Dietary recommendations may be tied to increased greenhouse gas emissions

Dietary recommendations may be tied to increased greenhouse gas emissions
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Sep 10, 2014 - If Americans altered their menus to conform to federal dietary recommendations, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases tied to agricultural production could increase significantly, according to a new study by University of Michigan researchers. Martin Heller and Gregory Keoleian of U-M's Center for Sustainable Systems looked at the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the producti ... more

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