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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Are people this protective about other ingredients, or just beef?
Have any of you ever boycotted a restaurant because their produce, alcohol, poultry, table linens, dishes, light fixtures etc weren't supporting local suppliers?
It seems like the entire place could be "made in china", as long as they don't F with your Alberta beef!
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There's good reason for that. Free trade and specialization lead to greater wealth. But if Alberta doesn't specialize in beef and oil, what the heck do we specialize in?
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Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour
Also, should anyone interested in reducing GHG emissions boycott Earl's? Importing a product to a region which has ample supply of said product isn't exactly "green".......
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Transportation tends to be a pretty low component of GHGs - which is why growing things locally where they might need more fertilizer, water, a greenhouse etc. instead of where they naturally thrive to tends to be a losing proposition. (This is not the case for Alberta Beef; I'm just pointing out a general failing of the "locavore" movement.) I did read a note from a farmer suggesting that growth hormone allows the cows to grow from less food, reducing the environmental impacts of farming, which might be an interesting angle.
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Another thing to note is that this issue has caused Craig Chandler's resignation from the Alberta PC board, which is probably a good thing for them, after this exchange on Facebook.
Apparently Earl's beef is not halal.