The Ledger
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Lee: Animal farming lobby is much bigger than the NRA
“Animal farming, in my case, is arguably the most well-funded lobbying organization in the United States, much bigger than the NRA, by far.”
David Lee: Animal farming emits as much greenhouse gas as all transportation
“Animal farming produces more greenhouse gases than almost any sector, the same as all forms of transportation combined, period.”
David Lee: Impossible Burger uses 95% less land and 74% less water than beef
“Every time a meat eater picks our burger versus a burger from a cow, they save 95% of the land, they save 74% of the water, They produce an eighth of the greenhouse gases for the alternative.”
Lee: Impossible Burger reduces land, water, and greenhouse gas usage significantly
“If they begin to just substitute one burger from a cow for a delicious impossible burger, you'll save 95% of the land that's consumed to make a burger from a cow a quarter of the water an eighth of the greenhouse gases.”
Lee: Heme is the exact molecule responsible for red meat's flavor and color
“Heme is the exact same molecule in our product That makes a burger from a cow red, and more than the color, it is when you cook red meat from a cow, it's the flavor catalyst.”