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imw
·3 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Not GP, but US livestock subsidies total $50B since 1995: https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2022/02/usda-livestoc...

I found this a useful primer on the form that those subsidies take: https://farm.ewg.org/subsidyprimer.php

(edited to clarify US scope)
imw
·4 tahun yang lalu·discuss
In my experience, what does work is to lead with joy. I've found so much new life and enjoyment in my cooking since I went vegan. Cooking delicious food and sharing it with people is sometimes the best we can do.
imw
·4 tahun yang lalu·discuss
It doesn't reflect well on your argument that your quote doesn't appear in the source.

"Results estimate that livestock consume 6 billion tonnes of feed (dry matter) annually – including one third of global cereal production – of which 86% is made of materials that are currently not eaten by humans. In addition, soybean cakes, which production can be considered as main driver or land-use, represent 4% of the global livestock feed intake. Producing 1 kg of boneless meat requires an average of 2.8 kg human-edible feed in ruminant systems and 3.2 kg in monogastric systems. While livestock is estimated to use 2.5 billion ha of land, modest improvements in feed use efficiency can reduce further expansion."

Even the source you are citing agrees that after massaging the numbers as much as possible it's still 3x less efficient to produce calories for human consumption by feeling animals.
imw
·4 tahun yang lalu·discuss
77% of soy beans are used as feed in animal fattening. The basic biology and ecology of trying to push calories through a lossy (25x!) step in the food cycle doesn't work out.

If anyone wants to engage with the consequences of animal agriculture, this is a great starting point: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/climatechange/doc/FAO%20repor...
imw
·4 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Fascinating. I've spent a fair amount of time in/around pro-livability discussions, and I've never really come across what you're describing. In my experience a solid portion of the folks advocating for more human-friendly cities are urban dwellers who spend significant time in nature and/or wilderness.
imw
·5 tahun yang lalu·discuss
I honestly don't see how you get there. To me it seems much more like an argument that newspapers should not be printed on parchment, or in 128pt font. Seems pretty reasonable to me.
imw
·5 tahun yang lalu·discuss
But they say right there!: "Reinkstone is a professional and responsible company based around people." ;-)
imw
·5 tahun yang lalu·discuss
Ultrawideband cooperative/cognitive free space communication. We're stuck in a paradigm of radio communication (clear channel) that is 100 years out of date.
imw
·5 tahun yang lalu·discuss
May I introduce you to my friend and colleague, Hardening Guidance?
imw
·5 tahun yang lalu·discuss
This is a pretty fun starting point: https://www.submarinecablemap.com/