Meat and the environment

Dec. 3, 2011   Leave a Comment  

David Pimentel of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences says that the grain currently fed to some seven billion livestock in the United States could feed nearly 800 million people directly. (Thinkstock)

Shifting diets makes a big difference

Fresh food vendors to peddle wares at Somerville winter farmers’ market

Dec. 14, 2010   1 Comment  

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Now serving wine!

EarthTalk: Meatless Monday? Global dimming?

Nov. 6, 2010   1 Comment  

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Watch out for brown clouds

Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker

Nov. 4, 2009   1 Comment  

22.5 Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker Smoker

A great BBQ component

EarthTalk: Do cats have to eat meat? Green cities?

Feb. 28, 2009   1 Comment  

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Dear EarthTalk: I don’t eat meat, for a variety of ethical and environmental reasons, and I’d rather not feed it to my cat, either. Do cats have to be carnivores? — John McManus, Needham, MA Unlike dogs and other omnivores, cats are true (so-called “obligate”) carnivores: They meet their nutritional needs by consuming other animals [...]

EarthTalk: Green computers? Meat?

Feb. 25, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Dear EarthTalk: As an online gamer, I spend a lot of time in front of my computer. What’s the environmental impact? And are “greener” PCs available?  – Bob Grant, Burlington, Vt. Online gamers and other heavy computer users are definitely leaving an environmental mark. Depending on when it was made and how it was designed, [...]