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Does this %80 include the water footprint for raising livestock? It would be interesting to know the relative price in water of a small Niman ranch steak compa
by AesopHimself 12y ago
Does this %80 include the water footprint for raising livestock?
It would be interesting to know the relative price in water of a small Niman ranch steak compared to a single serving of California-grown almonds.
Is the drought an argument against eating California-raised livestock since it isn't necessarily as location-dependent as certain agriculture?
- anigbrowl 12y agoI certainly think so.
- markvdb 12y agohttp://www.waterfootprint.org/Reports/Mekonnen-Hoekstra-2012-WaterFootprintFarmAnimalProducts.pdf http://www.waterfootprint.org/Reports/Mekonnen-Hoekstra-2012... http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/08/opinion/meat-makes-the-planet-thirsty.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/08/opinion/meat-makes-the-pla... "beef, about 145,000 gallons per ton" "Changing one’s diet to replace 50 percent of animal products with edible plants like legumes, nuts and tubers results in a 30 percent reduction in an individual’s food-related water footprint. Going vegetarian, a better option in many respects, reduces that water footprint by almost 60 percent."