usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.ml · 11 months agoThis land isn’t for you or me. It’s for the meat industry. | Almost half of the continental US is used for meat production. There’s something better we could do with it.www.vox.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1507arrow-down131cross-posted to: earthlingliberationnotes@lemmy.worldenvironment@beehaw.orgvegan@slrpnk.netenvironment@sh.itjust.workspolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1476arrow-down1external-linkThis land isn’t for you or me. It’s for the meat industry. | Almost half of the continental US is used for meat production. There’s something better we could do with it.www.vox.comusernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml to Green - An environmentalist community @lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square100fedilinkcross-posted to: earthlingliberationnotes@lemmy.worldenvironment@beehaw.orgvegan@slrpnk.netenvironment@sh.itjust.workspolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squareThrowawaylinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·11 months agoNo, not really. Hilly and rocky land is basically waste land. You can’t farm on it and building costs are high
minus-squareDancingYetiCrablinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoRecreation? Ecological restoration? Parks? None of these seem worthwhile? We’re watching total ecological collapse and ranching is a primary driver of habitat shift. Ecological restoration would benefit a multitude of species including humans.
No, not really. Hilly and rocky land is basically waste land. You can’t farm on it and building costs are high
Recreation? Ecological restoration? Parks? None of these seem worthwhile? We’re watching total ecological collapse and ranching is a primary driver of habitat shift. Ecological restoration would benefit a multitude of species including humans.