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Hay grown for cattle consumes nearly half the water drawn from Colorado River, study finds (www.latimes.com)
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[โ€“] silence7@slrpnk.net 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

For context, cutting meat is a big enough chunk of what needs to happen to be meaningful, but nowhere near enough on its on.

[โ€“] delirious_owl@discuss.online 2 points 8 months ago

Its necessary, not sufficient.

The same is true for stopping all internal combustion engines in yard maintenance. Its necessary, its not (alone) sufficient.

We need to do all of these things.