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A plant based diet does not eliminate ecological stress. The requirements for oil and petroleum skyrockets due to the need for nitrates and fereralizers . The
by 0x53-61-6C-74 9y ago
A plant based diet does not eliminate ecological stress. The requirements for oil and petroleum skyrockets due to the need for nitrates and fereralizers . The only real solution without a ecological impact is reducing world population.
- the_gastropod 9y agoWe use land/nitrates/fertilizers to grow crops to feed to cows/pigs/chickens/fish, which convert those plant calories into fewer meat calories. If we ate more plant-based foods, we'd need to grow less, not more. I understand this is simplistic, as some plants (e.g., iceberg lettuce) provide few calories and are costly to grow. On average, eating from trophic level 1 is more efficient than eating from levels 2 or 3.