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Factory farming animals is specifically mentioned in the article as causing less environmental damage than organic or cage free methods. Whether true or not doe

• kurupt213 4y ago
  It makes sense that it is true since it’s the most cost effective way - required resources are generally tied directly to cost
• waffle_ss 4y ago
  It's specifically very wrong. It links to this study for that claim: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6cd5 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6cd5 Which only looks at greenhouse gas emissions (and only then compares grass feeding to grain feeding), and does NOT consider the effects to local groundwater, surface water, or air quality from CAFOs. Here's a CDC resource that goes into depth about the swathe of negative effects on local resources CAFOs create: https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/docs/understanding_cafos_nalboh.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/docs/understanding_cafos_nalboh... Besides things like frequent manure spills that pollute surface and groundwater, children living near these CAFOs have elevated rates of asthma. The piece is very focused on greenhouse gases and the benefits of "economies of scale" but doesn't say a peep about the meltdown of our consolidated food supply when the pandemic subjected it to supply shocks.
  • Out_of_Characte 4y ago
    How did the pandemic melt down our consolidated food supply? AFAIK only food delivery to restaurants was slightly affected