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Lettuce Produces More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Bacon Does

Lettuce Produces More Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Bacon Does

Bacon lovers of the world, rejoice! Or at the least take solace that your beloved pork belly may be better for the environment in terms of greenhouse gas emissions than the lettuce that accompanies it on the classic BLT.This is according to a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who found that if Americans were to switch their diets to fall in line with the Agriculture Department's 2010 dietary recommendations, it would result in a 38 percent increase in energy use, 10 percent bump in water use and a 6 percent increase in greenhouse gas emissions.The reason for this is...

March 24, 2021
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