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Eating Less Meat and Dairy Essential to Curb Climate Change
2014-12-05 21:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: You probably know most vegetarians than you used to. You may even know some veganspeople who eat no animal products, including eggs, butter, milk and cheese. But did you know that their dietary habits may be essential to save the planet? A new research paper from UK think tank Chatham House, LivestockClimate Changes Forgotten Sector, explains why it may be necessary for a lot more people to go vegetarian or at least dial down their consumption of meat and dairy products, and how to get them to...
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Meat Market Update | Rib Prices See Dramatic Gain
2014-12-04 22:20:00| Beef
Rib prices increased very dramatically in the last week, jumping another $10 to set new high prices. They have jumped about $60 since the first week of October. Ed Czerwien, USDA Market News read more
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World is overlooking climate change effects of eating meat, says new report
2014-12-04 19:12:40| Livestock - Topix.net
A new report reveals most consumers aren't aware that the meat and livestock industry is a bigger source of global carbon emissions than transport - and that's even when air travel and shipping are included in the transport figures! However, the report, titled Livestock - Climate Change's Forgotten Sector , also found that consumers were more willing to reduce their meat consumption once they better understood the impacts, giving hope that awareness campaigns could work towards reducing the meat and dairy industries' contribution to global warming.
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Ex-Fonterra boss calls for meat co-op
2014-12-04 17:24:19| Food - Topix.net
Former Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden has called for the two largest meat companies to join forces behind a single united co-operative. And Silver Fern Farms chairman Rob Hewett said there was an appetite for change, he had no objections to the idea "in principle" but the "devil is in the details".
World must cut meat consumption to curb climate change
2014-12-03 12:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: If the world is to curb dangerous levels of climate change then more must be done to cut meat and dairy consumption, a sector that contributes greatly to greenhouse gas emissions, and raise awareness of the issues, according to a report for think-tank Chatham House. The report Livestock Climate Changes Forgotten Sector notes that greenhouse gas emissions from the livestock sector are estimated to account for 14.5% of the global total, more than direct emissions from the transport sector....
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