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Monday, October 22, 2007 12:00 AM

Earth to PETA

Meat is not the No. 1 cause of global warming. Yet our diet is cooking the planet, and one surprising staple turns down the heat.
By Liz Galst

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  • Monday, October 22, 2007 05:34 AM

    Over the Top

    A vegetarian lifestyle is undoubtedly the best thing from both a moral and a "save the world" perspective. PETA is right about that.

    Unfortunately, PETA long ago jumped over the top in the same way that direct action environmental groups, anti-abortion protesters, and forced-outing gay activists did. Their message is either completely lost due to their outrageous tactics, or they are completely tuned out as a lunatic fringe, even by hardcore socially left-wing types like myself.

    So PETA can rant and rave all they want, but it won't matter, because very few folks either listen, or take them seriously. Which is a shame, because the ultimate message is the right one.

    —Douglas Moran Read Douglas Moran's other letters

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