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Eating Meat Is Worse Than Driving a Truck ... for the Climate

Frances Cerra Whittelsey, The Nation. August 6, 2008.
Reducing our meat consumption may not be popular, but we need to view our love affair with burgers in the same frame as gas-guzzling SUVs.

Is a Big Hunk of Steak Worth Almost 2,000 Gallons of Water?

Collin Dunn, Huffington Post. July 1, 2008.
Sometimes the kick we need to green our lives is a hard look at the numbers.

Face It, We All Aren't Going to Become Vegetarians

George Monbiot, Monbiot.com. April 18, 2008.
It's better for the planet to avoid eating meat, but the reality is we have to make it more sustainable for people who don't want to be vegetarians.

Who Needs Meat When You've Got Bugs?

Kerry Trueman, Huffington Post. February 14, 2008.
We may find the idea of insects as livestock disgusting, but could a bug farm possibly be any more foul than our fetid feedlots?

One Bite at a Time: A Beginner's Guide to Vegetarianism

Kathy Freston, Huffington Post. March 2, 2007.
How to become vegetarian -- and help save the environment -- in six easy steps.

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