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Growing Meat vs. Going Vegetarian

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In today's Dot Earth post " Can People Have Meat and a Planet, Too? ," Andrew Revkin explores the brave new world of growing meat cultures in vitro as a more humane and possibly more environmentally friendly way of producing meat. Every day, some people switch from meat-based diets to vegetarian diets.

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Vegan Goes Mainstream!

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On Day 1 of her 21-day experiment with veganism, Oprah aptly asked: "How can you say you're trying to spiritually evolve, without even a thought about what happens to the animals whose lives are sacrificed in the name of gluttony?" Why not join Oprah in her experiment? Oprah Winfrey goes vegan for 21 days. What's left?'

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Philip E. Devine on the Vegetarian's Dilemma

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Either the vegetarian argues on utilitarian premises, or he tries to supplement or replace his utilitarianism with some plausible non-utilitarian principles implying the wrongfulness of rearing and killing animals for food. Devine seems to think that if humans cease eating meat, they will derive no pleasure from eating.

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Enjoy of the Ethical Synergy of Healthy Eating in 2010!

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Why not make this the year that you get serious and take a meaningful step toward improving your health and reducing your waistline by experimenting with a vegan diet for 21 days. This 21-day program is designed for anyone who wants to explore and experience the health benefits of a vegan diet, and its free! That's right, free!

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Make This the Year You Do Right by Animals

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Now that 2008 has arrived, I'd like once again to encourage new and old readers alike to make this the year that they stop supporting animal cruelty in all of its forms. If you currently eat meat, make a commitment to reduce your consumption of animals in January and stop eating them altogether in February.

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Resolve to Do Right by Animals in 2007!

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Moderately to seriously overweight people who eliminate all meat and all animal products from their diets and replace those animal-based foods with plant-based foods almost always lose 10-20 pounds with no other behavioral changes. I recommend trying to accomplish sub-resolutions (a), (b), and (c) next.

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Meat, Cancer, and the Cumulative Case for Ethical Vegetarianism

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Similarly, most people also agree that: (2) It is wrong to kill a conscious sentient animal for no good reason. For example, Carl Cohen, who has argued at length that animals don’t have rights, admits: If animals feel pain (and certainly mammals do,), we humans surely ought cause no pain to them that cannot be justified.