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George Monbiot on how the meat industry feeds us misinformation
George Monbiot discusses how to take no prisoners when it comes to taking on the meat industry and its lobby in this not-to-be-missed interview.
How animal agriculture contributes to zoonotic diseases
As demand for meat grows and reshapes the way we use land; zoonotic diseases like COVID-19 will become more common.
Ditching meat would dramatically improve our air quality
Air quality could improve if more people stopped eating meat, which in turn would result in 200 000 fewer deaths globally.
Concerns over the meat industry’s overuse of antibiotics
The meat industry’s use of antibiotics could be disastrous for the future of human health as the threat of antibiotic resistance nears.
Study finds nearly a million meat misinformation posts on social media
An analysis of posts on social media has shown how pro-meat and dairy posts are driving a misinformation campaign against climate-friendly food.
Leaders Declaration on Food Systems, Agriculture and Climate Action signed at COP28
The Leaders Declaration on Food Systems, Agriculture and Climate Action signed at COP28, marks a commitment to cut carbon emissions in the global food system.
Plans to present meat as sustainable at COP28
Big Meat intends to go ‘full force’ in arguing meat is beneficial to the environment at COP28, including a communications plan to get a pro-meat message heard by policymakers.
Less meat, but plenty of bull at COP28
Two-thirds of the food served at COP28 will be meat-free, but a plant-based shift is unlikely to be found in the conference negotiations where climate targets are set.
Caviar continues to threaten endangered species
Researchers have found that almost half of all caviar is being procured from wild sturgeon despite this being illegal.
Society criminalizes people for rescuing animals from cruel factory farms
Wayne Hsiung’s trial and conviction highlights the extraordinary difficulty of exposing animal cruelty on factory farms in a legal system that only sees them as property.
What is no-kill caviar, and is it possible?
Sturgeon are one of the most critically endangered species on the planet due to overfishing and poaching for the illegal trade in wild-caught caviar and meat.
The impact of your roast turkey dinner
Roast turkey is often on the dinner table at major holidays. But this reliance on turkey meat is costly – for ourselves, the birds, and the planet.
American PMI Foods is fuelling deforestation in Brazil
China is the world’s biggest importer of beef from Brazil and PMI Foods has been a major beneficiary of the beef trade between Brazil and China.
UK imports of beef, soy and oil are driving deforestation
Despite COP26 promises to lower emissions, the UK continues to import products that drive deforestation and contribute to climate change.
5 myths about your turkey dinner
Serving a turkey holiday dinner is so common, it might as well be as American as apple pie. Yet turkey wasn’t always synonymous with holiday dinners. Here are the facts.
Could cigarette-style warnings on food labels cut meat consumption?
Food labels – similar to those on cigarette packets – could help consumers make wiser choices about not just their health, but the health of the planet.
How animal agriculture is destroying the planet
Animal agriculture is often blamed for climate change, biodiversity loss, competition for food resources, and water scarcity. But do you understand the link?
Protestors take to streets over ALDI’s animal abuse
Protestors demanded an end to double standards in ALDI’s supply chain, pointing to discrepancies between its German and U.S. animal protection policies.
Big Meat gags scientific research into livestock emmissions
Big Meat is guilty of suppressing research that could help us learn about the true extent of animal agriculture’s impact on the planet.
What’s stopping us from replanting the Amazon?
Is saving the Amazon as easy as replanting trees and vegetation where it has been destroyed? According to experts there are many complications.
Scientists sign letter to the EU supporting meat consumption
More than a 1000 scientists have signed a letter to the EU detailing the need for meat eating, which is said to be a propaganda tactic.
Allan Savory tries to push increasing livestock for sustainability
Allan Savory tells us that increasing livestock can reduce desertification and reverse climate change, but where is the scientific evidence says George Monbiot.
Amazon reforestation project destroyed in arson attack
An arson attack on a reforestation project in the Amazon comes after environmentalists received death threats.
UN food body undermines impact of animal agriculture
Ex-officials at the UN food body claim that the organisation hid animal agriculture’s impact on climate change despite overwhelming evidence,