Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production

For decades it has been nearly universal dogma among environmentalists and health advocates that cattle and beef are public enemy number one.





But is the matter really so clear cut? Hardly, argues environmental lawyer turned rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman in her new book, Defending Beef.





The public has long been led to believe that livestock, especially cattle, erode soils, pollute air and water, damage riparian areas, and decimate wildlife populations.





In Defending Beef, Hahn Niman argues that c...