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How growth in dairy is affecting the environment
May 4, 2015 by New York Times
May 4, 2015, Shafter, CA — Dairy consumption jumped 32 percent from 1990 to 2005, and is expected to rise an additional 50 percent from 2005 levels by 2050, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
The FAO says that globally, the dairy industry has made real environmental strides since 2006, when it warned that livestock was one of the two or three most environmentally damaging sectors, polluting “on a massive scale.” READ MORE
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