- 8 pounds of grain are needed to produce one pound of beef
- 2,464 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef
- 40 percent of grain is fed to livestock, poultry, or fish
- China's grain consumption increased by 40 million tons between 1990 and 1995 -- and 33 million of those tons were fed to livestock
- meat consumption has increased 400 percent in developing nations since 1965
- 220 million acres of U.S. land have been cleared for livestock production
Sources:
1-5 -- National Wildlife Federation
6 -- 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
Top 25 reasons to give a damn about climate change
Global boiling declares war on Thanksgiving
Climate Citizen: Michael Pollan on agriculture and health care
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