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Greta to testify in US congress as Biden hosts climate change summit

Swedish climate activist and vegan, Greta Thunberg, will be testifying in US congress this Earth Day, which coincides with President Biden’s climate change summit. Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will testify before Congress at an Earth Day...

Animal agriculture subsidies skyrocket in 2020 despite impact on climate change and health

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US government subsidies to the animal agriculture industry more than doubles in 2020 despite concerns for public health and climate change. Farm subsidies and bailouts for animal agriculture companies in the U.S. skyrocketed in 2020 to continue to prop up the...

Climate diet could be key to curb emissions says new book

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Greenberg’s book entitled “The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint” offers ways for individuals to go green in their everyday lives. Unfortunately, he does not emphasize the enormous benefits for the planet if people switch to...

We are running out of time to deal with climate catastrophe

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The chance to act on climate change is being wasted. Its time for world leaders to get serious about climate change before its too late. With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights – but the clock is ticking, and...

Celebrate Earth Day by going vegan

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Earth Day is on 22 April and what better way to celebrate the earth than to adopt the most environmentally friendly diet of them all – veganism! The food you eat has a large impact on your carbon footprint, so why not join PETA’s “Vegan for the Earth Day”...

EU is major contributor to deforestation as a result of imports

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The EU is one of the world’s largest importers of products that are produced in deforested areas of the tropical forests of South America and Africa and ensuing carbon emissions. Some of the commodities with the largest destruction of tropical forests were soy, palm...