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Month: November 2023

Longtime Israeli policy foes are leading US protests against Israel’s action in Gaza. Who are they?

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DAVID CRARY Associated Press As the Israel-Hamas war rages in Gaza, there’s a bitter battle for public opinion flaring in the United States, with angry rallies on many college campuses and disruptive protests at prominent venues in several major cities. Among the catalysts are Palestinian and Jewish-led groups that have been

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Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it’s hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press ROSSTON, Texas (AP) — For generations, beef has been the most quintessential of American main courses, and a premium protein around the world. It’s also the single most damaging food for the planet. Beef is the largest agricultural source of greenhouse gasses worldwide, and it has a bigger carbon footprint

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Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it’s hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press ROSSTON, Texas (AP) — The cattle part as Meredith Ellis edges her small four-wheeler through the herd, silently counting the cows and their calves. It’s the way she starts most days on her 3,000-acre Texas ranch: ensuring all the cattle are safe, deciding when they should move to another pasture,

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Demand for seafood is soaring, but oceans are giving up all they can. Can we farm fish in new ways?

By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press Aquaculture has been the fastest growing food sector in the world for decades, and people now eat more farmed fish than wild fish. Fish farming and shellfish production usually spew far less greenhouse gas emissions than production of beef and other animal protein, but aquaculture can still cause serious environmental

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Meat made from cells, not livestock, is here. But will it ever replace traditional meat?

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A familiar aroma wafted through the Believer Meats test kitchen earlier this year as Research and Development Chef Andres Voloschin flipped sizzling strips of chicken conjured from cells. Scientists, not farmers, produced this chicken. More than 150 startups are chasing an ambitious goal: meat that doesn’t require raising and

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Meat made from cells, not livestock, is here. But will it ever replace traditional meat?

By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer A familiar aroma wafted through the Believer Meats test kitchen earlier this year as Research and Development Chef Andres Voloschin flipped sizzling strips of chicken conjured from cells. Through glass walls, he could see the large tanks where the cells grow. Scientists, not farmers, produced this chicken. Some entrepreneurs,

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Cincinnati Zoo partnering with other zoos to help recover, repopulate Texas ocelots

By Fletcher Keel Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI (WLWT) — The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, with the assistance of other zoos, is implemented an ambitious recovery program for wild ocelots in Texas, the zoo announced Wednesday. “SAFE Ocelot will provide a potential lifeline to Texas ocelots by broadening their genetic diversity,

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