THE BIG READ
These articles require a bit more time to digest, but they are worth getting into! Settle in for some thought-provoking reading.
Is Greta Thunberg the memetic weapon we needed?
Who speaks on behalf of young people about climate? Greta Thunberg does. She is the embodiment of the concept that what matters in communication is not the message but the messenger. Read more
Why people are finally believing in climate change
What is bringing this change in understanding? Is it a generational shift? Or just a whole lot of bad weather? Read more
New book puts words to a future you don’t want to live in
David Wallace-Wells’ dystopian vision of where we’re headed is guaranteed to scare the bejesus out of readers of his new book, The Uninhabitable Earth. Read more
Saving the future
If we don’t take immediate climate action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon. Read more
My generation trashed the planet
George Monbiot from The Gaurdian salutes the children who left their classes to protest against climate change. Read more
Climate change: even worse than we thought
Humans can still prevent the worst effects of climate change, but we have less time than anyone hoped to undertake a dramatic and speedy transformation of the global economy. Read more
Corporate sustainability and the problem with eating meat
If we’re talking about corporate sustainability, we have to talk about animal agriculture. Companies choose to serve meat to their employees, and it’s destroying the environment. Read more
White gold – the unstoppable rise of alternative milks
How wellness upstarts spoiled milk’s healthy reputation – and built a billion-dollar industry from juicing oats and nuts. Read more
Experts urge governments to launch ‘Big Tobacco’-style fight on junk food firms
Powerful corporations are promoting junk food in the way tobacco firms push cigarettes, experts have warned. Governments requested to unite against ‘Big Food’ in the way they once took on ‘Big Tobacco’. Read more
Obesity, bad nutrition, climate change pose triple danger, commission says
Obesity, under-nutrition and climate change are the biggest threats to the world population, linked by profit motives and policy inertia, a top commission has said. Read more
The new elite’s phoney crusade to save the world – without changing anything
Today’s titans of tech and finance want to solve the world’s problems, as long as the solutions never, ever threaten their own wealth and power. Read more
The real reason why meat is part of our lives
The meat industry is the enormous corporate system that commercialises animals as meat, along with other by-products, and it’s the reason we have meat in our lives. Read more
Is the egg toast?
With its price up and its image down, the industrial egg is starting to crack. Read more
Why is belief in God more respected than belief in animal rights?
A vegan is seeking recognition for his beliefs under the law, but there are better ways to ensure equal treatment. Read more
Climate change will shrink US economy and kill thousands
A new US government report delivers a dire warning about climate change and its devastating impacts, saying the economy could lose hundreds of billions of dollars. Read more