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In an earlier post, we took a quick look at the amount of food wasted around the world each year. On the heels of this news, there’s been a new food-related issue gaining attention in the media. Brace yourself, because it might sound crazy: What if we grew meat in labs? I know, I know: [...]
This two-part video discusses the meat we eat. In this case, it shows how cows are slaughtered and butchered in a small slaughterhouse (2,000 cows per year, or roughly 10 cows per working day). Everyone who eats meat should be aware of the process, and this video is completely transparent in showing that process. But [...]
Good question – should human beings be eating bugs instead of beef?
by Marshall Brain | August 12, 2010
Beef and other agricultural meats have a problem. Several problems actually. To make a pound of beef using modern methods, you need a lot of land (for forage), a lot of grain (for finishing – see this article for details) and a lot of water (both for irrigation and for the cow itself – this page has details). In the process the cows produce a lot of methane, which acts as a greenhouse gas.
Bugs would be better, and the following video makes the case…
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