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Credit: Sasin Paraksa/shutterstock The food we consume has a huge impact on our planet. Agriculture is…
Credit: Sasin Paraksa/shutterstock The food we consume has a huge impact on our planet. Agriculture is…
In 1993, the California Milk Processor Board approached a San Francisco advertising firm with a challenge: rev up the sales of…
In this Perspectives article, Michael Lean and colleagues discuss how to harness social movements led by young people to…
You skipped class to attend the Global Climate Strike. You gave up plastic straws. You tweet passionately about the Amazon…
Veganism is arguably the biggest food trend of the moment. This has led to a massive expansion of meat-free brands and own-label…
As the second-largest contributor to human-made greenhouse gas emissions (after fossil fuels) animal agriculture may have a…
Adrian R. Camilleri, University of Technology Sydney; Dalia Patino-Echeverri, Duke University, and Rick Larrick, Duke…
As we all know, the world is producing more and more greenhouse gases (GHG), mainly carbon dioxide CO2, and methane CH4, which…
As climate talks stall, it’s clear the UN process is no longer the major driving force of the climate transition. But does that…
Near-shore fish farms have created a host of environmental problems. Now, U.S. aquaculture advocates – backed by mainstream…
Near-shore fish farms have created a host of environmental problems. Now, U.S. aquaculture advocates – backed by mainstream…
In an ideal world, turkey would march diligently to the dinner table and sacrifice themselves to the platter, gammon would…
Winter is coming—and not in that Game of Thrones sense. Many people are starting to button up across the US, but while you…
These seven not-so-hard things will shrink your carbon footprint. We dare you to try them.
Rachel Krantz When I spotted fellow vegan James Cromwell in line for food at an advance screening of An Inconvenient Sequel…
A pescatarian is someone who adds fish and seafood to a vegetarian diet. There are many reasons people choose to forgo meat and…
Science communication is a tricky business. The goal sounds simple: translate s...
A recent study looking at the impact of USDA-recommended diets on the environment has received significant media attention. …
Environment Photo credit: Low food miles: a farmers market in Pennsylvania. Danny Jensen/flickr, CC BY-NC …
Elliott Campbell, University of California…
A new report from global market research firm, Mintel further underscores this shift that seems to be happening in American…
A hunger for both meat and a sustainable lifestyle can be combined, but with some caveats
As we become increasingly aware of the environmental impact of our food choices, we find ourselves looking for ways to minimize…
Could our greatest defense against climate change be right at our finger tips? Learn how you can act now to help save our…
Eating more fruit and veg is an easy win win. It’s good for your health and good for your carbon footprint. Eating plants for…
A new UK study measures and compares the dietary greenhouse gas emissions of meat- and fish-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans.
Our modern lifestyle is packed full of behaviors and habits and products that have high carbon emissions attached to them, so…
See on Scoop.it - Food PolicyThe environment doesn’t appreciate our meat obsession. The average meat-eater in the U.S. is respons…
Less is more. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg News) The environment doesn't appreciate our meat obsession. The average meat-eater in the…
The agricultural industry is a heavy global warmer, responsible for a tenth of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. But not all farm…