Mark Bittman, you may know him as The Minimalist from the NYT, was interviewed by Steve Inskeep this morning on Morning Edition. He was talking about the impact of individuals reducing the consumption of meat and animal products on the individual's health as well as the great (and measurable) impact on the greater environment.

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Didn't have much to do tonight so I was looking through our free on-demand movies and stumbled upon this. Seemed surprising to me that it would be available for free on comcast digital cable. I figured I would know some of what they would have to say but watched the film anyway. It was produced in 2005 so some of the information they relayed was ( Read more... )

I got wind of this from 
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This story talks about whether or not items are made in sweatshops. 
Once again the speakers stress the idea of shopping locally and knowing from whom you are purchasing items. 
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