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The 90 Day Plan

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

The 90-Day Plan: DAY 51

The 90 Day Plan - 90 Ways in 90 Days

The 90 Day Plan: Day 51 

While we are still in the kitchen, PLAN a NO-BULL MEAL. An appetizing figure suggests that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, CAFOs, located in the US produce three times the amount of sewage as American citizens. It is estimated that 60-pounds of animal waste are generated for every one pound of beef produced.

America's Environmental Report Card: Are We Making the Grade. By: Harvey Blatt 



www.belowthesurface.org

 
Challenge: What is a CAFO and how do these feedlots impact the water? Why is nonpoint source pollution difficult to regulate and enforce?

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