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Kenny Torrella

Kenny Torrella

Senior Reporter, Future Perfect

    Latest articles by Kenny Torrella

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    Meat has a big carbon footprint. The Inflation Reduction Act ignores it.Meat has a big carbon footprint. The Inflation Reduction Act ignores it.
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    The historic climate legislation is a missed opportunity to cut food emissions, but it can show us how to navigate the messy politics of meat.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    What can a bee feel?What can a bee feel?
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    A new study suggests bees can feel pain. It’s a big deal in the quest to determine whether or not insects are sentient.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    How Gordon Ramsay’s lamb slaughter joke explains our confusing relationship with meatHow Gordon Ramsay’s lamb slaughter joke explains our confusing relationship with meat
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    Why we love to eat animals but hate to think about what it means.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    How Germany is kicking its meat habitHow Germany is kicking its meat habit
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    Germany has made itself an outlier in global meat consumption by embracing plant-based food and politics.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    Costco’s inflation-proof $4.99 rotisserie chicken, explainedCostco’s inflation-proof $4.99 rotisserie chicken, explained
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    Picking apart what the retail giant’s poultry staple says about the present and future of factory farming.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    Sri Lanka’s organic farming disaster, explainedSri Lanka’s organic farming disaster, explained
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    A shift to better farming practices is possible, but Sri Lanka’s abrupt switch to organics offers a bitter lesson in how to change food systems in a sustainable way.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    Under Obamacare, birth control pills are free. Why aren’t vasectomies?Under Obamacare, birth control pills are free. Why aren’t vasectomies?
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    Expanding access to vasectomy care could help shift some of the burden of birth control.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    When is an animal — or even an AI — a person?When is an animal — or even an AI — a person?
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    New York’s highest court ruled Happy the elephant isn’t a legal person. Here’s what that says about us.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    Why meat is so expensive right nowWhy meat is so expensive right now
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    Eat your veggies, beat inflation.

    By Kenny Torrella
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    The environmental limits of eating localThe environmental limits of eating local
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    What we still misunderstand about climate change and local food.

    By Kenny Torrella