More barking madness from the New York Times: In order to prevent bad weather, you should avoid boiling potatoes

Fire Up the Grill, Not the Atmosphere - NYTimes.com

...a little creative thinking can reduce this year’s Fourth of July carbon emissions without gustatory sacrifice. And maybe that awareness will carry into other days and other parts of our lives.

Consider potato salad: a pale mixture of boiled potatoes and mayonnaise that is sometimes appetizing but always wasteful. An overwhelming majority of the energy in boiling goes into heating the water rather than cooking the potatoes.
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Now for the burgers and dogs. First, a green disclaimer. Beef is an environmental disaster, no matter how you cook it.