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Each week, people in the U.S. eat the equivalent of three burgers worth of beef.
That s according to Richard Waite, a senior research associate in the food program at the World Resources Institute. But if Americans could reduce that consumption by half, it could have a major impact on creating a more sustainable food system, according to projections from WRI.
That s because meat production is hard on the environment: It requires a lot of land to raise cattle and globally, many forests are being cleared to make room for those animals. Deforestation releases lots of heat-trapping carbon dioxide that had been stored in the trees into the environment. And cows themselves release a lot of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, in the form of burps.
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Peace at last! Relieved parents officially sign off homeschooling, sharing hilarious memes to celebrate pupils going back to classrooms in England for the first time since December
Schools across England have re-opened this morning with all primary schools back and secondary schools offering a staggered start
For many pupils, it s their first time in a classroom in nearly three months
Parents finally off the hook with homeschooling have been sharing memes
On Friday, parents celebrated signing off almost nine weeks of homeschooling