Plant-based Transitions: Green Party Leader Elizabeth May
There are so many solid reasons to become vegetarian – eating lower on the food chain to solve the spectre...
The importance of being credible
These are heady times. Sure, things are not exactly rosy with the world – our environment is degrading at an...
Meat is a social justice issue
The world is facing a food crisis of unprecedented magnitude. Grain stocks are at record lows. Food prices are skyrocketing. Hundreds of millions of people – Hundreds of Millions of People – are starving. Fully 800 million are on the brink. They cannot afford to feed themselves.
It’s time to take milk off the menu: It’s not a health food, and for animals and the environment it’s simply bad news
Not long ago, the Journal of the American Medical Association’s pediatrics journal, JAMA Pediatrics, published an editorial that might surprise...
Why you need to show support for Bill C-246
Guest post by Lesley Fox, E.D. Our friends at Fur-Bearer Defenders are working hard for this very important bill. We...
Only cooperation can save us
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) hit us with quite the zingers a couple of years ago. They released...
How oily is your food?
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.
Dairy or Beef? Which is worse?
It seems obvious enough. If you’re concerned about cows, dairy’s the way to go. Nobody gets killed, right? The cows...
We’ve outgrown omnivorism
By David Steele and Denise Swanson Many question whether humans are ‘naturally’ herbivores or omnivores. The omnivore camp argues that...
A sustainable silver lining
This spring, three major reports came out telling us that if we don’t change our ways soon, we’re looking at...
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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