USDA 's newsletter suggesting employees forgo meat once a week causes uproar . Score: 6 Meat industry , This `` silly season '' is marked mostly by frivolous debates over manufactured controversies as voters tune out and cook out in parks and backyards across the country . politicians slam USDA , so it backs off . It takes huge amounts of land , water , fertilizer , oil to produce meat , he writes . He says eating less meat reduces use of resources and ensures everyone gets fed .
USDA 's newsletter suggesting employees forgo meat once a week causes uproar . Score: 6 Meat industry , politicians slam USDA , so it backs off . It takes huge amounts of land , water , fertilizer , oil to produce meat , he writes . He says eating less meat reduces use of resources and ensures everyone gets fed .