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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 06:11 AM

    Why so anti-PETA?

    It probably depends on what's added to the calculation. There are many hidden environmental costs in meat production. I didn't see any mention of the vast amounts of fossil used to grow industrial feed corn or to cart animals from pasture to feedlot to slaughterhouse to grocery store.

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