Your Burger Has Some Secrets You Should Know About

We all know that cars emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. What many don’t know is that, while seemingly innocuous, the beef you’re eating is actually responsible for a lot more harm. If making a small change to your diet meant a serious reduction in greenhouse gases that affect our environment, could you do it? Would you do it?
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We all know that cars emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. What many don’t know is that, while seemingly innocuous, the beef you’re eating is actually responsible for a lot more harm. If making a small change to your diet meant a serious reduction in greenhouse gases that affect our environment, could you do it? Would you do it?

ORIGINAL: By Center for Investigative Reporting. Found on the Twitter feed of Michael Pollan, author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma."
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