RE: Planting Trees is a Waste of Time
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50-100 gallons of water compared to 500 gallons for the same amount in rice
I'm not aware of the arguments against, but the cows aren't the only thing that needs water: its their food too. Most crops that are grown on Amazon's deforested areas is to feed cows, or something to that effect.
I visited the Cowspiracy site to find out exactly what the claim was, but it's got so much research I had to ctrl + F 'Amazon' : "Animal agriculture is responsible for up to 91% of Amazon destruction."
Again, I'm not familiar with the counter-arguments, but it's interesting stuff.
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Well yeah to be clear I doubt the combined counter arguments is enough to actually justify such massive beef production, but there are certain aspects, such as the water, that should be part of the conversation - kind of like how Organic food is essentially just a less-regulated version of regular food which still uses pesticides etc (according to John Oliver)
It's really hard to get to the bottom of all the nuances explained over countless thousands of papers researching these matters though.
Cowspiracy does an excellent job at looking exactly like a conspiracy website lol