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nadinbrzezinski

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21. This is one of the rasons of factory farming

Wed Nov 25, 2015, 12:54 AM

Nov 2015

that lovely water came from a hog farm

And here are some articles

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141028-hog-farms-waste-pollution-methane-north-carolina-environment/

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/02/16/water-air-quality-fears-conflict-with-pig-farms.html

That said, practices can indeed change (and this might help since this is a large customer) making industrial farming more sustainable. Again a few links

http://www.beyondfactoryfarming.org/get-informed/industrial-vs-family-farms-comparison

So that is a way to more or less tell you, that indeed, there is part of a wider world. Agriculture is now a huge battleground between some progressives, and big AG. And it is not just the usual you hear in this place.

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Same here. Wilms Nov 2015 #22

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Same here! Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #43

I love when these hotel chains make a big song and dance about removing pay-per-view porn. Nye Bevan Nov 2015 #6

What does banning bacon/sausage have to do with progressive politics? HuckleB Nov 2015 #7

This is one of the rasons of factory farming nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #21

Can you answer the question? HuckleB Nov 2015 #24

I answered the question nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #26

I'm way too old for this. HuckleB Nov 2015 #30

So links explaining the issue to you is being fooled nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #31

Your links do no such thing. HuckleB Nov 2015 #37

I guess national geographic nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #45

nadin answered your question, gave you some very good information. the fact that it niyad Nov 2015 #41

hi, nadin!! thank you for those wonderful links, will have to check them out later. niyad Nov 2015 #39

You too nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #44

This is the problem with the internet, some stupid story from another country becomes "news" snooper2 Nov 2015 #38

Unles I miss my cue North Carolina is still in the United States nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #46

I don't know what you are going on about, I responded to post #7 snooper2 Nov 2015 #52

It was **you** who infomred me of that, that NC is not in the US nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #53

I still don't know what you are talking about, you may be on wrong sub-thread snooper2 Nov 2015 #54

Why is pork not sustainable? Mosby Nov 2015 #8

Probably not sustainable to their bottom line Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #13

I don't know about Scandinavia, but American hog farms are offal factories. They are huge operations Hekate Nov 2015 #32

Hog farms use massive sprinklers to discharge the sewage which rains down on nearby neighborhoods. callous taoboy Nov 2015 #33

It's not like our chicken farms are much better, either. surrealAmerican Nov 2015 #34

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A planet-based diet? KamaAina Nov 2015 #50

I cannot chew on Uranus nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #57

Thread win! KamaAina Nov 2015 #58

hahaha clumsy thumbs! nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #60

That's ok, thanks for the laugh nadinbrzezinski Nov 2015 #61

the comebacks were great! nt restorefreedom Nov 2015 #62

Oh the humanity. JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #9

or champagne niyad Nov 2015 #12

Can I brush my teeth with champagne too? JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #15

if it is your champagne, you can use it however you like! niyad Nov 2015 #40

oatmeal with bourbon? dlwickham Nov 2015 #27

perhaps smoke and mirrors to cheapen the breakfast and not cook anything dembotoz Nov 2015 #14

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That is exactly it. gvstn Nov 2015 #28

UNREC brooklynite Nov 2015 #25

Indeed. European bacon generally sucks. KamaAina Nov 2015 #49

Red meat is in the second category for cancer; and the OP is about processed red meat muriel_volestrangler Nov 2015 #56

Thanks Obama Glassunion Nov 2015 #42

I thought this was going to be about Islam! KamaAina Nov 2015 #48

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It's not really true for Chipotle, either. HuckleB Nov 2015 #59

i put chipotle and whole foods in the same category restorefreedom Nov 2015 #63

Indeed, and sometimes what they're doing is actually worse for the environment. HuckleB Nov 2015 #64

i like the idea that someone is offering non gmo, but if they really wanted to put their $ where their food is, restorefreedom Nov 2015 #65

The Nordic countries sound really boring LittleBlue Nov 2015 #55