Re: [Biofuel] The Culture Wars and Racism

2005-08-03 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
Michael Redler wrote: Hi everyone, Earlier this week snip and again On Aug 2, 2005, at 12:03 PM, Michael Redler wrote: Joe, you xenophobic moron. snip Michael, I didn't read an aweful lot of the exchange but, I can't imagine that this approach is going to be met with anything but

Re: Fwd: [Biofuel] give up meat?

2005-07-10 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
bob allen wrote: Howdy Ken et al Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com wrote: I think you mean beans and grains here. There are several traditional dishes where beans and grains are present. My late fathers favorite- beans and corn bread (he wasn't a vegetarian, but grew up dirt poor where meat

Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again

2005-07-10 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
Keith said: I suppose you could feed it to pigs if there's some pressing reason not to sell it, but the rational thing to do is to sell it, or you risk cutting the profitability of a major segment of the farm to perhaps below economic levels. It's the sustainability aspects that will

Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again

2005-07-10 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com wrote: Why do you object to milk production? Or is it, again, that you're objecting to industrialised milk production? I wouldn't say that I object to milk production at all, I am questioning the sustainability of the practice and also the nutritional value

Re: Fwd: [Biofuel] give up meat?

2005-07-10 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: even so, a few years ago i started cutting way back on my meat intake on the recommendation of my doctor. i enjoy it just as much as ever, but have found that i am now eating a much greater amount of vegetables, and considerably less fat intake. this without any

Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again

2005-07-10 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
r wrote: If we assume that the human body knows what it needs, then if human milk is the most appropriate to feed humans, how come we are drinking cow milk instead of human milk? How about industrialized human milk production? That should help to cure/prevent a fair amount of diseases

Re: [Biofuel] give up meat?

2005-07-10 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi, ken. sorry, did it sound like i was suggesting that non-meat/non-animal protein sources are hard to find? that wasn't my intention. Well that is what I got out of it but. they are, in fact and as you say, plentiful. though it is best to make sure you're

Re: Fwd: [Biofuel] give up meat?

2005-07-09 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: if you want to eliminate meat from your diet, then you need to find another way of getting the protein meat provides. Actually, getting enough protein on a vegan diet is not at all a problem. However, you do have to eat legumes and carbohydrates to get a

Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again

2005-07-09 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
Keith Addison wrote: You'll find societies that ate mostly vegetables and not much meat, and others that ate mostly meat and very little vegetables or grain, but none that only ate vegetables and grains and no meat. Again, I don't think that I suggested that anyone else should eat only

Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again

2005-07-07 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
Keith, Along with active and informed opposition to factory farming, industrialised farming and the food industry, that might be more effective than just condemning meat and meat-eaters. Meat is bad vs Do you know where that meat you're eating comes from? That particular meat. First, I

Re: [Biofuel] give up meat?

2005-07-06 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
Ryan, As I mentioned, I gave up meat and dairy because of environmental reasons - as mentioned before not because meat is bad but, because the primary method by which it is raised in the U.S. is bad. I don't have a single ethical issue with eating meat. I actually like it quite a bit. Be

Re: [Biofuel] Pimentel is at it again

2005-07-06 Thread Ken Dunn - CountyEarth.com
Keith, Your make many points that give me reason for pause. However, I can wait for someone else to do something about the problems that exist or I can do something myself - done! The majority of U.S. citizens will continue to eat meat and larger quantities than responsible and probably of