interesting article on vegetarianism

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/top-10-recent-development_b_372351.h\

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some highlights:

 

1. World Bank scientists conclude that eating meat causes more than half of

global warming (conservatively). ....

 

2. Prominent Stanford biochemist pledges to focus all his energy on

promoting veganism. ....

 

3. Al Gore is taking notice. Although Gore's Global Warming Survival

Handbook noted that " refusing meat " is the " single most effective thing you can

do to reduce your carbon footprint " (emphasis in original), Gore had not spoken

publicly about the issue. Now he has -- repeatedly. For example, on Larry King

recently, Gore explained that " the impact of meat-intensive diet is a

significant factor " in warming the planet, that " the growing meat intensity of

diets around the world is bad for the planet, " and that " the more meals I've

substituted with more fruits and vegetables, the better I feel about it... " The

truth is becoming less inconvenient, thankfully.

 

4. Celebrated author of Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and

Incredibly Close publishes Eating Animals a riveting book based on a three-year

investigation of factory farming.

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5. Actor Alicia Silverstone and Chef Tal Ronnen on the New York Times

bestseller list. For some weeks now, Chef Tal Ronnen's Conscious Cook and

actress Alicia Silverstone's Kind Diet have joined Foer and former model agent

Rory Freedman (whose book convinced home run slugger Prince Fielder to adopt a

vegan diet) on the list with books that make the case for vegetarian eating. You

may recall Ronnen from his appearances on Oprah, which caused Oprah to exclaim,

" Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could be so satisfying. "

 

6. Martha Stewart promotes a vegetarian Thanksgiving. ....