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Mar 13, 2017 · Cowspiracy, now streaming on Netflix, offers a powerful and provocative indictment of animal agriculture as the number one global cause of carbon emissions into the atmosphere.
- Cows Worse Than Fossil Fuels? Not by A Long Shot
- Inflating Livestock Emissions by Misinterpreting Basic Biology
- Changing The Impact of Methane
- And Who Is in Cahoots?
Central to Cowspiracy’s conspiracy theory is the supposed “fact” that a 2009 study found that 51% of all greenhouse gases are produced by animal agriculture. A good deal of the movie is taken up with interviews with people from environmental organizations, such as the Rainforest Action Network, Oceana, and the Natural Resources Defense Council, who...
How did Goodland and Anhang come up with 51%, rather than the scientific consensus that livestock are currently responsible for about 15% of global greenhouse gases(which includes direct emissions from the animals as well as emissions from feed production, land use change, and manure)? The biggest single difference is that Goodland and Anhang also ...
There is one important difference when it comes to a relatively small number of animal species. These are the ruminants, which include domesticated animals such as cows, sheep, and goats as well as wild ones such as deer and antelope. Their digestive system includes a “rumen,” which contains microbes that can break down cellulose, which most animal...
I must admit that there’s another, more personal, reason I find it hard to believe that there’s a massive conspiracy among NGOs and scientists to conceal the impact of animal agriculture on the climate. That’s because my UCS colleagues and I—scientists at an NGO that focuses on climate change—have been writing and speaking extensively about the cli...
Jul 30, 2023 · Animal agriculture’s environmental impact is a central focus of the documentary “Cowspiracy.”. The film presents compelling arguments and statistics to illustrate the significant contribution of animal farming to climate change, deforestation, water depletion, and pollution.
Cowspiracy explores how our diets can contribute to the exploitation of our environment. In particular, the documentary takes a deep dive into a number of very specific issues, including ...
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret 2014 1h 25m Documentary List Reviews 88% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Filmmakers Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn address the effects of cattle on the...
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Feb 12, 2020 · Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret has been around since its (updated) release in 2015 and is one of those provocative movies that gets people talking. It’s predominantly about how we can feed 9 billion people meat while at the same time taking care of the environment. Good or bad, you’ll probably have strong opinions about the film.
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