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Report: Eating Bacon Can Save the Planet
MRC TV ^ | December 16, 2015 2:06pm ET | Ashley Rae Goldenberg

Posted on 12/29/2015 6:06:24 PM PST by Olog-hai

Opting for that plate of bacon instead of a salad can actually help save the environment.

A newly released study conducted by Carnegie Mellon University researchers found that following the U.S. Department of Agriculture recommendations to eat more fruits, vegetables, dairy, and seafood is more harmful to the environment than eating meat.

According to the study, a vegetarian diet requires more greenhouse gas emissions per calorie than meat. ...

(Excerpt) Read more at mrctv.org ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Education; Food; Politics; Science; Weather
KEYWORDS: bacon; carnegiemellon; climatechangehoax; energy; epa; globalwarminghoax; meat; methane; opec; petroleum; popefrancis; romancatholicism; usda; vegetarian
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1 posted on 12/29/2015 6:06:24 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

I have a ham sequestered in the fridge right now.


2 posted on 12/29/2015 6:10:01 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: Olog-hai
Hell yeah...


3 posted on 12/29/2015 6:11:08 PM PST by PROCON (It's not islamophobia, it's islamonausea.)
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To: Olog-hai

animals are tastier than some stupid plant


4 posted on 12/29/2015 6:11:17 PM PST by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: Olog-hai

Here’s the real reason why.

A pig produces methane. Eating a pig cuts down on it’s methane production.

Win , win.


5 posted on 12/29/2015 6:13:52 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Olog-hai
For those times between bacony good meals, I just keep some of these on hand for a tasty chaw.

No need for a spit cup, swallerin' the juice is the best part.

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6 posted on 12/29/2015 6:15:08 PM PST by digger48
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To: Olog-hai

And on top of all that, studies prove that plants don’t like to be cut and eaten. And some plants eat meat too!


7 posted on 12/29/2015 6:16:10 PM PST by luvbach1 (We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
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8 posted on 12/29/2015 6:16:33 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: cripplecreek
My freezer has a entire section dedicated to BACON and only BACON.
9 posted on 12/29/2015 6:18:56 PM PST by jy8z (When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
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To: jy8z

Ham is just really thick bacon.


10 posted on 12/29/2015 6:20:40 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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11 posted on 12/29/2015 6:21:21 PM PST by Crazieman (Article V or National Divorce. The only solutions now.)
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To: cripplecreek

“Ham is just really thick bacon.”

Yup, and I can still taste it even after Christmas..


12 posted on 12/29/2015 6:23:02 PM PST by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: Olog-hai

Take that, Mooooslims.


13 posted on 12/29/2015 6:23:05 PM PST by beethovenfan (Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
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To: Crazieman

LOL!


14 posted on 12/29/2015 6:31:22 PM PST by PROCON (It's not islamophobia, it's islamonausea.)
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To: cripplecreek

HAM -> It’s low fat Bacon.


15 posted on 12/29/2015 6:39:44 PM PST by Paladin2 (my non-desktop devices are no longer allowed to try to fix speling and punctuation, nor my gran-mah.)
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To: Paladin2

And I don’t know what Canadians are trying to pull with that Canadian Bacon.

They all pretend they don’t know anything about it.


16 posted on 12/29/2015 6:42:17 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: cripplecreek
Ham is just really thick bacon.

Yes, and so is filet mignon.

Well, the part wrapped around the outside, that is.

You could eat the middle part too, I guess...

17 posted on 12/29/2015 6:43:33 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: max americana
Nuthin wrong with veggies, ya just gotta plant the right kind.

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18 posted on 12/29/2015 6:45:18 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: Olog-hai

Vegan bacon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXhJPey3i_A


19 posted on 12/29/2015 6:46:25 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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To: Olog-hai

Bacon Shortage PSA with Ron Swanson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjR0AYf4pSM


20 posted on 12/29/2015 6:48:18 PM PST by cripplecreek (Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.)
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