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UN: Eat Bug To Save The Planet! (Drudge Headline)
Daily Mail Onlinw ^
| 11 Aug 2010
| Felicity Cloake
Posted on 08/11/2010 7:47:51 AM PDT by edpc
South American ants are huge. Trust me, I’m about to eat one. Until I notice that their eyes are the size of currants and I lose my appetite.
It’s amazing I even got that close — just last week I felt such antipathy towards red ants that I poured boiling water on to a nest by my front door. And yet here I am, confronted with a plate of their giant relatives in the name of sustainable living. Sometimes it’s not easy being green.
But then, if the United Nations gets its way, we might all soon be adding creepy-crawlies to our weekly shopping lists. The UN is considering strategies to cut levels of meat consumption worldwide as part of its commitment to stamp out famine and cut global warming.
And it claims livestock, such as cows and pigs, requires too much space and fodder to be an energy-efficient source of food for the everexpanding population. Ultimately, it argues, there’s simply not enough land for us all to eat roast beef.
And so the UN Food & Agriculture Organisation is urging us to try other alternatives, including insects.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: famine; fascism; globalwarming; un
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To: edpc
"I’m about to eat one. Until I notice that their eyes are the size of currants. . . "
I think I'll pass.
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posted on
08/11/2010 8:38:42 AM PDT
by
Oratam
To: edpc
I served in the Infantry for many years and ate far too many bugs...and sand...and dirt and dust...no thanks
Say no to bugs.
Become a member of B.A.R.E.= Bug Appetite Resistance Education
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posted on
08/11/2010 8:44:30 AM PDT
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and so?
(If it angers you, a sarcasm or irony tag after everything I post should be assumed)
To: Oratam
Oh gee Thanks.
Took me years to get over seeing that when I was a kid.
My Lawyer will be in touch.
To: Falcon4.0
Oh, man ... the Zanti Misfits ...
I still have nightmares occasionally about that ...
... and I watched that on Outer Limits over 45 years ago.
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posted on
08/11/2010 9:05:36 AM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(I'm getting a fine tootsy-frootsying right here...)
To: and so?
"Become a member of B.A.R.E.= Bug Appetite Resistance Education"
Sorry, but I'm already a member of B.A.R.F. .. the Bug Appetite Resistance Force.
SPLITTER!!
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posted on
08/11/2010 9:09:57 AM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(I'm getting a fine tootsy-frootsying right here...)
To: edpc
Bugs are an excellent source of protein.
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posted on
08/11/2010 9:12:26 AM PDT
by
GSWarrior
(I'm from the government and I'm here to change the climate.)
To: edpc
Why not jump right to Soylent Green?
FMCDH(BITS)
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posted on
08/11/2010 9:28:54 AM PDT
by
nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
To: Falcon4.0
I’m sorry. There was something definitely creepy/silly about that episode . . . and the one where Warren Oates’ eyes got turned into fried eggs.
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08/11/2010 11:07:45 AM PDT
by
Oratam
To: BlueLancer; Falcon4.0
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posted on
08/11/2010 4:26:05 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The Last Boy Scout)
To: edpc; DollyCali; IrishCatholic; meyer; SteamShovel; Desdemona; grey_whiskers; proud_yank; ...
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08/12/2010 4:44:32 PM PDT
by
steelyourfaith
("Release the Second Chakra !!!!!!!" ... Al Gore, 10/24/06)
To: SouthTexas; Red_Devil 232
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08/12/2010 5:09:42 PM PDT
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tubebender
(Life is short so drink the good wine first...)
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