I agree with Malcolm's posting that strict vegetarianism has its own
problems, but the basic idea of eating lower on the food chain certainly has
some benefits. This is particularly true where fish are concerned - most of
the land animals killed for food are herbivores, but the most prized fish
tend to be carnivores. This has raised a lot of concern.
However I think that we should encourage people to think about the problem
and make suggestions, even though we may disagree with some of them.
Arrogant putdowns like the one below don't encourage people with ideas to
speak out, and some of them may even have good ideas that should not be
suppressed.
Bill Silvert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Lee" <benjaminjames...@gmail.com>
To: <ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 5:26 AM
Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Are ecologists the problem?
Maybe ESA could conduct a poll of members that live in highly populated
desert areas that by definition are unsustainable like Tempe, Arizona. Or
maybe vegans and vegetarians should not brag about themselves over the
ECOLOG listserv.
