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Kathy Freston recently published a blog on the Huffington Post which argues that “humans are natural vegetarians.” She wants to combat the perception that “eating meat was an essential step in human evolution.” The evidence she cites is actually quite … Continue reading →

What revisions would I make to section III of A Vegetarian Sourcebook (AVS) on “Vegetarian Ethics,” if I were to rewrite it today?  In this section, I took a historical approach to the “timeless issues” of a more philosophical nature. … Continue reading →

What revisions would I make to section II of A Vegetarian Sourcebook (AVS) on “Vegetarian Ecology,” if I were to rewrite it today? There are two levels of changes that I would make: first, updates to all the data I … Continue reading →

LCC and Stephen Walsh discussed on March 16, March 25, March 27, and March 29 Stephen Walsh’s fourth and final criticism of Livestock and Climate Change (LCC) is as follows: “The fourth key flawed assumption in the Worldwatch article is … Continue reading →

The other night I went to a meeting of the local group of progressive Christians. We heard a lecture on the subject of what we can know about the historical Jesus and what this means for progressive Christianity. The thesis … Continue reading →

There’s good news and bad news about oil depletion. The good news is that the International Energy Agency (IEA) and our government are both a lot smarter than we thought! Two senior IEA officials (one current, one former) recently told … Continue reading →

Today is 80 years after the “Black Tuesday” which signaled the stock market crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. The Great Depression was caused, basically, by a credit bubble: living beyond our means. Hey, that’s what we’re doing now! … Continue reading →