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Meat worse than transport

13th September, 2009 - Posted by admin - Comments Off

Which is responsible for more global warming: your BMW or your Big Mac? Believe it or not, it’s the burger. The international meat industry generates roughly 18% of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions—even more than transportation—according to a report last year from the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

From Time.Com The Global Warming Survival Guide

Also see The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Livestock’s Long Shadow