A group of more than 21,000 scientists from around the world say reducing meat and going vegan can protect the environment and fight climate change.

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    7 days ago

    5k germans died from the last heatwave thanks to animal farming and fossil fuels.

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    6 days ago

    I could switch to a rich/wealthy meat only diet. That would probably be even better than swearing off all meat entirely.

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    I’ve always figured cows would be out in my lifetime, but chickens will likely burn down with the rest of us.

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      That’s unfortunate, yet not a separate issue from animal farming. They are interconnected, and we can’t fix one without fixing the other.

      To get to the point where society pressures ruling class to ban airplanes despite best lobbying efforts, we need to shift the Overton window.

      Right now, the Overton window is rather conservative, with most people considering any climate action that requires slightest drop in quality of life completely unacceptable.

      Every successful radical climate action, including veganism, helps normalize idea of nature preservation over convenience in public consciousness, so movement can eventually take on more entrenched capital protected interests like jets.

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    6 days ago

    At least lower consumption. I rarely eat meat nowadays. Tops once a week and usually fish. But I still think a burger is great or a nice beef tartar.

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    If there are only 25,000 scientists in the world, then I take this seriously. If there are a million scientists in the world then it’s harder to take it seriously. So, how many scientists are there in the world today (don’t count the ones being paid off by big money interests)?

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      Try comparing it to the number of scientists telling you not to be vegan

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      6 days ago

      That’s why I don’t trust toothpaste adds. I personally know more than 10 dentists! So, how many there are in reality?? I bet at least, 50. What do I care what 9 say then?

      /s