Category: Global Warming
Coalition to Ask EPA to Regulate Air Pollution From Factory Farms!
A coalition is petitioning the Environmental Protection Agency to list emissions from CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations aka Factory Farms) under the Clean Air Act such that steps can be taken to begin regulating CAFOs. The organizations include: Humane Society of the United States, Association of Irritated Residents, Center on Race Poverty and the Environment, [...]
Global “Meat Free” Petition!
A great multilingual, international initiative to raise awareness of the impact of livestock and meat production on the environment, global warming and world hunger. Please sign the Global “Meat Free” Petition! Help establish a national “meat free” day in your country! From the site: You might be asking yourself, why do we have to petition [...]
Ask Obama to Talk About Animal Agriculture
Please view, rate and comment on the video below (ON YOUTUBE) ! Tomorrow Obama will have an online town hall on healthcare, and will give responses to the most popular videos. We can make Obama talk about the role of animal product consumption on our health. Let’s address the causes, not just the symptoms. And [...]
Meat Free Monday
Hello readers, sorry I’ve been out of the loop – I’m still alive! Paul McCartney recently used his starpower to launch a “Meat Free Monday” campaign in the UK. Seems like its really been catching fire in the news, and on blogs. It’s facebook page - Meat Free Mondays , just broke 2,000 followers, and it’s wall [...]
Americans Contribute the Most to Meat’s Impact on Global Warming (Duh)
The meat industry and its front groups like the Center for Consumer Freedom are perpetuating the myth that Americans should not be worried about the meat & global warming connection. This is the argument: The US has a more efficient livestock production system. According to the 2006 US EPA report, US agriculture causes less than [...]
Save the Human!
Sophie from Food for Change brought to my attention this new organization from Hong Kong called “Save the Human!” Check out their music video: Save The Human! Don’t Eat The Planet. Mission: Save the Human! is a campaign aimed at raising public awareness about the link between our diets and the health of our planet. [...]
Meat and Global Warming: Is There Really a Debate?
It’s upsetting and a bit disturbing that a NY Times “Green blogger” has perpetuated a claim from the Center for Consumer Freedom that there is no strong connection between meat and global warming. The recent NY Times article titled “Meat & Climate: The Debate Continues” (which I refuse to link to) cites a press release [...]
Sharing the Love on Meat and Global Warming
In this post I wanted to give some love to Food for Change, PB&J Campaign and Veg Climate Alliance. Each focuses their blog on the connection between meat and global warming. I recommend them all! Food for Change Food for Change promotes food choices that are sustainable, ethical and environmentally responsible. This blog from the [...]
