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Environment & Energy

hunter

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4. That's not representative of the beef you get from your local supermarket or fast food place.

Reply to Elliot Waves (Original post)

Mon Jul 18, 2022, 08:39 PM

Jul 2022

If all beef was raised with some sensitivity to the environment and the welfare of the cows there wouldn't be enough for everyone -- the price of a pound of hamburger or a gallon of milk would skyrocket.

That might not be a bad thing.

As it is, Savory's ideas are being promoted as propaganda, much like plastic recycling is, to make people feel less guilty about buying products that are harmful to the natural environment without any significant changes to business as usual.

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Eat more beef to save the planet [View all] Elliot Waves Jul 2022 OP

We ate beef tonight - the tiniest pieces into Thai Chili stir fry! Backseat Driver Jul 2022 #1

Thai Chili stir fry sounds tasty Elliot Waves Jul 2022 #2

I think the examples of transformed land shown in this video Elliot Waves Jul 2022 #3

That's not representative of the beef you get from your local supermarket or fast food place. hunter Jul 2022 #4

Is this the same as "regenerative farming" to improve organics in soil Backseat Driver Jul 2022 #5

Here's a "regenerative rancher" in the U.S.A. hunter Jul 2022 #6

That's a good way of thinking about it NickB79 Jul 2022 #7