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It was mentioned that the book argues that almost every environmental problem related to modern agriculture is rooted in meat production, and that issues would be less severe if meat consumption was reduced.
every environmental problem related to contemporary agriculture ends up having its deepest roots in meat production monocropping excessive applications of nitrogen fertilizer addiction to insecticides...
— Episode: The Future of Meat (Rebroadcast)
Episode: The Future of Meat (Rebroadcast)
It was mentioned that the book argues that almost every environmental problem related to modern agriculture is rooted in meat production, and that issues would be less severe if meat consumption was reduced.
every environmental problem related to contemporary agriculture ends up having its deepest roots in meat production monocropping excessive applications of nitrogen fertilizer addiction to insecticides rainforest depletion land degradation topsoil runoff declining water supplies even global warming all these problems would be considerably less severe if people ate meat rarely if ever
Episode: 367. The Future of Meat
It was argued that nearly every environmental issue in contemporary agriculture has roots in meat production, and would be less severe if meat were rarely consumed.
every environmental problem related to contemporary agriculture ends up having its deepest roots in meat production. Monocropping, excessive applications of nitrogen fertilizer, addiction to insecticides, rain forest depletion, land degradation, topsoil runoff, declining water supplies, even global warming. All these problems, McWilliams writes, would be considerably less severe if people ate meat rarely, if ever.