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9 months ago
f100_supersabre, you totally are missing the point. Cows produce methane in stomach, and I do not agree with mass producing animals for our consumption. I like the taste of meat and I know meat is natural for us to eat, but I do not like the way we produce it.Environmentally friendly meat production is only really possible in totally integrated free range systems only then on backyard/homestead/small holding basis, after that the same environmental problems occur, although, perhaps, on a smaller scale.
%26#039;Not eating meat is a far more effective way of dealing with environmental concerns than others including emissions.
If you take all factors into account (methane emissions, land use change, etc.) livestock account for about 18% of anthropogenic (human caused) greenhouse gas emissions. 18% is still a large number, almost twice as much as cars are responsible for worldwide%26#039; Quoted from Dana1981 who again uses reliable sources, he is a Top Contributor Global Warming Yahoo Answers. He is also an Environmental Scientist, BA astrophysics MS physics.
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If everybody just cut down on meat consumption there would be a tremendous positive effect, you do not have to be Vegan/Vegetarian to reduce the demand for meat, just be selective on the types of meats and eat much less of it.