Thursday, August 3, 2017

Environmental impact of dogs and cats...

"US cats and dogs cause 25-30 percent of the environmental impact of meat consumption in this country. The nation's 163 million cats and dogs eat as much food as all the people in France. People should keep their pets -- and keep feeding them meat -- but there may be steps pet owners can take to reduce their environmental impact, says a researcher." 

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Wednesday, August 2, 2017

New OpEd on surviving in a post-truth world

I just had an OpEd published on Project Syndicate on Surviving in a Post-Truth World.  The main point worth discussing over dinner and drinks is what is truth and how would we identify it. If we agree that there are better and worse ways to seek it, shouldn't we lobby our politicians to follow those paths?