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Water use
441 gallons per lb. of beef (CBB, 2012)
Habitat destruction
Brazilian Amazon Rainforest
Air pollution
Increases in
Healthcare Costs
According WHO red and processed meats are carcinogenic (Scovronick, 2015)
Red meat provides good nutrition to humans in small quantities, however, the
environmental expense is very high.
A diet rich with fruits and vegetables can provide the all essential nutrients
without any animal products
CH Methane
N2O-Nitrous Oxide
Agricultural manure and Fertilizers are
two of the main contributors of nitrous
oxide, a greenhouse gas and air
pollutant(EPA, 2015)
Fertilizers and herbicides are used
to grow crops that are fed to the
cattle
We are currently
growing enough
food to feed 10
billion people.
(Scovronick,
2015)
Worldwide, at least
50% of grain is fed
to livestock.
(Scovronick, 2015)
(Scovronick, 2015)
(Scovronick, 2015)
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2015.(CBB, 2012)
Scovronick, Noah. "Reducing Global Health Risks Through Mitigation of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants.
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(Scovronick, 2015)
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