Additional Resources

Meat:

“Is Meat Sustainable?” published by World Watch Institute
“The Ripple Effect of Meatless Mondays: Can it Extend to China?” by Tasha Eichenseher
“Health & Environmental Implications of U.S. Meat Consumption & Production” published by John Hopkins’ Center for a Livable Future
“The Environmental Impact of Beef Production in the United States: 1977 Compared with 2007” by J. L. Capper
“Trends in Meat Consumption in the USA” by Carrie R Daniel, Amanda J Cross, Corinna Koebnick and Rashmi Sinha
“Sustainability of Meat-Based and Plant-Based Diets and the Environment” by David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel

Alternatives:

“Lunch from a Lab? A Brooklyn Company Builds a Better Burger” by Marc Gunther for The Guardian
“The End of Food” by Lizzie Widdicombe for The New Yorker

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