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sciam.com - 1/28/2009

How meat contributes to global warming

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Scientific American: Most of us are aware that our cars, our coal-generated electric power and even our cement factories adversely affect the environment. Until recently, however, the foods we eat had gotten a pass in the discussion. Yet according to a 2006 report by the United Nations Food and ...

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