Uploaded June 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Denis Hayes recently dropped by the Grist office to talk about his new book, Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America’s Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Environment, coauthored with Gail Boyer Hayes (and reviewed here: grist.org/food/wheres-the-beef-everywhere/). Naturally, we took him to our building’s service elevator and asked him to give his elevator pitch for the book. Watch the video above.
featuring: Denis Hayes
host: Katie Herzog
production: Daniel Penner
asst. production: Ana Sofia Knauf
animation: Amelia Bates
music: "I'm getting some" by Hank - cc by 3.0 weepingtruckers.com
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Denis Hayes recently dropped by the Grist office to talk about his new book, Cowed: The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America’s Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Environment, coauthored with Gail Boyer Hayes (and reviewed here: grist.org/food/wheres-the-beef-everywhere/). Naturally, we took him to our building’s service elevator and asked him to give his elevator pitch for the book. Watch the video above.
featuring: Denis Hayes
host: Katie Herzog
production: Daniel Penner
asst. production: Ana Sofia Knauf
animation: Amelia Bates
music: "I'm getting some" by Hank - cc by 3.0 weepingtruckers.com
Help us caption & translate this video!
amara.org/v/QTLG




![Here’s how much water goes into making your food
Want to know how much water goes into your burger or beer? We compiled some data from several Water Footprint reports for your viewing pleasure.
To explore the data more, check out these reports:
Crops [PDF] - http://www.waterfootprint.org/Reports/Mekonnen-Hoekstra-2011-WaterFootprintCrops.pdf
Animal products [PDF] - http://www.waterfootprint.org/Reports/Mekonnen-Hoekstra-2012-WaterFootprintFarmAnimalProducts.pdf
shower man: Gabriel Avila-Mooney
production: Daniel Penner
research: Amelia Urry
animation: Amelia Bates
music: Avoid the Docks by Hank (http://weepingtruckers.com)
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