Re:Billionaire-funded group quietly taking farmland out of p...
by eurasiantiger on Sunday July 31, 2022 @08:34AM
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Pretty sure we would still be burning rain forests to plant oil palms.
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Re:Billionaire-funded group quietly taking farmland out of p...
by j-pb on Sunday July 31, 2022 @09:26AM
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68% is Burnt for pastures for Cattle Farming.
28% is Burnt for Agriculture, of which 60% is for soybeans, of which 77% are shipped overseas for (you guessed it) livestock feed.
Palm Oil plants are only 12% of those 28%.
That means at least 80% is burned for Livestock or livestock feed. Since part of the palm oil and other plant produce is also used for livestock feed that number probably closer to 85%.
See: https://www.fern.org/fileadmin/uploads/fern/Documents/Fern%2...
Re:Billionaire-funded group quietly taking farmland out of p...
by eurasiantiger on Sunday July 31, 2022 @10:32AM
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Guess it’s time to start being more aggressive with anti-meat messaging.
A major issue with the less-meat-more-veggies idea is glyphosate, though, as produce treated with it is not vegan: glyphosate mixtures typically contain tallow from animal fat.