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Update on The Mewar Angithi: Amazing Cook Stove Testing Results
A Government of India approved Cook Stove Testing Center has confirmed that the Mewar Angithi, a $1 device, really does turn a traditional stove (chula) into one of the best high efficiency cook stoves on the market.
...The Brief, Tragic Reign of Consumerism—and the birth of a happy alternative
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The Mewar Angithi: A $1 Device that Transforms a Traditional Chula into a High Efficiency Cook Stove
The controlled use of fire, and more specifically cooking, is a fundamentally human creation that has allowed us to become who we are, an ingenious tool-wielding species that dominates over all other species on Earth. And yet, our infatuation with fire, and specifically cooking, is...
What California Indians lost under Junipero Serra, soon to be saint
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Are We Missing the Big Picture on Climate Change?
Stories about smaller environmental problems can distract us from the slow-motion calamity that will eventually threaten every living being...
Cowspiracy – Review
A seriously inconvenient truth, but it might be time we face it. Kuhn and Anderson’s thrilling documentary is a rare gem in environmental film – it poses questions and actually answers them. I watched most of Cowspiracy muttering expletives under my breath. For a meat...
From rainforest to your cupboard: the real story of palm oil – interactive
We need to put this in perspective. The total area of land used for palm oil production is 36 Million acres. The total area of land used for livestock production is 15500 Million acres. The powers-that-be would like us to get all distracted about palm oil while they...
Cowspiracy: Bending the Arc of the Moral Universe
"Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret" is a documentary that did a lot last night to help the arc of the moral universe bend towards justice. Cowspiracy premiered last night in San Francisco to a rousing, cheering, standing ovation for the intrepid filmmakers, Kip...
It’s the End of the World as We Know It . . . and He Feels Fine
Why does mainstream media promote Paul Kingsnorth's views?…...
Eating Animals: Addressing Our Most Common Justifications
This in-depth article explores the most common justifications for eating animals even when we have an abundance of plant-based alternatives available to us...
Research raises concerns about global crop yield projections
Meanwhile, crop yields are stagnating even as we shovel half the grains we grow into the mouths of our food animals...
The Environmental Message of Deepavali
Sanathana Dharma, meaning "Universal Righteousness" and popularly known as Hinduism, is truly the science of enlightenment. At its core, it is based on the simple principle, "Let Go." Its fundamental premise is that every human being is entitled to be enlightened,...
Intel’s former chief architect: Moore’s law will be dead within a decade
Moore's law has been saturating since 2000 and the number of transistors will soon hit a brick wall dictated by physics and chemistry...
The Khadi Movement of the 21st Century
Gandhi was fighting for the independence of India. We are now fighting for our survival and for the survival of our children and grandchildren.
Gandhi inspired the people of India to make that one simple change, to take that voluntary step of changing their clothes. We...
The Meat Moderates
Unless the "Meat Moderates" abandon their plateaued positions and switch over to veganism, the vegan revolution will not occur and the deforestation of the Amazon and the Congo will continue apace. Just as the civil rights revolution could not occur fifty years ago until the...
The Root Bridges of Cherrapunji
Centuries-old bridges, grown from tangled roots...
The Dalai Lama and Veganism
“A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals the secret of some hidden treasure.” His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
We would like His Holiness to accept our request that he go vegan...
Evolving Towards Utopia
In his memorable opus, "Why the West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History and What They...
The Water Habit
When environmental activists don't talk about food consumption, but leaflet people about low-flow shower heads that save 5 gallons of water per person per day, they are missing the big picture and are doing the public a great disservice. Food is the big elephant in...
Score One for Science
"It is scientific to be saying what is more likely and what is less likely, not proving anything right." - Richard Feynman.
...Go Solar or Go Vegan – What Should We Do First?
It is very clear that fossil fuel use is going to decline and perhaps end during the 21st century in response to climate change. It is also very clear that a global shift towards veganism will occur during this century to save...
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh: only love can save us from climate change
Leading spiritual teacher warns that if people cannot save themselves from their own suffering, how can they be expected to worry about the plight of Mother Earth...
Eating Babies
“Auschwitz begins wherever someone looks at a slaughterhouse and thinks: they’re only animals.” - Theodore Adorno.
"Who eats 11-year old oxen? These people are nuts," said the Climate Scientist. And I replied, "That is true, we only eat babies."
...On the Ecological Ponzi Scheme
Humans have now built a global industrial civilization around an unsustainable, ecological Ponzi scheme that's now teetering on the brink of collapse...
In Search of Vegan Climate Scientists
The off-site social for the Fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Berkeley, CA, was standing room only. I was excited at the chance of connecting with many climate scientists who contribute to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...