McWholeFoods … We’re Not Loving It

Mighty Earth criticizes McDonald’s and Whole Foods for sourcing meat from Cargill and Tyson, companies it identifies as major drivers of rainforest destruction in South America and water pollution in the United States. The organization asserts that industrial meat production contributes approximately 15% of global climate pollution and occupies 80% of global agricultural land. Mighty Earth is campaigning across the United States to pressure these retailers to establish environmental standards for their meat supply chains.

• McDonald’s and Whole Foods both source meat from Cargill and Tyson, yet neither company maintains environmental requirements for the meat they purchase.
• Industrial meat production is a primary driver of environmental degradation, accounting for roughly 15% of global climate pollution and utilizing 80% of the world's agricultural land, which is about one-third of the planet's total area.
• Cargill and Tyson are linked to significant ecological damage, specifically rainforest destruction in South America and water pollution in the U.S. Midwest and the Gulf of Mexico.
• In the United States, industrial meat production is identified as the primary source of water pollution, while in South America, cattle grazing and soy monocultures are the main causes of deforestation.

APA

Jones, S. (2018). McWholeFoods … We’re Not Loving It. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/mcwholefoods-were-not-loving-it/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney. McWholeFoods … We’re Not Loving It. Mighty Earth, 2018. https://mightyearth.org/article/mcwholefoods-were-not-loving-it/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{jones2018mcwholefoods, author = {Jones, Sydney}, title = {{McWholeFoods … We’re Not Loving It}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/mcwholefoods-were-not-loving-it/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }