Meat
by Simon Fairlie · first published 2010
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This work is an exploration of the difficult environmental and ethical issues that surround the human consumption of animal flesh. The world's meat consumption is rapidly rising, leading to devastating environmental impacts as well as having long term health implications for societies everywhere. The author lays out the reasons why we must decrease the amount of meat we eat, both for the planet and for ourselves. He argues, however, that the farming of animals for consumption has become problematic because we have removed ourselves physically and spiritually from the land. Our society needs to
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Those numbers are way off, even if industrial animal husbandry is highly inefficient. You may want to read Meat: a benign extravagance by Simon Fairlie: https://www.amazon.com/Meat-Benign-Extravagance-Simon-Fairli...
on “Japan to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission” ↗…their short lives is clearly reprehensible. But George Monbiot quite famously adjusted his position[0] in response to - and since this is a thread about books - one of my favourite works on the subject, 'Meat, A Benign Extravagance' by Simon Fairlie (2010). (My copy was signed by the author when I attended one of his scything weekends.) [0] https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/sep/06/meat-p...
on “Ask HN: What are you reading these days?” ↗…that does not intrinsically require the involvement of animal husbandry or the input of massive amounts of energy. Let me throw a reference to a properly researched study back at you - Simon Fairlie's 'Meat: A Benign Extravagance' http://books.google.com.au/books/about/Meat.html?id=iid8mTmX...
on “Rooftop solar is now cheaper than the grid in 42 American cities” ↗…relatively non-arable land to run cattle, the numbers are quite different than if you look only at land that can support nutrient- or calorific- dense crops. I'd suggest Simon Fairlie's excellent 2010 book 'Meat - a Benign Extravagance' for some deeper examination of the logistics / numbers here.
on “Five Farming Technologies Tackle Climate-Change Threats” ↗