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OHIO OFFERS NEW APPROACH TO ANIMAL RIGHTS, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

CHURCHVILLE, VA—Meat production has always been somewhat awkward, both for the farmer and the consumer as it always involves the death of the meat animals. Milk and eggs have meant “protective custody” for the dairy cows and laying hens.   … Continue reading

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SAVING TREES WITH KEROSENE, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

If a traveler on Continental Airlines pays an optional $5 surcharge to plant a tree as a “carbon offset” how much difference will it make to the planet? Traveling Americans are paying millions of dollars to plant hundreds of thousands … Continue reading

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GIVING UP MEAT TO SAVE THE PLANET?, BY: DENNIS T. AVERY

One of the persistent, shallow global food myths is that the world could feed more people if we gave up eating meat. Ezra Klein wrote another misguided column about this—“The Meat of the Problem”—in the Washington Post of July 29. … Continue reading

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