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  1. We’re Eating Less Meat. Why?

    From We're Eating Less Meat. Why? by Mark Bittman

    Americans eat more meat than any other population in the world; about one-sixth of the total, though we’re less than one-twentieth of the population.
    But that’s changing ... The department of agriculture projects that our meat and poultry consumption will fall again this year, to about 12.2 percent less in 2012 than it was in 2007. Beef consumption has been in decline for about 20 years; the drop in chicken is even
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  2. The Ugly Canadian

    For many who don't really know the country, Canada has a reputation of being a green, clean wilderness paradise. Images of Pacific Rim National Park, Lake Louise and Peggy's Cove dancing in their heads and portrayed by various government tourism agencies on their televisions and in their magazines.

    Green, clean, wilderness paradise? Nothing could be further from the truth. Among the OECD countries, environmentally Canada is a pariah, with both provincial and federal governments (with ...
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