“In environmental terms, fussing over the comparative environmental impacts of feedlot vs. grass-fed beef is like comparing the gas milage of a Hummer to an F-350, while ignoring the bicycle parked alongside.”

Or the bus, or the train, or the hybrid, or the electric car, or the carpool, or the moped, or the motorcycle, or the subway, or the pair of running shoes…

Erik Marcus makes a good point when he said the above. He suggests that if you care about the environment when deciding what to eat, you should consider these options:

1. You could just give up beef altogether.
2. If you must eat beef, you could cut your consumption dramatically and spend the money you save on the highest-welfare, non-hormone implanted, non-feedlot beef.

He’s got a point, you know?

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Sections: Vegan Et Cetera
Topics: beef, cattle, climate change, cows, environment, factory farming, feedlot, food choices, reality, Vegan