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Is the deforestation of the Amazon overblown? What about the draining of American aquifers?

• tracker1 7mo ago
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  • _aavaa_ 7mo ago
    > In terms of the Amazon... that was done BY humans... the cattle didn't tear down any trees. This is a pedantic distinction that accomplishes nothing. The humans did it to grow cattle for food. If the price of that destruction had to be paid by the producers/consumers there would be a lot less people eating meat.
  • GeoAtreides 7mo ago
    >In terms of the Amazon... that was done BY humans... the cattle didn't tear down any trees literally the funniest thing I have ever read on HN, well done
    • tracker1 6mo ago
      The point is... blame the specific organizations and nations that allow(ed) such practices, not all of meat producers and consumers.