What’s the Real Cost of Your Steak?
10:59 minutes
According to the USDA, there are 87.7 million head of cattle in the U.S. Researchers say cattle require 28 times more land and 11 times more irrigation water compared to poultry and eggs. Geophysicist Gidon Eshel rings up the environmental cost of your steak.
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Gidon Eshel
Gidon Eshel is a research professor in environmental science and physics at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
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About Alexa Lim
@AlexaLim22Alexa Lim was a senior producer for Science Friday. Her favorite stories involve space, sound, and strange animal discoveries.