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Vegnik
05-22-06, 08:09 PM
Soy You Want to Be a Vegetarian?
On soy vs. meat

By Umbra Fisk
12 Oct 2005

Dear Umbra,

I finally went vegetarian several months ago, and one of my main reasons was the environmental impact of meat production. The other day, however, a friend pointed out that soy foods take a great deal of energy to produce too. So is there really that big of an environmental difference between TVP [textured vegetable protein] and free-range beef? And how does dairy compare? Should I just try to stick to nuts and beans?

http://www.grist.org/advice/ask/2005/10/12/meat/index.html