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by myshpa 3y ago
Agreed on clarity, but we can't overlook industry influence. With their environmental footprint under scrutiny, they might be pushing these laws to divert attention and prevent future regulations.
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by myshpa 3y ago
No, it's because the meat and dairy industry wants to maintain the status quo. If it were for the reasons you listed, they'd require labeling it as "cow's milk" instead of just "milk".
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by myshpa 3y ago
> You have to remember soy milk is basically the left over shit from making tofu. All the healthy shit is left in the pulp including the flavour. Not true. First, you make soy milk by rehydrating soybeans, blending them with water, cooki
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by myshpa 3y ago
> There aren't baked rice cake with soy milk icing https://www.google.com/search?q=vegan+baked+rice+cake+recipe https://www.google.com/search?q=vegan+soy+milk+icing+recipe > not by exchange-abili
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by myshpa 3y ago
> It's not that people are dumb Are you sure? - Almond Milk - Over 1,000 years (Middle Ages) - Soy Milk - Over 2,000 years (China) - Rice Milk - Centuries (Asia) - Coconut Milk - Millennia (Southeast Asia) - Oat Milk - Centuries (No
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by myshpa 3y ago
Irrelevant. https://phys.org/news/2023-07-underestimating-climate-crops.... https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/sep/07/m... https://www.theguardian.com&#x
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Flowers are starting to spread in Antarctica and experts say it's not good news(unilad.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
> we shouldn't get rid of something until we have some idea of why it was put there to start with Right, Chesterton's Fence doesn't mean we shouldn't change, but that we should understand before doing so. And we do un
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by myshpa 3y ago
Increased CO2 impacts agriculture through changes in precipitation patterns, heat stress, reduced soil moisture, soil salinity, accelerated weed growth, pest and disease proliferation, pollinator disruption, shifts in crop phenology, nutrie
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by myshpa 3y ago
Cyclonic energy may show a specific trend, but it's just one aspect of the broader climate system. While cyclones might not have intensified, the multifaceted impacts on agriculture, ecosystems, and weather patterns due to increasing C
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by myshpa 3y ago
> We have known this is coming for decades, we have known it will be devastating to the sustainability of human civilization as it exists. Little to nothing has been done in a timely manner. You're right, we're growing exponent
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by myshpa 3y ago
Yeah, but it's not just the CO2/temperatures alone. Heatwaves, heavy rainfalls, droughts, hailstorms and other extreme weather events can devastate crops and disrupt agricultural systems. Don't forget that overshoot is our pr
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Move faster: Engineers call to fast-track Australia’s net zero target to 2035(reneweconomy.com.au)
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by myshpa 3y ago
Feeding 10 billion people by 2050 within planetary limits may be achievable https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/917471 A global shift towards healthy and more plant-based diets, halving food loss and waste, and i
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New finding might explain why quasars flare and fade so quickly(news.northwestern.edu)
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A Mother’s Body Retains Cells from Her Child After Pregnancy(technologynetworks.com)
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by myshpa 3y ago
While some industries may create jobs initially, they often do so at the expense of exploiting vulnerable populations and perpetuating systemic poverty and inequality. Take planned obsolescence, for example. While products might be cheaper
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by myshpa 3y ago
> This strikes me a rhetorical sleight of hand. > I just don't see a practical proposal here My previous comment @ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37589124 : Sustainable and regenerative agriculture is enti
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by myshpa 3y ago
Even american eagles are increasingly dying of lead poisoning. https://gasanature.org/bald-eagles-across-the-us-are-being-f... Lead found in the bullets of hunters, who tend to hunt larger game like deer, poison the meat o
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by myshpa 3y ago
Encouraging societal contributions is valid, but let's remember that poverty often results from systemic issues. Compassion and kindness are key. Having a job doesn't guarantee a positive contribution, even with a significant inco
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by myshpa 3y ago
Good ... you're further than the others. Now stop dwelling and get working so that doesn't happen.
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by myshpa 3y ago
> packaging costs aren’t even visible. So the idea that packaging it in shrink wrap to avoid spoilage and transport of more apples actually seems to make sense? a) that's per kilogram, and probably not with each apple packaged indiv
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by myshpa 3y ago
We are all but stewards for those who'll come after us.
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by myshpa 3y ago
You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local Transport is a small contributor to emissions. For most foo
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by myshpa 3y ago
> now I mostly just hope that the worst results don’t happen in my own lifetime I don't understand this point. It seems to me that the longer we wait for a collapse to happen, the worse it will be (as fewer resources will be left fo
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by myshpa 3y ago
The best CO2 sequestration technologies we have are soils, forests, plankton and seagrass. Unfortunately, all of them are being impacted by the effects of (mostly animal) agriculture and the fishing industry. Act accordingly. https:/&
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by myshpa 3y ago
Sorry, I know of the site, but haven't used it for purchases.
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by myshpa 3y ago
> (decaf) latte I'm running on regular coffee, no milk. > Oh wait I forgot about cheese Try https://www.vegancheese.co/discover - 1800+ plant based cheeses, perhaps one or two would satisfy your taste buds? :) &g
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by myshpa 3y ago
> Replacing half of the pork, chicken, beef and milk products we consume with plant-based alternatives could reduce global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and related land use by nearly a third, and virtually halt forest loss,
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by myshpa 3y ago
> the idea that we could have a modern society with 40-70% of people shifting to agricultural labor is on its face ridiculous I never said we'd need 40-70% of people in the agriculture. I've talked about the possibility of the

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