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Nah we just need to stop growing food for diesel
by rdtwo 4y ago
Nah we just need to stop growing food for diesel
- akiselev 4y agoThe distillers grain that is left over from biofuel production is fed to cows and makes up a significant fraction of all cattle feed. If we stopped, that corn would still be planted but beef would get more expensive.
- eclipticplane 4y agoWell, we also need to eat less meat. The American west can sustain vast herds of ruminants in land that is not suitable for farming.
- nightski 4y agoWe don't all need to do anything. You can do as you please.
- JamisonM 4y agoSeems like lower corn prices, higher beef prices, some marginal environmental benefit, and lower fuel prices is kind of reasonable trade off all-told if that was where it netted out.