[Jesse]

"Why not simply eliminate the entire category of domesticated ruminant hooved animals?"

I once calculated how much greenhouse gas was created by cows to make the cream for a gallon of the oh-so-environmentally aware Ben and Jerry's ice cream, then added the environmental costs of the electricity to freeze it and fuel to transport it. I think it was something like 24-26 liters methane and CO2 per gallon.

Pretty environmentally insensitive ice cream, according to Ben and Jerry's own standards. Maybe we should tax the ice cream.

[Paleo Conservative]

Pretty environmentally insensitive ice cream, according to Ben and Jerry's own standards. Maybe we should tax the ice cream.

Also their ice cream is contains very high levels of satureated fat which causes cardivascular disease. This calls for an even bigger tax increase on Ben and Jerry's ice cream.