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Reducing the Impact 2 A lina went to talk with Mr. Cappa. “I just had a customer ask me why we continue to serve beef stew and roast beef sandwiches. She said that we are harming the environ- ment. Is that true?” Mr. Cappa gave the soup he was making on the stove one last stir and pulled a stool up to the counter. “Actually, Alina, there is a lot of evidence out there suggesting that eating beef can contribute to climate change . All meats actually, but beef seems to have an extreme impact.” “I don’t get it,” Alina admitted. “Did you learn about global warming and greenhouse gases in school?” Mr. Cappa asked. “Yeah, we did.” Alina told him about what she had learned. “Global warming is a big part of climate change. It is the gradual increase in the temperature within Earth’s atmosphere.” “But why is that happening?” Mr. Cappa asked. “Do you know about the greenhouse effect?”

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