Eating Meat Contributes to Climate Change, UN Study Confirms

The typical American diet adds significantly to pollution, water scarcity, land degradation and climate change, according to a United Nations report released last week. Written by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),the report is the latest research linking meat-eating with environmental destruction. According to the FAO, the arm of the UN that works on worldwide hunger-defeating initiatives, animal farming presents a "major threat to the ... Full Story »

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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

Does not give the name of the FAO report, "Livestock's Long Shadow". The University of Chicago report is "Diet, Energy, and Global Warming". Both look like good reports. Comparison of meat eating quantities is not per-capita. No pro-meat viewpoint.

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