wants us to believe that there are no alternatives.

Where To Find Really Healthy Eggs and Poultry (It's Not at Whole Foods)

Ari LeVaux, AlterNet. June 23, 2010.

Most labels on poultry and eggs mean whatever the producer or vendor decides. Here's how to figure out what's what.

How a Foodie Got Duped and Seduced By Mass-Market Produced Fast Food

Deirdre Heekin, Chelsea Green Publishing. February 9, 2010.

Seduced by KFC's Original Recipe, one foodie set out to discover the roots of this tasty chicken -- and the other ingredients on the KFC menu.

Fast Food Monstrosities: Why Would Someone Eat a 1400 Calorie Sandwich?

Scott Gold, The Faster Times. September 28, 2009.

Big fast food chains are competing to build bigger, badder and more insanely calorific food. And we eat it. What the hell is wrong with us?

Are Chicken and Fish as Unhealthy as Red Meat?

Chloe J., Sustain Lane. September 23, 2009.

In the interest of your health, the environment and even logic, it makes more sense to leave chicken and fish off your plate. Here's why.

Meatless Mondays: Do Something Good for the Earth and Your Health

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.

A new campaign is focused on convincing the world not to eat chickens, pigs, and other animals -- just one day per week.

Red Meat or Chicken? Why It's Wise to Stay Away from Both

Kathy Freston, AlterNet. April 16, 2009.

Cutting out red meat while still eating chicken doesn't address the fact that the industrial model for raising both is very bad for the environment.