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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.

How oily is your food?

How oily is your food?

May 14, 2016

Sixty years ago, we used only 1/4 as much oil, per person, to produce our food as we do now. In the not-too-distant future we will have no choice but to do with a lot less than that. Let’s do our very best to make sure the transition is as painless as possible.

We’ve outgrown omnivorism

We’ve outgrown omnivorism

May 10, 2016

By David Steele and Denise Swanson Many question whether humans are ‘naturally’ herbivores or omnivores. The omnivore camp argues that...

A sustainable silver lining

A sustainable silver lining

May 2, 2016

This spring, three major reports came out telling us that if we don’t change our ways soon, we’re looking at...

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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