Miami Vegan Blog
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Whalemeat toxic - Japanese schools
TOKYO (Reuters) - Whalemeat served in school lunches in an area of rural Japan are contaminated with alarming levels of mercury, a local assemblyman said on Wednesday, calling for a halt in plans for the meat to be shipped to schools nationwide.
Hisato Ryono, a assemblyman in Taiji, a historic whaling town some 450 km (280 miles) west of Tokyo, said two samples of short-finned pilot whale had mercury levels 10 to 16 times more than advised by the Health Ministry.
The samples, bought from two local supermarkets, also had 10-12 times more methyl mercury than advised levels, he said.
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"...more methyl mercury than advised levels..."
That's a scary statement.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Moby blogs about burgers @ Live Earth
Eco-friendly MOBY has hit out at the organizers of the LIVE EARTH concerts for selling meat at the events.
The vegan musician's complaint echoes that of animals rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) who claim meat production massively damages the environment.
Moby writes on his blog,
"The one thing that still stuns me, though, is that almost no-one in the 'stop global warming' camp talks about the environmental ramifications of animal production. To quote a U.N. article: Rearing cattle produces more greenhouse gases than driving cars.
"At the Live Earth concerts people were eating hamburgers and hot dogs and chicken, which is akin to getting drunk at the funeral for someone who died of alcohol poisoning.
"It's just depressing that some huge truths about climate change are too inconvenient."
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My sentiments exactly.
Labels: blog, inconvenient truth, live earth, meat, moby, peta, veganism
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