‘environment’

Driving on Meat

December 27th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

I would rather eat than drive this car.

One of the biggest complaint that vegan and vegetarian environmentalists have against meat-eating is that eating it causes a huge amount of waste.  Well, for those of you who have been avoiding meat for that very reason will soon be able to get back on the meat wagon.  Well actually the meat car.

You see, Tyson, the largest meat company in the world, has decided to get into the diesel-making business with a company called Syntroleum.  This effort will use meat fats that were just going to be dumped and actually turn them into diesel.  The key is that this waste was already going to be created and now has the potential to not be waste at all. Continue Reading»

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Eat Tofu, Kill Earth

February 19th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Now that is a band.

Once upon a time there was a group of people called vegans.  Among other things, these people claimed that their diet was better for the environment than eating meat.  Had they been right, the world would be a much different place, but luckily for us, they were wrong.  In fact, they eventually learned that their diet was actually worse for the environment than eating meat. Continue Reading»

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Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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Just looks like a regualr buffet...

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