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Yes, they probably are oversimplified, as is almost every number we talk about when discussing climate change. It's a big topic, and very few people (maybe actu
by SwellJoe 10y ago
Yes, they probably are oversimplified, as is almost every number we talk about when discussing climate change. It's a big topic, and very few people (maybe actually nobody) understand all of the facets of it in enough detail to speak with authority on how they all interact.
- tptacek 10y agoSure. But sometimes the numbers are oversimplified but valid to a first approximation, and others (like, perhaps, the water numbers for California almonds) are so oversimplified as to be not helpful for discussion. So then you're left wondering, which kind of number is this one? Does most of the water used to produce beef return to the environment in the course of raising the animals to their slaughter weight, or does most of it get retained in concrete and plastic lined manure pits?