Bloody Plant Burger Smells, Tastes and Sizzles Like Meat

Re:Bloody Plant Burger Smells, Tastes and Sizzles Like Meat by TheLarch on Tuesday June 21, 2016 @05:45PM (#11949674)

One pound of beef requires 1,847 gallons of water. Cattle produce a huge amount of methane. Ranchers use antibiotics profligately. Cows require a terrific amount of energy to grow, relative to plants, meaning lots of the corn we grow in the US goes to meat, which is far less energy efficient.

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Re:Bloody Plant Burger Smells, Tastes and Sizzles Like Meat by bsder on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @02:34AM (#11951963)

Um, you do realize that most nuts require in the same range of water, right?

Hazlenuts, walnuts, almonds, and cashews need from 1100 to 1900 gallons per pound.

So, I'm not quite sure what you are trying to prove other than don't farm things that require water in areas that also require irrigation.

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Re:Bloody Plant Burger Smells, Tastes and Sizzles Like Meat by TheLarch on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @01:10PM (#11955437)

Um, you do realize that a fair summary of your argument is, "nuts too require much water, therefore beef is a sustainable food source?"

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