America’s favorite nut is bad for water, good for cows

Grist
By Samantha LarsonAug 7, 2014, 8:11 pm71 pts
We’ve been told to lay off the almond milk, but that’s not gonna stop us from gobbling up the whole almond. In fact, Americans have gone, er, nuts for them. U.S. almond demand has grown by more than 220 percent just since 2005 — much faster than the demand for pecans, walnuts, macademias, or cashews.…

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