New Study

An international research team just put out one of the most comprehensive reports on the impact of the meat industry on the environment. Read the whole report here: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2010/march/livestock-revolution-environment-031610.html

Among the findings:

• More than 1.7 billion animals are used in livestock production worldwide and occupy more than one-fourth of the Earth's land.
• Production of animal feed consumes about one-third of total arable land.
• Livestock production accounts for approximately 40 percent of the global agricultural gross domestic product.
• The livestock sector, including feed production and transport, is responsible for about 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.