Food

Reduced Food Waste

Actions >> Food Reduced Food Waste Background: “In the United States, over one-third of all available food goes uneaten through loss or waste (USDA).” This wasted food is responsible for an estimated 8% of greenhouse gases emitted from deforesting land to convert it to agriculture, from the extra fertilizer, gasoline and water that it takes …

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Plant-Rich Diet

Actions >> Food Plant-Rich Diet Rank: 4 Background: Food is a human necessity, and dietary choices are a very personal matter. But it has become clear that meat, and especially beef, has a greater environmental and climate cost than other foods. These costs are especially high when land is cleared of forest to raise cattle, …

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