• Freakazoid! @feddit.org
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    4 days ago

    Subsidizing beef is likely worse than subsidizing meat in general (even though I’m generally not a fan). The climate damage caused by beef and the dairy industry is simply too high.

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      4 days ago

      Even if in the EU we don’t have the VAST intensive cattle farming that is common in the US, I am still completely with you.

      I want more mussels subsidized! Those little bastards are a net positive on the environment. That and insects and research in synthetic meat.

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        4 days ago

        Remember to always vet and vote for candidates in the EU elections, it really does make a difference.

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          3 days ago

          My sources are from non-English speaking biology YouTubers, but I will try to look up the papers they referenced. In short, mussels filter water and release nutrients in a vast area around where they naturally grow or are cultivated and therefore around them increased biodiversity and biomass can observed.

          Literally a net positive.

      • Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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        3 days ago

        its also quite moderate, but not large enough for the us market. we actually import most of our beef from places like australia, argentina, dont know about brazil.