27 July 2014

Which Will Reduce Your Carbon Footprint More: Giving up Beef or Your Car?

Posted by Dan Satterfield

They may have a point.

They may have a point.

I listened to a fascinating interview on Science Friday from NPR Friday afternoon, and it’s good news for poultry producers/bad news for cattle ranchers. Giving up beef reduces your carbon footprint more than giving up your car! Click below to listen:

Click to go to the SciFri website

Click to go to the SciFri website

Poultry is a big industry here in Maryland, and they should be very happy about this. Poultry is an order of magnitude less carbon intensive than beef production.