global water crisis

On 'Newsnight' on 18th August, there was a feature on the developing global water crisis.
There was no mention of the role of the global livestock industry in the water crisis. It is estimated that wheat production requires 120 litres of water per kg and beef 3,700 litres of water per kg. To view the report online, go to news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/7569391.stm
For information on water and livestock, go to
www.vegansociety.com/environment/water/
and also www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a792063729~db=all~jumptype=rss

Date: 2008-08-20

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( Last updated by jillad on 2008-08-20 19:25:20 )