Banning lab-grown meat is stupid
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Banning lab-grown meat is stupid
Agriculture was a tremendous invention – it got people fed and freed them to do many things. But agriculture – taken to the extreme in the pursuit of profit leads to a sick and obese population and industrialized farms with little regard for the environment or animals. And in response to that, we now have amazing artisanal and healthy food choices ... See more
Sari Azout • Notes on Scale + Quality
"We didn't get to vote on whether to take human genes and put them in animals, which they're doing through genetic engineering.... Do we really want unlimited genetic engineering of humans, of animals, of plants? Do we really want our generation and the generations to come after us to view the entire animal kingdom as so many machines to be re
... See moreDean Ornish M.D. • The Food Revolution
Monocropping, excessive applications of nitrogen fertilizer, addiction to insecticides, rainforest depletion, land degradation, topsoil runoff, declining water supplies, even global warming—all these problems would be considerably less severe if global consumers treated meat like they treat caviar,
James E. McWilliams • Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly
“The use of animals as a food technology is, by a huge margin, the most destructive technology on Earth and really posses a catastrophic threat” – Pat Brown
Pat Brown • Can A Burger Help Save The Planet? Impossible Foods CEO Pat Brown Says Yes
technology has come a long way since 2010, and even more importantly (and more depressingly), climate change has advanced rapidly, increasing regulatory scrutiny. Regulatory scrutiny pressures capitalism, which in turn jumpstarts more business creation.