Why consumption of animal-sourced food products (even from grass-fed livestock) must be drastically reduced as part of any viable climate solution. Review the following: Livestock – #1 GHG Emitters? Methane – >20x more powerful GHG Carbon Dioxide – multiplies transportation & processing Feed Inefficiency Ratios – multiply CO2 emissions Grass-Fed Cattle – multiply methane & land use Conclusion/Recommendation –minimize animal-sourced…

1. GMOs are unhealthy. The American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) urges doctors to prescribe non-GMO diets for all patients. They cite animal studies showing organ damage, gastrointestinal and immune system disorders, accelerated aging, and infertility. Human studies show how genetically modified (GM) food can leave material behind inside us, possibly causing long-term problems. Genes inserted into GM soy, for…

Please Support Spay/Neuter Programs 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 dogs and cats, by some estimates, enter U.S. shelters each year. While wide variations in accounting methods make exact numbers very difficult to ascertain, roughly half of them are euthanized. The most important thing you can do to reverse this trend is to support spay and neuter efforts in your community. Find a…

Decoding the Sustainable and Humane Meat Hysteria Since the late 1990s, something like mass support for eliminating factory farming has grown. Revelations of industrial animal production practices and conditions have attracted media coverage, as Internet images and investigative reports document how animals in agribusiness are living and dying horrifically on factory farms. But while these revelations have boosted a vegan…

“The rhythm of life is becoming faster and faster, so we really don’t have the same awareness and the same ability to check into ourselves.” These words from an unexpected source: a Harvard nutritionist. Dr. Lilian Cheung, with Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh, co-wrote Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life. “That’s why mindful eating is becoming more important. We…

by Robyn Openshaw Robyn teaches a high-energy class to educate and inspire people towards achieving optimal health through a whole-foods, mostly living, plant-based diet. She demonstrates a way to spend 10 minutes in the kitchen to beat the Standard American Diet by 750 percent and see weight loss, energy gains, and better digestion. Robyn Openshaw founded GreenSmoothieGirl.com in 2007, now…

A Guide to Helping Animals Every day, animals suffer in silence, waiting to be abused and killed in slaughterhouses, on fur farms, and in laboratories. It’s up to us to take a stand and use our voices to help them. It’s a big responsibility, but there are many small ways that you can speak up for animals. It only takes…

Have you had your rice today? This Chinese greeting—the equivalent of our how are you?—reminds us that, for the Chinese, whether or not you’ve eaten rice is the ultimate measure of well-being. Rice is that essential to the Chinese diet. Throughout most of Asia, the average person eats rice two to three times daily. Rice is also an important food…

Whether you’re a student, a parent raising a family on a tight budget, or someone just trying to save a buck, a vegetarian diet can be a money-saver as well as a life-saver. As mock meats and soy milk have grown in popularity and become more commonplace (they are now available in grocery stores everywhere), prices have dropped and will…

By Nathan Runkle, Mercy for Animals New York Times best-selling author Kathy Freston has written a powerful opinion piece highlighting the hazards of meat consumption and the many health benefits of vegetarian diets. Titled Meat is the New Tobacco, Freston’s commentary on the Huffington Post draws intriguing parallels between the tobacco and meat industries. Why does Ms. Freston think that…

ASPCA Applauds Jack’s Pets for No Longer Selling Puppies Supporters across the nation have taken a stand against puppy mills, and pet stores are taking notice. Recently, Jack’s Pets, one of the largest pet store chains in the Midwest, has decided to no longer sell puppies in any of its stores. Instead, Jack’s will work with the ASPCA to expand…