United Nations Environment Program: The World is In Grave Danger – But We Can Save It … and Thrive!
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has released their latest Global Environmental Assessment, titled A Future We Choose (1). It...
2025 State of the Climate Report: A dire reality that we CAN turn around!
The latest State of the Climate Report issues a dire warning. Fortunately, we can still turn things around – IF we make the right choices.
No, Bill C-293 on pandemic prevention is not the “Vegan Act”
Bill C-293 is a rational response to a serious threat. It aims to reduce the likelihood of pandemics arising within our borders and to bolster our responses to any pandemics that may nevertheless arise here or arrive on our shores.
Estimating the True Costs of Our Foods
It may surprise you, but the prices we pay at checkout for our foods are often quite different from the...
CBC’s coverage of plant-based issues is all too often outrageously flawed
Our national broadcaster is doing serious public harm by misinforming us about the importance of and the science behind moving to plant-based diets
Some sober thoughts for Thanksgiving Day
This Thanksgiving Day, perhaps we should consider just what it is that we are thankful for and how we can make sure that those generations who follow us will be thankful, too. Because, the fact is, if we keep on living the way we are, it won’t be long before there will be very little to be thankful about. Perhaps we can begin by listening to the experts.
The biggest threat to biodiversity is on our plates
This article also appeared in print in the National Post.
Research shows that our impact on the planetary biosphere is enormously damaging. And it is mostly due to what we put on our plates. The good news is we have the power to change that.
It’s going to be a very good year.
It’s going to be a very good year, we think, we’re glad to have you running along with us. In upcoming issues of this newsletter, we’ll keep you up to date on all of our good work. We hope that you’ll want to be involved also. One easy way is to simply make a donation.
The COP15 Biodiversity Conference failed to tackle the main driver of biodiversity loss: animal agriculture
The recent 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, came to a close to much fanfare. However, the delegates chose to ignore one of the main causes of biodiversity loss. We cannot continue to ignore the elephant in the room.
Animal agriculture follows the tobacco playbook – and media plays along
The animal agriculture lobby exploits the news media’s tendency to falsely grant all viewpoints the same scientific legitimacy when reporting on controversial issues. In reality the evidence supporting an immediate and significant shift to plant-based diets is overwhelming. A recent study sheds light on these tactics.
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"Birds [who] spent more time at tourist sites were markedly more likely to die, while faster, farther-ranging birds lasted longer."
Ravens that take risks around humans are less likely to survive
A new study shows that fan-tailed ravens living near the Dead Sea are more likely to die when they spend time around humans.
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"o bring some awareness to the state of our planet and its inhabitants, Joan Chan, a comic artist from Hong Kong, started a comic series
Artist Illustrates The Sad Reality Of Animal Cruelty And Shows How Factory Farming Harms Our Planet
Our ocean, land, and the array of species that call it home are succumbing to the poison of plastic. According to the United Nations, at least 800 species worldwide are affected by marine and land debris, and as much as 80 percent of that litter is plastic. It is estimated that up to 13 million metr
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Biofuels, like animal agriculture, are utter insanity on any large scale. "Cheap biofuels are an illusion; someone, somewhere is paying the price through higher food
Why shipping’s cheapest alternative fuel could become its most expensive mistake
Cheap biofuels are an illusion: someone, somewhere is paying the price through higher food prices, deforested lands and disruptive climate impacts, writes Bryan Comer