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These Plant-Based Foods Are Terrible for the Planet. Here’s What to Eat Instead
A growing number of people are switching to plant-based diets for environmental reasons, and a recent survey found that the number of consumers eating plant-based for the environment has increased to 48 percent, up 17 percent in two years. How...
Taco Bell Launches Recycling Campaign for Signature Hot Sauce Packets
Taco Bell’s disposable, bite-sized hot sauce packages represent one of the fast-food chain’s most iconic symbols. While recognizable, these packets also amount to loads of waste every day, some of it ending up in our oceans. So Taco Bell is stri...
Three-Quarters of All Fashion Brands Failed a Recent Sustainability Analysis
Three-quarters of the fashion industry received a failing grade during a recent sustainability index, exposing the massive carbon footprint of the fashion market. Environmental NGO Stand.earth just released a report that analyzed 47 of the top fashion brands for its Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard, co…
Meat Farming Responsible for 57 Percent of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The animal agriculture sector is in the hot seat after a new report links the industry to the rapidly worsening climate crisis. A new study from the scientific journal Nature Food concludes that meat production is responsible for 57 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, m…
20 Livestock Companies Produce More Emissions Than 3 Major Countries
In recent months, the meat and dairy industries have been inexplicably linked to the increasingly worsening global climate crisis. Following the UN IPCC report, the animal agriculture industry is being held responsible for the dangerous level of emissions it creates and excessive food wast…
Mexico Becomes First North American Country to Ban Cosmetic Animal Testing
Mexico just passed a ban on cosmetic animal testing with unanimous support in the country's Senate, marking the first time a North American government has passed this legislation. Mexico’s ban will make it the 41st country in the world to ban animal testing in the cosmetics…
Star-Studded Documentary Exposes Damaging Impact of Animal Agriculture
With concerns regarding the climate crisis at an all-time high, new documentary Eating Our Way to Extinction aims to expose the detrimental and widely devastating effects of animal agriculture, premiering on September 16th for a one-day theatrical release nationwide. Dir...
This Company is Launching the Most Sustainable Protein Source in the World
Food technology company Plantible Foods is launching the world’s most sustainable plant-based protein. This week, the San Diego-based company just announced that it secured a $21.5 million Series A funding round led by Astanor Ventures. The ...
50 NGOs Urge UN Climate Conference to Feature a Plant-Based Menu
With the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) nearing, more than 50 NGOs worldwide are calling for the summit event to offer a plant-based menu. The COP26 will emphasize the importance of changing the current food system in order to promote sustainability and better combat the climate crisis The N…
These 20 Food Trends Are Actually Good for the Environment
In a time where everything on our social feed is visual, food trends quickly morph into statements: That stack of pancakes gets a designer twist, while plain old noodles get turned into trending chips. We're also in an era of climate change, which means that recreating the l…