The news media and the world are becoming increasingly aware of the damage animal agriculture inflicts on the climate and our environment. Rarely a week passes without mention of the need to shift our diets away from meat and towards plants, for the survival of future generations. Catch up on some of the most seminal news stories below.
The Dangers to Our Planet of Meat & Dairy
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August 2, 2017 | The Guardian
Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico
The global meat industry, already implicated in driving global warming and deforestation, has now been blamed for fueling what is expected to be the worst “dead zone” on record in the Gulf of Mexico.
June 14, 2017 | Civil Eats
Eat Less Meat: A Small Change with a Big Impact
Industrial agriculture is reshaping the world, from our atmosphere to our dinner plates. Familiarize yourself with the current landscape. Meet your meats.
May 11, 2017 | Huffington Post
The Double-Barreled Approach to Shrinking our “Foodprint”
What if eating healthier could even make the healthcare industry itself healthier and greener?
April 9, 2017 | CNN
Go vegan, save the planet
As public attention focuses on the impact of policy changes on the climate, we may overlook an important contributor to the climate crisis: our food systems and the daily food choices we make.
October 20, 2016 | Civil Eats
Wrangling the Climate Impact of California Dairy
Away from its sparkling coastal cities and picturesque natural wonders, California hides its massive, steaming pools of literal liquefied shit.
August 17, 2016 | ThinkProgress
America Cannot Kick Its Meat Addiction
Americans still love to eat meat — and in 2015, they increased their consumption of it faster than any other year in four decades.
June 21, 2016 | Vox
China is urging people to eat less meat—which could have a big climate impact
The Chinese Nutrition Society is now enlisting celebrities in a nationwide campaign urging people to cut their meat consumption in half.
March 21, 2016 | The Washington Post
The profound planetary consequences of eating less meat
A striking new study has provided a calculation of both the health benefits and the reductions in planetary greenhouse gases that might be achieved if the world shifted away from meat-based diets.
November 24, 2015 | Independent
Meat industry creates same amount of greenhouse gases as all the vehicles in the world
The industry accounts for 15 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to Chatham House.
November 24, 2015 | BBC
Can eating less meat help reduce climate change?
Americans love hamburgers —we eat about three burgers a week. But what are the hidden environmental costs?
Meat industry blamed for largest-ever ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico
The global meat industry, already implicated in driving global warming and deforestation, has now been blamed for fueling what is expected to be the worst “dead zone” on record in the Gulf of Mexico.
Eat Less Meat: A Small Change with a Big Impact
Industrial agriculture is reshaping the world, from our atmosphere to our dinner plates. Familiarize yourself with the current landscape. Meet your meats.
The Double-Barreled Approach to Shrinking our “Foodprint”
What if eating healthier could even make the healthcare industry itself healthier and greener?
Go vegan, save the planet
As public attention focuses on the impact of policy changes on the climate, we may overlook an important contributor to the climate crisis: our food systems and the daily food choices we make.
Wrangling the Climate Impact of California Dairy
Away from its sparkling coastal cities and picturesque natural wonders, California hides its massive, steaming pools of literal liquefied shit.
America Cannot Kick Its Meat Addiction
Americans still love to eat meat — and in 2015, they increased their consumption of it faster than any other year in four decades.
China is urging people to eat less meat—which could have a big climate impact
The Chinese Nutrition Society is now enlisting celebrities in a nationwide campaign urging people to cut their meat consumption in half.
The profound planetary consequences of eating less meat
A striking new study has provided a calculation of both the health benefits and the reductions in planetary greenhouse gases that might be achieved if the world shifted away from meat-based diets.
Meat industry creates same amount of greenhouse gases as all the vehicles in the world
The industry accounts for 15 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, according to Chatham House.
Can eating less meat help reduce climate change?
Americans love hamburgers —we eat about three burgers a week. But what are the hidden environmental costs?