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Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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The problem is that it's incredibly difficult, if not effectively impossible, to actually get those regulations proposed and passed due to how much profit there is for the food corporations, who have bottomless pockets to lobby against those things passing. Collective action by reducing our own consumption is a way to overcome that issue, if done on a wide enough scale.