More people are opting for organically raised meat products and many of them believe they are helping the environment by doing so. But in fact, producing organic meat involves more methane gas pollution. So is organic meat a good thing?
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What in heaven's name are "organically raised meat products"? This site is so poor it's shameful. 'Spose you should be forgiven. All non-native speakers, I guess, and I don't speak or write your language. Maybe you should get a native-tongue editor on the job over there?
The narrator of this piece leaps to an overall conclusion not justified by the facts he presents. He presents that organically raised cows emit more methane than regularly fed animals. This alone does not lead one to conclude they are "worse for the environment". The chemical fertilizers and herbicides used to feed non-organic cows have extremely negative impacts on the environment. Petrochemical fertilizers also are produced in ways that cause the release of CO2 and other harmful chemicals to the atmosphere. One needs to look at the whole picture. The farmer in the piece understands this, but the narrator completely overlooked and oversimplified what was being said. Too bad that what could have been a good news story got diminished by this.
It's as though the reporter didn't listen to the farmer at all. Of course there are other factors. not using fertilizer is one of them. Consider also the fact that much of European non-organic beef is raised on soya beans that were grown where rainforests once stood.
The issue is extremely complex. But Davion is right about one thing. Choosing to eat less meat is probably the best thing for the planet.
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