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Posts by David Steele

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About David Steele

David is a molecular biologist retired in 2013 from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. He has also held faculty positions at Cornell and Queen’s Universities. Dr. Steele is a frequent public speaker and a regular contributor to Earthsave Canada's publications. He is also an occasional contributor to various other publications.

Why say no to GMOs?

May 2, 2016

by David Steele For a lot of very  good reasons, a growing number of people are concerned about genetically modified...

Diet change is blind spot for climate change

May 2, 2016

CAFOs, or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation.  Over 168 gases are emitted from  CAFO waste, including hazardous chemicals such as ammonia,...

Could lab meat be the answer?

May 2, 2016

 By David Steel, president of Earthsave Canada Meat is terrible stuff. Behind it lies horrible suffering, environmental degradation and even...

The problem with palm oil

May 2, 2016

By David Steele, President of Earthsave Canada Insidiously it creeps, seemingly into most everything we buy. Killer palm oil sneaks...

World water crisis demands diet change

May 2, 2016

Growing crops to feed humans, instead of livestock, could help end world hunger Global warming, it seems, is upon us...

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Sadly, when it comes to plant-based foods, none is more damaging than coconut oil. It's even worse than palm oil.

Coconut oil, conservation and the conscientious consumer

Conscientious consumption of agricultural products is hindered by a lack of objective guidance and a distorted public discourse. Meijaard et al. use the environmental impacts of coconut production to illustrate the need for improved measures that facilitate fair and transparent comparisons among pro...

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Dairy is based on horrors. "Revelations of cruelty to dairy cows and their babies have emerged in investigation after investigation into dairy farms of all

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