Vin and I have decided to cut down on the amount of red meat we eat. (Well, okay, I decided, and he’s going along.)

For some time, I had been hearing about cow’s contribution to global warming, but didn’t know any of the details. Then I read this interview with Michael Pollan, and it convinced me. Pollan has also written The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, which I haven’t read yet.

? I love beef, and it is the only conventional (as opposed to organic) meat that I can still eat. But I, like just about every other American, feel impotent to stop global warming. This may be a nominal effort, but one that I am quite willing to undertake.