"He's very clear that eating a fully vegetarian diet now is worse, footprint-wise, that eating a mildly omnivorous one." I don't think the article ever mention

"He's very clear that eating a fully vegetarian diet now is worse, footprint-wise, that eating a mildly omnivorous one." I don't think the article ever mentions that point of view. This is the only time a similar argument is mentioned: "Given the way we grow food today, it’s more accurate to say that vegetarian diets are “less awful,” not “better,” than omnivorous diets" The only time a mention of an omnivorous diet being an improvement is under the constraint that produce is bought locally, perhaps at a farmer's market: "A vegetarian who consumes whatever’s in the produce aisle of Wegmann’s is going to have a much larger eco-footprint than the plant-centric, meat-occasional omnivore who purchases exclusively from the local farmer’s market" Frankly, that kind of consumer has to be in the extreme minority.