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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

if you think that's wild, animal agriculture uses 13 TRILLION litres or gallons of water a year. Compared with fracking, which uses 220 billiion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

i don't think that's right. can you substantiate that?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

oh, you know what? it's actually worse. significantly worse. It's 34-76 trillion gallons annually, https://www.cowspiracy.com/facts

Animal agriculture water consumption ranges from 34-76 trillion gallons annually. [ii] [xv]

"Summary of Estimated Water Use in the United States in 2005". United States Geological Service

Pimentel, David, et al. "Water Resources: Agricultural and Environmental Issues". BioScience. (2004) 54 (10): 909-918

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

the USGS paper says almost no water goes to livestock

Combined withdrawals for livestock and aquaculture were less than 3 percent of the total water withdrawals in 2005. Livestock withdrawals include water for livestock, feedlots, and dairy operations, and accounted for 2,140 Mgal/d, most of which (60 percent) was supplied by groundwater.

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