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It has long been suggested that in order to save the world from climate change, famine, and global destruction, that the world over must reduce its meat consumption and instead adopt a Vegan diet, favoring the consumption of cereal crops…
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Gladiator Arenas, Wildlife History, and Ancient Desertification. At its peak, the Roman Empire encompassed most of continental Europe, much of western Asia, northern Africa, and the Mediterranean islands. The long and triumphant reign of its first emperor, Augustus, marked an…
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The Agricultural Revolution was a Mistake. Some of the problems with agriculture— like the use of synthetic fertilizers, chemicals accumulating in the soil, and arguments over Genetically Modified Organisms are big issues, but they are also relatively recent issues. And although…
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Fact: Horses aren’t native to the Americas, they were brought to the Americas from Spain. Everyone knows that… or at least they think they know that… While it is factual that domesticated horses were brought from Spain in the 1500s, and it’s also factual…
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Is the Paleo Diet Sustainable? Now that the Paleo Diet has garnered attention from a worldwide audience due to recent data reports suggesting that the trend has surpassed and outperformed other familiar dietary regimens including veganism and vegetarianism, we…
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This is a fucked up story about a woman named Montana Jones and her Shropshire Sheep. Montana Jones raises Heritage Shropshire sheep, a rare livestock breed that is known for high productivity and hardiness; but as grain-feeding became more popular in…
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Interview with Desertification Expert Allan Savory Allan Savory suggests in his TED talk that the desertification of the world’s grasslands has been an immediate cause of poverty, social inequity, violence, losses in biodiversity, and ultimately a significant cause of climate…
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