Green Options » meat substitutes http://greenoptions.com/tag/meat-substitutes Posts tagged 'meat substitutes' Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:03:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en Half of World’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Caused by Livestock http://ecoworldly.com/2009/11/03/half-of-worlds-greenhouse-gas-emissions-caused-by-livestock/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/11/03/half-of-worlds-greenhouse-gas-emissions-caused-by-livestock/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:03:47 +0000 Jace Shoemaker-Galloway http://ecoworldly.com/2009/11/03/half-of-worlds-greenhouse-gas-emissions-caused-by-livestock/ Cows 

According to a new report published by the Worldwatch Institute, global emissions caused by the “lifecycle and supply chain of animals raised for food”  are much higher than previously thought.   Environmental advisers Jeff Anhang and Dr. Robert Goodland, report previous estimates of greenhouse gases caused by livestock were in fact, underestimated.   

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