• Dairy cows and their manure produce greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to climate change

• There has been a 30 percent growth in global milk production from 2005 to 2015

• Poor handling of manure and fertilizers can degrade local water resources

• Repeated re-impregnation, short calving intervals, overproduction of milk, restrictive housing systems, poor nutrition, and physical disorders impair the welfare of the animals in industrial dairy operations (WBI Studies Repository

Pros:

• Coconuts integrate well with their surrounding environment

• Harvested by hand rather than machinery using gas

• Best-tasting butter alternative (to me)

• Biodegradable

Cons:

• Contributes to deforestation

• Water-intensive crop