Study: There Was a “Clear Shift” in Climate Activism Because of Greta Thunberg. Is a Vegan Shift Next?

Study: There Was a “Clear Shift” in Climate Activism Because of Greta Thunberg. Is a Vegan Shift Next?

A new study about the values of youth in Norway found a “clear shift” in climate awareness when vegan activist Greta Thunberg rose to fame. Will her veganism have an impact, too?

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Laura Prepon Chats With Treehugger About Plant-Based Eating and Supporting Local Farms

Laura Prepon Chats With Treehugger About Plant-Based Eating and Supporting Local Farms

The star opens up about how she creates nourishing meals for her kids.

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Understanding the Sustainable Seafood Industry

Understanding the Sustainable Seafood Industry

Sustainable seafood may sound like an oxymoron, but this regulated practice may produce some of the world’s most energy-efficient animal protein.

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Emissions from Diet Could Eat Up the Entire 1.5 Degree Carbon Budget

Emissions from Diet Could Eat Up the Entire 1.5 Degree Carbon Budget

Research from Our World In Data shows that we are eating and wasting too much of the wrong kinds of food.

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The Best Diet for the Climate Crisis Takes Red Meat Off the Menu

The Best Diet for the Climate Crisis Takes Red Meat Off the Menu

Learn what is the best diet for a climate crisis.

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What's the true cost of an induction stove?

What's the true cost of an induction stove?

Climate experts and professional chefs alike say that there is an alternative that could give gas a run for its money: induction stoves.

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The Lomi Composter Is Best in Class

The Lomi Composter Is Best in Class

Turning food scraps into fertilizer is easy with this countertop compost machine from Pela, according to our expert reviewers.

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Eat Your Salad While You Can—There May Not Be Any Lettuce This Winter

Eat Your Salad While You Can—There May Not Be Any Lettuce This Winter

Learn why we may soon be facing a lettuce shortage.

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Plant-Based Jerky for Dogs Targets Carbon Footprint

Plant-Based Jerky for Dogs Targets Carbon Footprint

Plant-based pet treats from the makers of Clif Bars contain just seven ingredients.

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The Best Diet for the Climate Crisis Takes Red Meat Off the Menu

The Best Diet for the Climate Crisis Takes Red Meat Off the Menu

Learn what is the best diet for a climate crisis.

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New Guide Helps Restaurants Reduce Plastic

New Guide Helps Restaurants Reduce Plastic

A new free guide from Beyond Plastics is full of practical advice, resources, and case studies for restaurants wanting to reduce plastic.

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Supermarket Ditches 'Best Before' Dates, Asks Shoppers to Use Their Own Judgment

Supermarket Ditches 'Best Before' Dates, Asks Shoppers to Use Their Own Judgment

UK's Waitrose is the latest grocer to take action against superfluous food waste by eliminating best before dates on nearly 500 fresh food products.

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Here's How Soybean Farmers Combat Climate Change

Here's How Soybean Farmers Combat Climate Change

Soy is the second largest crop grown in the U.S., making soybean farmers a very important part of the solution to feeding our growing population in a sustainable way.

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France Faces a Shortage of Mustard, Its Uniquely Beloved Condiment

France Faces a Shortage of Mustard, Its Uniquely Beloved Condiment

A perfect storm of climate change, a European war and Covid have left the French scrambling for alternatives.

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Electric vs. Induction Cooktop: Which Is Greener?

Electric vs. Induction Cooktop: Which Is Greener?

Neither electric nor induction cooktops directly emit greenhouse gases. Learn about the differences in efficiency between these types of electric stovetops.

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Plant-Based Dog Treats Smell (and Taste?) Like Real Meat

Plant-Based Dog Treats Smell (and Taste?) Like Real Meat

Plant-based dog treats create fewer carbon emissions and use less water than meat-based alternatives.

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The Seaweed Food Revolution May Begin with a Name Change

The Seaweed Food Revolution May Begin with a Name Change

A UN adviser for the sustainable ocean crop of edible seaweed says "sea forest" is a more befitting name.

