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Bill Gates Promotes Meat Substitutes

March 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment


The News

In a Rolling Stone interview, Bill Gates said, “Eating meat is hard on the environment – it demands a lot of land and water. And yet we can’t go around telling everyone they have to be vegetarians. So coming up with affordable plant-based proteins, basically meat substitutes, that really taste like meat is another area that can make a big difference. I’ve tasted a few of them, and I really couldn’t tell the difference between them and the real thing.”

Bill Gates

Bill Gates

News & Opinion

Over time, I hope that the tone of Bill Gates’ remarks about the impact of animal consumption on the planet reflects the magnitude of the crisis. In the meantime, I am grateful that public figures like Mr. Gates, Bill Clinton and Al Gore and talking about the impact of animal consumption on the environment, the animals and our health. While many of my friends on social media undoubtedly roll their eyes when I post stories about animal consumption, I suspect that some of them pay attention when a public figure speaks out. I therefore recommend sharing his remarks with your friends.


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