Food miles don't feed climate change - meat does

7:00 18 April 2008
NewScientist.com news service
Ewen Callaway

That locally-produced, free-range, organic hamburger might not be as green as you think.

An analysis of the environmental toll of food production concludes that transportation is a mere drop in the carbon bucket. Foods such as beef and dairy make a far deeper impression on a consumer's carbon footprint.