Beef's environmental costs far outweigh poultry, pork
Washington (AFP) July 21, 2014 - Beef is by far the most costly protein when it comes to the environmental damage wreaked by feeding and raising cattle, according to a study out Monday. Beef requires 28 times more land than the average total needed to produce either dairy, eggs, poultry or pork, said the research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Raising beef also requires 11 times more irrigation ... more

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