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Animal agriculture follows the tobacco playbook – and media plays along

Animal agriculture follows the tobacco playbook – and media plays along

Dec 13, 2022

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.

The Plant-Based Cities Movement: Taking climate action to the municipal level

The Plant-Based Cities Movement: Taking climate action to the municipal level

Aug 29, 2022

How The Plant-Based Cities Movement is combating the climate emergency one municipality at a time. Learn how you can become empowered to make change in your hometown.

Eating meat leads to longer lives? Beware poorly designed studies with even more poorly interpreted results.

Eating meat leads to longer lives? Beware poorly designed studies with even more poorly interpreted results.

Mar 31, 2022

A recently published study claiming that meat eating is causal for longer lives actually shows no such thing.

Corn chips walking: How the overuse of corn in animal agriculture is devastating our environment

Corn chips walking: How the overuse of corn in animal agriculture is devastating our environment

Feb 28, 2022

Animal agriculture has turned humans into massive consumers of corn, doing enormous damage in the process. It doesn’t have to be so. We can stop eating animal products.

Going vegan for life

Going vegan for life

Jan 17, 2022

In Earthsave Canada’s Virtual Speaker Series, Virginia Messina draws from her wealth of knowledge to help us transition to veganism and successfully stay vegan. Covering topics from nutrition to practical tips and mindset she has advice for both the vegan-curious and the die-hards among us.

2021 in review: Amid many challenges, the plant-based movement is going strong

2021 in review: Amid many challenges, the plant-based movement is going strong

Dec 29, 2021

Another challenging year, 2021 continued to see significant progress toward the goal of shifting to more sustainable, compassionate and healthy plant based diets. This blog recaps the year, with links to many of our blog posts from 2021.

Hunting is nothing like a sustainable food choice

Hunting is nothing like a sustainable food choice

Nov 30, 2021

Some people argue that hunting is more sustainable than animal farming. In reality, neither is a feasible way to feed humans in even the medium-term future.

BC phases out mink farming

BC phases out mink farming

Nov 24, 2021

Earlier this month, BC announced it would phase out its mink-farming industry. This blog examines the harms caused by this industry, including the spread of diseases like COVID-19, and provides suggestions for taking further action against commercial mink farming.

It’s time for agriculture to become part of the net zero conversation

It’s time for agriculture to become part of the net zero conversation

Nov 15, 2021

Canada has committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This means all emissions must be addressed, including agricultural emissions. As Canada moves towards net zero, agriculture could become an increasingly large contributor to Canada’s emissions profile.

Insights from the nudge unit

Insights from the nudge unit

Nov 9, 2021

A document mistakenly made public from the UK’s Nudge Unit outlines considerations for making impactful policy changes to address climate change. It includes a review of policies designed to nudge people towards more plant-based food options.

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