26 | Pots of Meat: How Your Next Bite Can Change the World

Would Jesus eat beef today? It could be said that we live in a hamburger economy. These meat patties are tied to land, oceans, rainforests, rivers, money and arteries… and our faith! In this episode, we explore the temptation to return to Egypt and the invitation to move forward into the Promised Land - all with a side of fries! Life is more fun with sources! : “How beef eaters in cities are draining rivers in the American West.” National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/burger-water-shortages-colorado-river-western-us How to Be a Conscious Eater: Making Food Choices That Are Good for You, Others, and the Planet, First edition. (New York: Workman Publishing, 2020). Things You Can Do: How to Fight Climate Change and Reduce Waste, First edition. (New York: Ten Speed Press, 2022). “How Americans’ Love of Beef Is Helping Destroy the Amazon Rainforest,” Washington Post, n.d., https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2022/amazon-beef-deforestation-brazil/. “U.S. Crops and Livestock in Drought.” NIDIS. https://www.drought.gov/data-maps-tools/us-crops-and-livestock-drought “The Southwest's unchecked thirst for Colorado River water could prove devastating upstream,” https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/18/us/flaming-gorge-green-river-fly-fishing-climate/index.html “Rapid intensification of the emerging southwestern North American megadrought in 2020–2021.” Nature Climate Change. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01290-z Reisner, Marc. Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water. New York, NY: Penguin Books, 1986. Savory, Allan. “How to fight desertification and reverse climate change.” TED. 2013. https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_fight_desertification_and_reverse_climate_change “First-ever water cuts declared for Colorado River in historic drought.” https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/16/us/lake-mead-colorado-river-water-shortage/index.html “The West's historic drought is threatening hydropower at Hoover Dam.” https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/16/us/hoover-dam-hydropower-drought-climate “Lake Powell officials take unprecedented, emergency steps to delay water releases as level plummets.” https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/us/lake-powell-emergency-steps-drought-climate/index.html “Colorado River flow dwindles as warming-driven loss of reflective snow energizes evaporation.” https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.aay9187 Join the conversation! Follow The ecoChristian Podcast on: ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/ecochristianpodcast/⁠ ⁠ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550505457774⁠⁠ ⁠ X⁠ (formerly known as Twitter) ⁠https://twitter.com/TheEcoChristian⁠ ⁠⁠ Threads⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.threads.net/@ecochristianpodcast Send us a message! We want to hear from you! [email protected] Music by Franklyn Zhao from Pixabay