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You should study Economics!

Posted by: Jeremy on February 04, 19100 at 10:43:18:

In Reply to: You should study nutrition and biology! posted by Lars Jonsson on February 03, 19100 at 23:38:36:

I read somewhere that:
-70% of U.S. grain productions is fed to livestock.
-5 million acres of rain forest are cut down every year in South and Centeral America alone to create cattle pasture.
-Animal agriculture is a cheif contributor to water pollution.
-Pounds of edible product that can be produces on an acre of prime land: 20,000 of apples; 30,000 of carrots, 40,000 of potatoes, 50,000 of tomatoes, 250 of beef.
-20 vegans could live off the same ammount of land that it takes to feed one meat eater.
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So, as if this wasn't enough to make you think about over population and meat eating.

Source:
Conrad, Bob, Punk Planet Issue #35 (2000), pgs 16-21




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