Slate Magazine reports that it takes 17 percent of the fossil fuel consumed in the United States to produce the food we eat. That is 3/4 of a ton of carbon dioxide emissions per person!
I am ok with this, given that humans actually need food to survive. And I am going to skip the organic, herbivore diet recommended by the author. Instead, I will continue to eat large, glorious pieces of meat and plenty of processed food. Who’s in?
