American oil

Subject: Re: American oil Thu Jul 03, 2008 12:09 pm

Do you suggest that we get rid of the meat eaters, or the meat they eat?
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Subject: Re: American oil Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:45 pm

I have seen the vegan/meat/carbon footprint before and I actually don't buy it, not just because I am a meat eater but because there is so much more than that to the argument.
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Subject: Re: American oil Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:03 pm

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Subject: Re: American oil Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:36 pm

Well, mayby the vegan with the Hummer has a smaller carbon footprint because they only drive their hummer a few miles a year as opposed to the 15,000 miles driven annually by the average American driver. That's how they skew statistics like that. They didn't say how many miles per year the vegan drives his/her Hummer, did they? However, a vegan or vegitarian would have an advantage ofer a meat eater in that it takes much, much less land to grow their food. The earth could therefore sustain a greater number of vegans than meat eaters.

Subject: Re: American oil Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:18 pm

Gordon,
when you talk about avoiding meat, that is almost like talking about gun control. Incidentally, James Garner was a meat advocate and did commercials promoting beef. Then he had a heart attack and his promotion stopped.

Remember that everything in moderation is OK. That includes the use of oil, meat, and for some, even sex & chocolate. Perhaps only using the gun to shoot a few people might be considered "moderate use."

Actually, non meat eaters are healthier people. But just as I'm not about to give up sex, as long as I can still remember what that is, scratch

I am not going to give up eating meat - in moderation. I do avoid red meat.
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Subject: Re: American oil Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:28 pm

You can eliminate my vehicle, my heat, even my coffee. But don't mess with my meat or my guns!!
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Subject: Re: American oil Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:13 pm

I don't care about any of that stuff, but when Abe says I have to be moderate in eating chocolate, I'm up in arms!

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Subject: Re: American oil Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:24 pm

Just for you, Dick:

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Subject: Re: American oil Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:51 am

I wasn't trying to sugguest that we give up meat. It's just a fact that it takes less land to feed a person on a vegitarian diet than a person on a meat diet. Meat in moderation is ok, but I don't think a diet made up of 80% or 90% meat is very good for your health. I guess too much of anything is bad for you.

Subject: Re: American oil Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:06 am

I decided to cut out the middleman and just start eating carbon.

This was influenced by my neighbor buying a new barbecue grill.
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Subject: Re: American oil Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:49 pm

Gordon,
Thanks for setting that straight.
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