On: Vegetarian diets are not going to save the planet

[bananicorn]

>Most of these staple crops — especially corn and soy — wind up in animal feed and fuel;

Exactly. So why should eating less of the same food than is necessary to produce a substantially smaller amount of meat be discouraged? Using less resources overall is still better, right?

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[codebolt → bananicorn]

Yeah this article is completely half-baked. If we had only grown enough of these staples to feed humans, it would require a whole lot less than growing enough to feed animals who feed humans. The author here is making it sound like there wouldn't be much difference.