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this post was submitted on 13 Jan 2026
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This article is so weird because its like, “go ahead and eat whatever beef you want because cows will still fart so its still bad for the climate.” Such a strange perspective.
A cow’s diet does effect the amount of methane they expel. For example, studies have shown that letting them eat some kinds of white clover, or some strains of seaweed cuts emissions from cows. This research is important because people are going to continue to eat beef. You’d think the article would dive into that.
And no mention of the exhaust from gas-powered machinery used to raise, harvest, spray, and transport the food raised to feed the cattle.
https://8billiontrees.com/carbon-offsets-credits/carbon-footprint-of-corn-production/
Even just growing soy can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. (Most corn and shoot is raised for animal feed).
https://research.iastate.edu/2024/11/25/growing-soybeans-has-a-surprisingly-significant-emissions-footprint-but-its-ripe-for-reduction/
Of course climate change contribution isn’t the only problem with pen-raised beef either.