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Cows, up to environmental mischief again

Now they are eating our rivers dry

Cow (Modified) — By Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39998498

Over a decade ago, one of my daughters announced she would no longer eat beef. I wrongly assumed this rash decision was made for health reasons since the U.K. mad-cow crisis was in full swing. However, while CJD was looming heavily on many minds, hers was not one of them. Environmental considerations were the impetus for her diet change…

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