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December 4, 2008 on 4:47 pm | In Main Category | No Comments

Or, umm, manure…

Interesting article on efforts to curb greenhouse gases produced in livestock production, that is, the greenhouse gasses “emitted” by cows and pigs raised for meat. Here’s an excerpt:

Producing a pound of beef creates 11 times as much greenhouse gas emission as a pound of chicken and 100 times more than a pound of carrots, according to Lantmannen, the Swedish group.

Read the rest, here.