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Are Vegetarian Diets More Harmful To The Environment?

Eating a vegetarian diet could contribute to climate change, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University. "Eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than eating bacon," said CMU Professor Paul Fischbeck. He joins us along with Michelle Tom, a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering to discuss the matter.      

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