Meat

Come on Al, Steak or the Earth?

Ingrid Newkirk | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green


Ingrid Newkirk

Considering that the meat industry produces 40 percent more greenhouse gas emissions than all the world's transportation systems, we see no reason to back down in our criticism of Al Gore, among others.

Michael Pollan's 'Hummer-Driving Vegan' Claim Debunked

Kyle Cassidy | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green


Kyle Cassidy

Michael Pollan stated that "A vegan in a Hummer has a lighter carbon footprint than a beef-eater in a Prius" at the Pop-Tech conference last Saturday. The only problem is, the statement isn't true.

DIY Meat: Butchering Your Own Animals Is The Latest Back To The Land Trend

nytimes.com | ALEX WILLIAMS | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green


For some diners, belonging to a farm co-op or buying groceries from a greenmarket is no longer enough. Taking concepts like nose-to-tail eating a step...

How Green Is Tofu Really?

Slate Magazine | Nina Shen Rastogi | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green


it is true that switching from meat to tofu should help you cut back on your greenhouse gas emissions. How significant are those savings, exactly?...

Meat Takes a Beating, Gets a Blessing on Larry King

Kerry Trueman | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green


Kerry Trueman

Larry King and cheap processed meat. They've got a lot in common: both smush together scraps of debatable value and dubious origin and extrude them as suitable fodder for our more credulous compatriots.

Is Meat Really That Bad For The Environment?

The Atlantic Food Channel | By Bill Niman and Nicolette Hahn Niman | Posted 10.01.2009 | Green


Nicolette [Niman] led a discussion focused on meat. Because there seems to be a growing perception that meat is inherently bad for the environment, sh...

Meat the Truth

Mikko Alanne | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green


Mikko Alanne

If people know about the massive global damage caused by meat production, why is making a change so difficult? Is it because people don't care? Is it because it's too difficult to give up meat? I'd argue it's neither.

Woody Harrelson's Vegan Acne Cure

Posted 09.23.2009 | Entertainment


Actor and hemp advocate Woody Harrelson has been a vegan for almost 25 years, but it was vanity that got him started down the path, not animal rights....

French TV Airs First Ever Ad on Halal Foods!

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 09.27.2009 | World


Naazish YarKhan

According to reports, "Supermarkets have been expanding their shelf space for halal products, recognizing that sales do go up in the month of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims."

A Halal Spin on Italian and Mexican Food at My Halal Kitchen

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 09.20.2009 | Chicago


Naazish YarKhan

Growing up enjoying culinary feasts like lasagna, Sicilian pizza and Puerto Rican rice and beans, Yvonne M. Maffei embraced Islam and its dietary laws. What becomes of those appetites and indulgences?

Yoga Levels: Meat Eaters are More Spiritual than Vegetarians

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living


Olivia Rosewood

Our world is made of different vibrations of pure energy and nothing else. How can it be better to eat one type of vibrating energy than to eat another type of vibrating energy?

Om Scampi: A Top Yogi Comes Out of the Meat-Eating Closet

Sadie Nardini | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

Many top teachers actually think that unless you live according to a vegetarian and therefore, more "cruelty-free" existence, the gates of yogi heaven here on earth remain firmly closed to you.

Young Butchers Gain Rock Star Status in the Food World

nytimes.com | KIM SEVERSON | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green


Now there is a new kind of star on the food scene: young butchers. With their swinging scabbards, muscled forearms and constant proximity to flesh, bu...

Hot Dog Road Trip: A Patriotic Party Plan

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 08.01.2009 | Style


Craig

If you're planning a cookout for this most patriotic of days, here's an opportunity to celebrate the American dream. Because hot dog culture is American history.

Who's Hogging Our Antibiotics?

Laura Rogers | Posted 07.26.2009 | Living


Laura Rogers

The way we are raising our food animals -- by regularly feeding them human antibiotics -- is putting human health at risk.

World Bank Withholds (Some) Funding for Deforestation

Rachel Cernansky | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green


Rachel Cernansky

According to a Greenpeace report, Brazil's cattle sector "is the largest driver of deforestation in the world, responsible for one in every eight hectares destroyed globally."

Paul McCartney And Yoko Ono Push 'Meat-Free Mondays' (SLIDESHOW)

Yahoo! News | Posted 07.17.2009 | Green


AFP: Beatles legend and famous vegetarian Paul McCartney was joined by John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono Monday to launch an appeal for "meat-free Mondays....

Shattering The Meat Myth: Humans Are Natural Vegetarians

Kathy Freston | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living


Kathy Freston

Going through the comments of some of my recent posts, I noticed the frequently stated notion that eating meat was an essential step in human evolutio...

Greed in the Seed: The "Inconvenient Truth" of How Food Gets to Your Table Revealed in Food, Inc.

Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living


Dr. Patricia Fitzgerald

Food, Inc. is a film whose time has come. With the economic meltdown and the change at the White House, people are demanding more transparency and accountability from those in charge.

Why I'm Almost Vegetarian, But Not Yet

Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living


Jonathan Daniel Harris

I wish I could live completely off the land, consuming food from my own garden perhaps! However, it's just not in the cards.

Abraham Lincoln's Vegetarian Address

Dave Astor | Posted 07.05.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

"Four score and seven meals ago my conscience brought forth to the anti-rebel north a new diet conceived in kindness and dedicated to the proposition that all animals are created equal.

Farmer: It's Bad Farming, Not Meat, Responsible For Waste

Chelsea Green | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green


It is not meat eating that is responsible for increased CO2; it is the corn/ soybean/ feedlot/ transportation system under which industrial animals ar...

Swine Flu Transferrable Through Raw Pork

Grist | Posted 06.11.2009 | Green


"Meat from sick pigs or pigs found dead should not be processed or used for human consumption under any circumstances," Jorgen Schlundt, director of W...

Not Swine Flu, Not H1N1 Virus -- Introducing Factory Farm Flu 1

John DeCock | Posted 06.08.2009 | Green


John DeCock

The name Factory Farm Flu 1 is less than accurate; many diseases have been transmitted from animals to humans by Confined Animal Feeding Operations. But we have to start somewhere.

Eat Less Red Meat: Healthy Planet, Healthy Heart

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 06.08.2009 | Green


Eating red meat isn't so great for the environment. By adopting a vegetarian diet, you'll reduce your carbon footprint by over 5,000 pounds. By just c...