Eating Less Meat is Good for the Environment
Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 (Original item from 2011)
Diet and Nutrition | Farmed Animals | General Animal Protection | Vegetarianism and Veganism | Environment | Factory Farming | Vegetarian Motivations or Barriers
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Short Description:
This short article summarizes and highlights the research by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and other studies that address the link between environmental factors and meat eating.
Abstract:
Article highlights:
- According to the EWG, red meat such as beef and lamb is responsible for 10 to 40 times as many greenhouse gas emissions as common vegetables and grains.
- Almost all (80%) of deforestation in the Amazon is attributable to cattle ranching.
- "EWG estimates that growing livestock feed in the U.S. alone requires 167 million pounds of pesticides and 17 billion pounds of nitrogen fertilizer each year across some 149 million acres of cropland. "
- If the grain currently fed to livestock in the U.S. was fed directly to people it could feed about 800 million people.
Spot Check Number:
1905
Sponsor:
The Environmental Magazine
Animal Type:
Farm Animals
Record Type:
Data and Statistics, Organizational Publication or Materials
Research Method:
Case Study
Geographic Region:
United States National, Worldwide
Year Conducted:
2011
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