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A New study claims meat is responsible for 50% of greenhouse gas emissions. But let's not forget, soy production is a leading cause of deforestation, ...
Rabbi David Wolpe | Posted 10.29.2009 | Books
Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals is a triple marvel: the research is serious and far reaching, the writing clear, clever, accessible and in a few instances graphically ingenious, and the cause is genuinely important.
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 10.06.2009 | Green
A question to ponder during Vegetarian Awareness Month. A ridiculous question, you might say, yet it's one I get asked all the time. As if we're doing...
nytimes.com | WILLIAM NEUMAN | Posted 09.06.2009 | Business
As Americans struggle through a dismal recession, many are trying to safeguard themselves from what they fear will be even worse times ahead. They eat...
Avital Binshtock | Posted 07.23.2009 | Green
Next time you travel somewhere exotic, don't be surprised if you see fewer kinds of animals and hear fewer dialects
Nicolette Hahn Niman | Posted 07.16.2009 | Green
Intensive farming systems -- with crowded animals, ventilation systems, and huge collections of manure -- make industrial poultry and swine operations into breeding grounds for a host of perilous diseases.
Sarah Newman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Green
trying to be extra green on this one-designated day is a nice way to raise awareness, but how about making every day Earth Day?
Jerusha Klemperer | Posted 05.09.2009 | Green
Without getting into the gory details, industrially produced chickens lead a (how do I say this nicely?) less than charmed life. I outline your various options for how/where to get chicken you can feel good about.
AP | LINDA STEWART BALL | Posted 11.17.2008 | Green
DALLAS — Texas farmers are once again battling armyworms and the voracious creatures are attacking fields and pastures in formidable numbers. "...
Michael Markarian | Posted 10.12.2008 | Politics
Eleven lucky horses got a new lease on life yesterday. Authorities still don't know who discarded the malnourished horses. The owner might not come forward since he/she could face criminal charges.
TIME | Bryan Walsh | Posted 10.11.2008 | Green
Need another reason to feel guilty about feeding your children that Happy Meal -- aside from the fat, the calories and that voice in your head asking ...
Simran Sethi | Posted 10.05.2008 | Green
Large, corporate pig farms are home to deep vats of untold tons of pig crap, called "lagoons," which regularly overflow or seep past inadequate lining into the earth.
Jenna Woginrich | Posted 09.13.2008 | Green
Due to the assembly line style of meat production, the animals we eat have dwindled to a small number of industrial-strength breeds.
Jerry Zezima | Posted 07.08.2008 | Living
"You can get a good horse -- not a 2008 model, but reliable -- for $2,000 to $3,000." I was even more enthusiastic when he told me that it costs only $150 a month to feed. "I spend about $80 a week on gas," I said.
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Mother Nature Network | Karl Burkart | Posted 11.02.2009 | Green