
and as the global demand for …urce-intensive, habitat-destroying, pollution-generating, contaminant-laden products on the planet. To create the 1 billion burgers eaten by Americans each year, countless tracts of land have been converted into corn and soybean fields to feed millions of cattle, who in turn generate staggering amounts of greenhouse gases, require ridiculous amounts of water, and whose waste often contaminates the food supply with E. coli and other serious germs. It’s not a pretty picture — and as the global demand for beef and other meat is expected to skyrock…