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What eating too much meat is really doing to your health – Times newspaper
By Barbara McMahon, from the Times newspaper [31 October 2015] The World Health Organisation (WHO) said this week that bacon and other processed meats can cause cancer and that red meat such as beef or pork rank as a group one carcinogen (alongside cigarettes and alcohol). Though the risks are small for most people, the […]
Pope says ‘catastrophic’ if interests derail climate talks
By Associated Press, from Silive.com [26th November 2015] Source. NAIROBI, Kenya — Pope Francis warned Thursday that it would be “catastrophic” for world leaders to let special interest groups get in the way of a global agreement to curb fossil fuel emissions as he brought his […]
Eating less meat isn’t just good for you, it could save the planet
By Adam Briggs, From the Guardian [28th November 2015] Source: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/28/eating-less-meat-save-planet-dietary-guidelines?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook The food writer Michael Pollan summed up how to eat healthily: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” It is unlikely that when the British and American governments issue new dietary guidelines the […]
Would eating less meat really combat climate change?
By Mike Berners- Lee, From The Independant [29th November 2015] Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/would-eating-less-meat-really-combat-climate-change-a6753466.html If every Briton went vegetarian, we could cut our greenhouse gas footprint by 25 per cent With the food system accounting for up to a third of global greenhouse gas […]
100% Vegan Fish ‘N’ Chips Shop Opens In Sydney
By Hannah Mars, From Buzzfeed – [November 20th 2015] Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahmars/fish-and-chips-and-enlightenment?utm_medium=email&bffbfood&utm_term=.rh8LoNV7n#.rpJEOaRLd Newtown is known for its many vegan-friendly eateries. There’s even a vegetarian butcher. Now, the quirky inner-west suburb is also home to Sydney’s first vegan fish ‘n’ chip shop. Bliss & Chips is located on King Street, near Missenden Road. From the outside, it looks like your […]
Meat should be taxed to help save the planet, think-tank suggests
By Emily Gosden, From The Telegraph – [November 24th 2015] Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/greenpolitics/taxandtheenvironment/12012836/Tax-meat-global-warming-Chatham-House-report.html Meat should be taxed to help tackle global warming, a leading think-tank has suggested, as it urged ministers to also reduce the amount of meat served in schools and hospitals. Proceeds from […]
Can eating less meat help reduce climate change? BBC online
From the BBC website, written by Laura Wellesley As the Paris Conference of the Parties (COP21) draws near, the international spotlight is more focused on climate change than at any time since the Copenhagen talks of 2009. But amid all the talk of decarbonising energy and transport systems, one crucial area remains in the shadows. The […]
UK shoppers give pork the chop after processed meats linked to cancer
By Aisha Gani, from The Guardian [November 3rd 2015} Source: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/23/bacon-sausage-sales-fall-who-report-cancer-risk-processed-meat?CMP=share_btn_fb Sales of bacon and sausages fell by £3m in two weeks since WHO claimed processed meats were a major cause of cancer Bacon and sausages have been cut out of many people’s shopping baskets, suggesting […]
There’s a population crisis all right. But probably not the one you think
By George Monbiot, from The Guardian -[November 19th 2015] Source: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/19/population-crisis-farm-animals-laying-waste-to-planet This column is about the population crisis. About the breeding that’s laying waste the world’s living systems. But it’s probably not the population crisis you’re thinking of. This is about another one, that we […]