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...
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Stories about smaller environmental problems can distract us from the slow-motion calamity that will eventually threaten every living being...
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...
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: 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...
Why does mainstream media promote Paul Kingsnorth's views?…...
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...
Meanwhile, crop yields are stagnating even as we shovel half the grains we grow into the mouths of our food animals...
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,...
Moore's law has been saturating since 2000 and the number of transistors will soon hit a brick wall dictated by physics and chemistry...
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...
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...
Centuries-old bridges, grown from tangled roots...
“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...
In his memorable opus, "Why the West Rules - For Now: The Patterns of History and What They...
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...
"It is scientific to be saying what is more likely and what is less likely, not proving anything right." - Richard Feynman.
...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...
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...
“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."
...Humans have now built a global industrial civilization around an unsustainable, ecological Ponzi scheme that's now teetering on the brink of collapse...
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...
What happens when your foot gets stuck in a hole and you injure your leg accidentally?
If you are Lou, you will be scheduled for slaughter along with your healthy brother, Bill, to be processed into hamburgers.
...A great blog from Kevin Anderson showing why carbon offsetting is a scam...
Green Mountain College (GMC) in Poultney, VT, conducts a Masters program in Sustainable Food Systems, whose central premise appears to be that 19th century animal farming methodologies and 21st century human consumption patterns lead to a sustainable world.
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