USDA 's newsletter suggesting employees forgo meat once a week caused uproar . Ben Grossman - author : Meat industry , people hate USDA , so it backs off . It takes huge amounts of land , water , coal , oil to produce meat , he writes . He says that less meat reduces use of resources and ensures everyone gets fed .
USDA 's newsletter suggesting employees forgo meat once a week causes uproar . Ben Grossman-Cohen : 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 .