Explainer: Why Cows Are So Damned Bad for Warming

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Explainer: Why Cows Are So Damned Bad for Warming

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Sep 9, 2021

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Cows are...a problem. Especially when it comes to global warming. With an assist from Zeke Hausfather, In this installment of our explainer seires we do our best to answer (quickly) why exactly cows and beef are such a big deal.

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Sep 9, 2021

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Explainer: Why Cows Are So Damned Bad for Warming

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