Researchers Raise Questions About the Sustainability of the Global Livestock Industry
Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 10:00
in Earth & Climate
Nathan Pelletier and Peter Tyedmers of the Dalhousie University School for Resource and Environmental Studies have released a paper focusing on the environmental implications of the livestock industry. The paper illustrates a number of worrying statistics that call into question the sustainability of the livestock industry. If we continue to increase our consumption of livestock, we will fatally impact our environment on a local and global scale.