Sixties 2nd Ave. flashback
To The Editor:
Re “Alleged gas siphoning only further fuels turmoil at another E.V. building” (news article, April 16):
I lived at 128 Second Ave. during the second half of the 1960s. It was great! Eighty-nine dollars a month in 1966 for a fifth-floor walk-up.
The Orpheum could get kind of loud on a summer night with the windows open, though, and I sure do wish the Stage restaurant and its great food had been there then.
Lulu Katz
Creativity in captivity
To The Editor:
Re “The trials of collage artist Kasoundra Kasoundra” (news article, April 16):
I have known Kasoundra more than 30 years. She is the most creative person I know! As a fellow artist, it breaks my heart to see her trapped in the system and unable to continue making her art.
Free Kasoundra!
Larry Schulte
Eat plants, save the planet
To The Editor:
Just in time for the recent 45th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee made it official: Consumption of animal products is not environmentally sustainable. Their conclusions match those of a massive 2010 United Nations report that concluded that a global shift toward a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and climate change.
Carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, is emitted by burning forests to create animal pastures and by combustion of fossil fuels to operate farm machinery, trucks, refrigeration equipment, factory farms and slaughterhouses. The much more damaging methane and nitrous oxide are released from digestive tracts of cattle and from animal-waste cesspools.
Moreover, animal agriculture contributes more pollutants to our waterways than other human activities combined. Principal sources are animal wastes, soil particles, minerals, crop debris, fertilizers and pesticides from feed croplands. It is also the driving force in worldwide deforestation and wildlife habitat destruction.
In an environmentally sustainable world, just as fossil fuels are replaced by wind, solar and other sustainable energy sources, animal foods must be replaced by vegetables, fruits and grains. Our next trip to the supermarket is a great starting point.
Nico Young
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