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by jacobgorm 717 days ago
In Denmark the pigs are fed soy imported from areas of the world where rainforests had to be cut down to make room for production. The short distance between Danish fields and sea, which is no where greater than 50kms, means most fertilizer from the pigs runs off into the sea, causing algae blooms that kill all other marine life.
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Thats not really what I asked.

But in this situation would you not be better off taxing the soy imports and fining waste outflow?