Tag: cattle
Cows and Climate Change
by John Muir on Nov.20, 2009, under Food System, Science
I just read an article put out by the World Watch Institute talking about how “chewing the cud” is potentially responsible for up 51% of greenhouse warming gases. The New York Times picked up the story this week with Fiona MacKay’s story: “Looking for a Solution to Cows’ Climate Problem.”
While on one had this story gives a big boost to the vegan option, it also suggests the merits of more morally problematic futures that include growing meat in petri dishes. I hear it goes great with a beaker of a 2016 Cabernet.
