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Is It Better to Eat Locally or Eat Differently?
This 12-minute audio segment on Talk of the Nation (Science Friday) — besides highlighting the environmental non-energy-related impact (The Other Greenhouse Gas) of red meat and dairy — is the first time I’ve heard the term locovores or local food eaters. I only eat red meat when it’s free, and although I’ve largely phased out milk, too, cheese I think is nearly worth the holes in the ozone layer. EDIT: I’ve been alerted to the fact that this audio may not be suitable for some audiences: bovine bodily functions are described vaguely and perhaps not much else of interest. HINT: the other greenhouse gas is METHANE.