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Don’t fall for “climate-friendly” beef | New FOIA documents give insight into the secretive, industry-funded science behind the much-hyped product. (heated.world)

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[–] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lately, the packages of Impossible have been about the same price as ground beef so I’ve been buying that and no one in the house seems to have caught on yet.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Impossible is so fucking good, it's honestly incredible.

[+] downpunxx@fedia.io -26 points 6 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately, it's going to take both. Methane from cattle is a big enough deal that it matters.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

And also that it's absurdly inefficient in terms of CO2 emissions to grow crops just to feed these animals, rather than eat the crops directly.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

nOt AlL oF tHaT lAnD iS sUiTaBlE fOr HuMaN fOoD

Because god forbid we eat soy or something ig?

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 6 points 6 months ago

I'll leave your steaks alone if you leave the cows alone. I'm sure we can all get along without any sort of violence, harsh words, or forcing our preferences onto others.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Being climate friendly is not the main reason to not inflict suffering on cows, having a moral compass is.

[–] iiGxC@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago

When you get used to opressing others, justice feels like you're being oppressed. Leave the cows the fuck alone, you ever heard of "live and let live"?