PETA Names Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities, Punky Brewster Teams Up with Target, and More
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For its tenth Sexiest Vegetarian awards, PETA looked to the small screen, singling out two of television’s favorite characters: The Biggest Loser’s Bob Harper and House’s Olivia Wilde….Read the full story on TreeHugger
UNEP Report Shows Green Movement Has Its Priorities Straight (More or Less…)
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In case you’ve been wondering lately if this whole tree-hugging nonsense has its priorities straight, wondering if those of us in the environmental movement are focusing on the right areas of greatest ecological impact, the UNEP has just released a new report detailing which human activities are causing the greatest harm. Many of these reports are jargon-filled and sometimes intimidating if you’re not used to reading them and this one is no different; <a href="http://www.unep.org/re…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Mario Batali’s Meatless Monday, Lauren Bacall’s Student Aid, and More
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If you think coming up with one meatless meal each Monday is hard enough for your family, then imagine what Mario Batali’s up against: the celebrity chef (and Gwyneth Paltrow travel partner) has decided put at least two vegetarian dishes on the menu at each of his 14 restaurants every Monday….Read the full story on TreeHugger
The ‘Livestock Revolution’ is Environmental Disaster & Social Mess
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Science Daily has some more compelling stats about the impact of the the growing global and increasingly industrialized meat industry’s impact on the environment and on society. The top line is that global meat production has tripled in the past thirty years and will double present levels by 2050 at current growth rates, hence the “livestock revolution”….Read the full story on TreeHugger
NRDC Reminds US That Small Steps Matter – 15% Reduction in Emissions Possible
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Frankly this seems a bit like a combination of deja vu and rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship, but the Natural Resources Defense Council has released new analysis calculating what all the simple, inexpensive lifestyle changes mean in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions–namely 15% of total US emissions….Read the full story on TreeHugger
PETA’s at it Again: Sexiest Vegetarian Next Door 2010
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Much like Blythe’s excellent slideshow on PETA porn, I’m never quite sure what to make of PETA. On the one hand, the constant focus on <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/09/petas-latest-ploy-has-pamela-anderson-stripping-peop…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Two Steps Simple to Really Reducing Your Carbon Foodprint: Go Vegetarian + Walk or Bike to the Store
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The idea of trying to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet is almost yesterday’s news in the green community, as is talking about eating locally, minimizing food miles, reducing the amount of meat you eat. But a new report from Brighter Planet breaks the issue down in a very digestible way. While most of its conclusions are in…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Pork Meat ‘Grown’ in Labs to be Sold in Grocery Stores as Soon as 2014
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The prospect has always been intriguing, to say the least: producing meat without having to raise, feed, or butcher animals. It could prove to be a far less resource-intensive way to sate a meat-hungry populace and an answer to PETA’s prayers. And it may be a mere five years away from becoming a reality: scientists in the Netherlands have for the first time successfully <a href=”http://www.tr…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Eat Meat, Ditch Factory Farming, Save the Planet, says Friends of the Earth Report
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You don’t have to be a vegetarian to eat green. Not only that, we can feed the fast-growing population of the planet, and slow down (and eventually stop) climate change, and stop destruction of the world’s forests, all without the deleterious effects of factory farming.
So says a new report from Friends of the Earth, which lays out a model for food production and consumption that includes fair,…Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Alliance of Religions and Conservation Goes Green as the Queen Goes Vegan
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Tonight Her Majesty The Queen is serving the first-ever vegan meal at Windsor Castle to the Alliance of Religions and Conservation. Included in the royal banquet for 200 people are high-profile representatives from nine different faith groups. The guest list includes the UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, the Grand Mufti of Egypt and Archbishop Valentine Mokiwa, President of the All Africa Conference of Churches. They are gathered together to discuss long term initiatives to “Protect the Living Planet.”
In keeping with the gravity of th…Read the full story on TreeHugger