The US livestock industry’s share of the GLOBAL livestock industry’s greenhouse gases is much higher than the industry (whose prime consumers are Westerners) is willing to admit. It’s hard to calculate an exact figure, but we know the leading consumers and producers of meat also support the growth of a global livestock industry, which contributes most of its GHG through land and land-use.
Posts Tagged ‘Debate’
Americans Contribute the Most to Meat’s Impact on Global Warming (Duh)
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Carbon Footprint, consumers, Debate, Deforestation, EPA, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, land use, meat, meat global warming on April 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Meat and Global Warming: Is There Really a Debate?
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Debate, EPA, Global Warming, meat, news, ny times, politics on April 1, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s upsetting and a bit disturbing that a NY Times “Green blogger” has perpetuated a claim from the Center for Consumer Freedom that there is no strong connection between meat and global warming.
Why is Meat-Eating Left Off the Table in Environmental and Climate Discussions?
Posted in Global Warming, tagged Carbon Footprint, Debate, discussion, environmental, greenhouse gas, meat-eating, mp3, Podcast on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Really informative discussion between panelists and callers. I promise it’s not just a presentation of all the facts about how meat releases greenhouse gases. The guests actually analyze why meat is a difficult topic to address for environmentalists.