Households are the largest users of fossil fuels in the US food system

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Aug-17 Mon 07:54

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2020-Aug-17 Mon 07:54

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Knowing where natural resource use accumulates is fundamental to understanding what factors influence resource-use decisions. A recent Economic Research Service (ERS) study estimated natural resource use by the U.S. food system in 2007 (2007 data were the latest available with the level of detail needed…

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