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10 Drought-Tolerant Crops to Plant Amid Water Scarcity

10 Drought-Tolerant Crops to Plant Amid Water Scarcity

These fruits and vegetables will thrive even in the hottest conditions.

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‘Worse than half-baked’: Johnson’s food strategy fails to tackle cost or climate

‘Worse than half-baked’: Johnson’s food strategy fails to tackle cost or climate

Labour says leaked white paper suggesting more fish farming and venison ‘borders on preposterous’

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Your Fridge Consumes More Energy Than People Do in Some Countries

Your Fridge Consumes More Energy Than People Do in Some Countries

Learn how your fridge consumption is a cold demonstration of energy inequality.

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Everything to Know About Induction Cooktops

Everything to Know About Induction Cooktops

You asked, we have answers.

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Why banana leaves are my hope for a sustainable future

Why banana leaves are my hope for a sustainable future

WWF's Tara Zokaie shares the importance of feeling connected to nature, and not taking our planet’s resources for granted.

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More than 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging

More than 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging

International experts who analyzed more than 1,200 scientific studies warn chemicals are being consumed with unknown long-term impacts

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Ep. 9 Formo: Real Cheese Without the Cow
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Ep. 9 Formo: Real Cheese Without the Cow

Formo is a cellular agriculture startup that develops cultivated, animal-free dairy products through precision fermentation. Through this innovative scientif...

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Ben & Jerry's Puts Cows on a Special Diet to Curb Methane Emissions

Ben & Jerry's Puts Cows on a Special Diet to Curb Methane Emissions

Ben & Jerry's Puts Cows on a Special Diet to Curb Methane Emissions, Using a Seaweed Additive to Reduce Burps.

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Swapping 20% of beef for microbial protein ‘could halve deforestation’

Swapping 20% of beef for microbial protein ‘could halve deforestation’

Move would also lower emissions by reducing razing of trees and methane emissions from livestock, scientists say

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Op-Ed: Why Switching From Beef to Chicken Is a Recipe for Disaster

Op-Ed: Why Switching From Beef to Chicken Is a Recipe for Disaster

Learn why Daisy Freund believes switching from beef to chicken isn't enough to curb the climate crisis.

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People in Rich Countries Should Eat Less Meat

People in Rich Countries Should Eat Less Meat

Discover what a new report finds on the impacts of meat.

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Fight Food Waste and Rising Costs by Using What's Already in Your Fridge

Fight Food Waste and Rising Costs by Using What's Already in Your Fridge

Fight Food Waste and Rising Costs By Using the Ingredients That Are Already in Your Fridge.

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Sea-farmed supercrop: how seaweed could transform the way we live

Sea-farmed supercrop: how seaweed could transform the way we live

From high-protein food to plastics and fuel, Swedish scientists are attempting to tap the marine plant’s huge potential

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Our food system isn’t ready for the climate crisis

Our food system isn’t ready for the climate crisis

The world’s farms produce only a handful of varieties of bananas, avocados, coffee and other foods – leaving them vulnerable to the climate breakdown

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Is Organic Food Worth the Cost?

Is Organic Food Worth the Cost?

For more on the backstory, upsides and downsides of organic farming, here's a look at how the field has evolved over the last 70 years, and what might happen next.

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The Dark Side of The Great American Chocolate Bar

The Dark Side of The Great American Chocolate Bar

By Roxanne Griffin What do you think of when you think of The Hershey Company? Is it Kisses, S’mores by the campfire, family fun at the Hershey’s Amusement Park, Halloween parties with friends and kiddos? All wholesome activities the Hershey’s company ...

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Reinventing meat to stave off climate crisis—and the next pandemic - Bulletin of the At...

Reinventing meat to stave off climate crisis—and the next pandemic - Bulletin of the At...

Good Food Institute founder Bruce Friedrich on how alternative meat could help solve big global problems like climate change and antibiotic resistance and what the nascent industry needs to succeed.

