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Mongabay: Deforestation gives some Brazil beef a big carbon footprint
Extensive deforestation for low-yielding cattle production means some Brazilian beef carries a disproportionately high carbon footprint, reports a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology.
Researchers at the Swedish Institute of Food and Biotechnology found that sixty percent of the Brazilian beef industry's carbon emissions come from just six percent of producers: the small group of ranchers that clear Amazon rainforest......
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Deforestation gives some Brazil beef a big carbon footprint
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 8th, 2011
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