Ecologist Says Unsustainable Food Should Be Taxed

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Ecologist Says Unsustainable Food Should Be Taxed

 

EarthVision Environmental News

 

ITHACA, NY, May 14, 2001 - As a way of bringing more sustainability to

agriculture, a Cornell University ecologist says foods that are the least

sustainable should cost the most, and one way to get this accomplished is to tax

the foods with the worst environmental impact.

 

" We should internalize the costs of dietary preferences. If one chooses to eat

high-impact food, one should pay the full costs of such a choice, " says David

Pimentel, the professor of ecology and agricultural science who is a co-editor

and co-author of the book Ecological Integrity: Integrating Environment,

Conservation, and Health.

 

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