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Emissions from Diet Could Eat Up the Entire 1.5 Degree Carbon Budget

Emissions from Diet Could Eat Up the Entire 1.5 Degree Carbon Budget

Research from Our World In Data shows that we are eating and wasting too much of the wrong kinds of food.

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5 Garden Trends That Will Be Big in 2022

5 Garden Trends That Will Be Big in 2022

From what you grow to how you do it, these are trends that we expect to see a lot of this year.

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US poultry giant Tyson using land ‘twice the size of New Jersey’ for animal feed, study...

US poultry giant Tyson using land ‘twice the size of New Jersey’ for animal feed, study...

Industrial farming: research by the Union of Concerned Scientists estimates huge amounts of land being used for feed crops

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Would you eat bacteria to help reverse climate change? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Would you eat bacteria to help reverse climate change? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Agriculture is responsible for about 25 percent of global warming. Is bacilliculture the solution?

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Bean burrito or beef burrito? Restaurants try messages on menus to help diners order le...

Bean burrito or beef burrito? Restaurants try messages on menus to help diners order le...

Study finds diners who read ‘your small change can make a big difference’ on their menus chose a vegetarian dish 25% of the time

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Plant-Forward Diets Could Reduce Emissions by 61% and 'Double Climate Dividend'

Plant-Forward Diets Could Reduce Emissions by 61% and 'Double Climate Dividend'

Discover how a low meat diet could deliver major climate benefits while also proving to be a perk for health too.

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The Quest to Make Composting as Simple as Trash Collection

The Quest to Make Composting as Simple as Trash Collection

Food waste accounts for 8% of greenhouse gas emissions. More U.S. cities are exploring door-to-door compost collection, but it’s not as easy it might seem.

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How to compost at home : Life Kit

How to compost at home : Life Kit

Whether you've got a small apartment or a big backyard, there are ways to compost your kitchen scraps in any space. This episode is your starter for how to compost your organic waste into rich soil. Also, how to get the right mix of greens and browns and what you can and can't compost.

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Plastic food packaging gets a bad rap, but does it always deserve it?

Plastic food packaging gets a bad rap, but does it always deserve it?

When you look at the research evidence, it soon becomes clear that calls to ban all plastic wrap on fresh fruit and veg could do more harm than good

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How to Grow Hydroponic Lettuce: Instructions and Plant Care Tips

How to Grow Hydroponic Lettuce: Instructions and Plant Care Tips

Easy to cultivate and fast-growing, lettuce is the perfect starting vegetable for newbie hydroponics gardeners. Learn how to grow hydroponic lettuce.

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Eco-friendly, lab-grown coffee is on the way, but it comes with a catch

Eco-friendly, lab-grown coffee is on the way, but it comes with a catch

Beanless brews can cut deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions dramatically – but what will happen to workers in traditional coffee-growing regions?

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Trendy microgreens could help feed the world - Futurity

Trendy microgreens could help feed the world - Futurity

Microgreens have won the hearts of consumers as a fashionable gourmet food, but a new study suggests they could also offer global nutrition security.

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Oat Milk vs. Almond Milk: Which Is More Environmentally Friendly?

Oat Milk vs. Almond Milk: Which Is More Environmentally Friendly?

Factoring in everything from land use to pesticides, water consumption, and emissions, here are the environmental impacts of oat milk vs. almond milk.

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Top 5 Meat and Dairy Companies Match Exxon in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Top 5 Meat and Dairy Companies Match Exxon in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The world's five biggest meat and dairy companies emit the same volume of greenhouse gases as fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil.

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The Vegan Foodie: Impossible Nuggets, Alt-Mozza, Hershey’s Oat Chocolate Bars

The Vegan Foodie: Impossible Nuggets, Alt-Mozza, Hershey’s Oat Chocolate Bars

These are the latest products developments and corporate commitments in the vegan, plant-based food world.

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Science Reveals Which Plant-Based Burger Smells Closest to Real Thing

Science Reveals Which Plant-Based Burger Smells Closest to Real Thing

Researchers evaluated aromas of different plant-based burgers to determine which smells most like cooking beef. Beyond Burger took the prize.

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