my first gauge for the amount of resources (not just material, but fuel and labor) consumed by an item of food is its price
I'm skeptical that this is accurate for energy resources, although it's an interesting metric; it's a good thought experiment but I think we'd need real research to say if the "energy markup" of pre-processing foods or serving them at restaurants actually made vegan food less efficient, if the 90% energy loss figure is true.
How do I weigh the value of inspiration against the harm of consumption?
Yeah, I feel like if I always did the right thing environmentally I would just crawl in a hole and wait to die. :P So clearly there have to be tradeoffs.
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I'm skeptical that this is accurate for energy resources, although it's an interesting metric; it's a good thought experiment but I think we'd need real research to say if the "energy markup" of pre-processing foods or serving them at restaurants actually made vegan food less efficient, if the 90% energy loss figure is true.
How do I weigh the value of inspiration against the harm of consumption?
Yeah, I feel like if I always did the right thing environmentally I would just crawl in a hole and wait to die. :P So clearly there have to be tradeoffs.