Vegan-ish: Welcome To The Era Of The Part-Time Vegan
While the concept of being a part-time vegetarian has been around for decades, the idea of dabbling in the 100% plant-based diet and vegan lifestyle is becoming more widespread than ever before. Dubbed by some as the “vegan-ish” trend, we!-->…
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Is Your Favorite News Source Shilling for Big Oil?
By: Amy Westervelt
Some media companies are creating, not just running, misleading climate ads.
Chevron has been all over social media recently with an advertising campaign that asks consumers to test how much they know!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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5 Ways The Climate Emergency Is Affecting Investment
The world is waking up to the urgent need to take combat the biggest planetary threat of today, thanks to the sustained visibility about environmental issues and calls to action from campaigners, scientists and youth strikers. As world!-->…
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France Bans Companies From Throwing Away & Burning Unsold Goods
France has just banned companies from destroying leftover stock and returned items. Under the anti-waste law, which was recently passed by parliament in late January, luxury goods and designer brands, as well as those selling electrical!-->…
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Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Costs The World US$8 Billion Every Day
Greenpeace has just released their new report on global air pollution, which finds that burning fossil fuels is responsible for an estimated 4.5 million deaths and economic losses of US$2.9 trillion annually – equivalent to US$8 billion!-->…
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Indonesia Pushes Environmental Deregulation After Deadly Floods & Deforestation
The administration of President Joko Widodo in Indonesia is currently pushing a slate of environmental deregulation policies through proposing over 1,200 amendments to 80 existing laws in parliament. While the government claims that these!-->…
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Sustainable Wrap Dress? Diane Von Furstenberg Launches Rental Service
Diane von Furstenberg is launching a new rental fashion subscription service called DVF Link. From the brand’s iconic collection of women’s apparel and, of course, Diane von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dresses, DVF Link will offer customers!-->…
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Nike Creates “Low Carbon Footprint” Vegan Sneakers Using Waste
Nike is the latest multinational brand to take on sustainable sneakers, unveiling their new “Space Hippie” sneaker collection that will debut this Spring. The collection will feature a range of vegan-friendly sneakers made using recycled!-->…
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Joaquin Phoenix Slams Climate, Animal & Human Injustices In Viral Oscar Speech
As Joaquin Phoenix accepted the Academy award for best actor for the 2019 film Joker at the Oscars ceremony, he addressed the crowd with a winning speech that placed a much-needed spotlight on global inequalities. While there is no doubt!-->…
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Hottest Ever: Antarctica Temperature Same As Hong Kong As Climate Crisis Intensifies
Antarctica has just logged the hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3 degrees celsius, beating the previous record by 0.8 celsius in March 2015. The speed at which temperatures are climbing in the south frigid zone is a!-->…
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Coronavirus May Have Spread Through Pangolins AKA World’s Most Trafficked Animal
Since the current outbreak of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which originated in Wuhan, China, scientists have been scrambling to find out the source of human exposure to the virus. Now, new research led by Chinese scientists believes that!-->…
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Scientists: Overlapping Climate Disasters Will Trigger Global Collapse
Over 200 of the world’s leading scientists warned on Wednesday that it is looking increasingly likely that the world will face a number of overlapping climate-induced crises, which would tip the planet into a “global systemic collapse”.!-->…
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Women In The Boardroom: How Gender Inequality Is As Pervasive In Food Tech As All Tech
Unfortunately, new (and old) research is pointing to the fact that even in the most progressive industries of today - such as the booming food-tech sector working on sustainable solutions for global food insecurity - companies are still!-->…
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INTERVIEW: HappyCow Founder Eric Brent “One Day, Fast Food Chains Won’t Even Give The Choice Of Conventional Meat”
Twenty years ago, Eric Brent presciently founded HappyCow, a free online service that lists sources of vegan and vegetarian food all over the world including restaurant, grocery stores and all other type of vegan-friendly businesses and!-->…
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Taiwan’s Bafang Yunji Is Selling 1 Million Omnipork Dumplings A Week Across Almost 1,000 Locations
Hong Kong-based Green Monday has partnered with Taiwan’s largest fast casual restaurant chain, Bafang Yunji, to debut plant-based Omnipork dumplings across Taiwan. Across its nearly 1,000 stores across Taiwan, Bafang Yunji is selling over!-->…
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Japan To Build 22 New Coal Power Plants, Blatantly Ignoring Climate Risk
Perhaps one of the most damaging consequences a decade after the haunting Fukushima nuclear disaster forced Japan to close all but one of their nuclear power programs, the country is now planning to build up to 22 new coal-burning!-->…
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How To Live Zero-Waste During The Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak
How can we protect ourselves from the current coronavirus outbreak whilst minimising our impact on our planet, which is already facing a multitude of ecological threats, from rising temperatures to overflowing landfills?
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Unlimeat: Korean Plant-Based Beef Made From Upcycled Grains Launches In Hong Kong
Unlimeat, a 100% plant-based beef product made from upcycled ingredients that would otherwise be thrown away, has just launched in Hong Kong. Made by South Korean food manufacturer Zikooin, the vegan beef alternative is made from!-->…
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Pets Are Being Killed In China Due To Coronavirus Misinformation
After infectious disease expert Dr Li Lanjuan said on Chinese state television that pets should be quarantined if they have been in contact with suspected patients infected with the novel coronavirus, Chinese social media has been awash!-->…
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Adidas Builds Football Field Using 1.8 Million Recycled Plastic Bottles
Adidas, the global sportswear and sneaker giant, has just donated a sustainable American football field made out of 1.8 million recycled plastic bottles. Collected from beaches, coastal communities, shorelines and remote islands, the newly!-->…
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Plant-Based Versus Vegan: What’s The Difference?
With so much buzz around plant-based and vegan diets, thanks to campaigns such as Veganuary, documentaries like The Game Changers and the significant uptick in consumers avoiding meat and dairy products for the planet, it’s easy to get the!-->…
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