Coincidental? The regions of the world that are prone to violent tornadoes are the exact same places that do all the factory farming and eat the most meat. Livestock and their byproducts account for at least 32.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, or 51 percent of annual worldwide Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHGs), so meat consumption has a major [...]

Michael Greger, M.D.: “When we overcrowd thousands of animals into cramped filthy football-field sized sheds to lie beak-to-beak, or snout-to-snout atop their own waste it can present a breeding ground for disease, a perfect storm environment for the emergence of new strains of influenza and other animal-to-human diseases. These so-called factory farms are a public health menace.” Read article: Reasons [...]

In this interview, bestselling author John Robbins and Michael Pollan engage in spirited conversation about genetically engineered food (GMO’s), how to feed a hungry world, food politics, the future of agriculture, and a lot more. Michael Pollan is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual (2010); In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (2008); [...]

Last week, Karen and John Lewis, the visionary founders of Lapa Rios Ecolodge in Costa Rica, celebrated the realization of a conservation dream that will result in the permanent protection of more than 900 acres of virgin rainforest in the Osa Peninsula, one of the most biologically rich regions in Central America. Twenty-plus years ago the Lewises liquidated their assets [...]

Gadsden Films is pleased to announce the Kickstarter campaign for Unsustainable, a new documentary that will both educate and serve as a rousing call to action for patriots and activists across the political spectrum. A team of acclaimed filmmakers is spearheading Unsustainable, a film about our common interest in enacting sensible policies that lead to both environmental and economic prosperity. [...]

The food that people eat is just as important as what kind of cars they drive when it comes to creating the greenhouse-gas emissions that many scientists have linked to global warming, according to a report accepted for publication in the  journal Earth Interactions. The Standard American Diet (SAD) of meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dairy and processed foods pollutes our [...]

Today is Earth Day.  Here are ways to generate less waste and help save the environment every day of the year: 1. GO VEGAN! If you’re not already vegan, this is the number one way you can help save the planet. Animal agriculture on factory farms is the number one source of greenhouse gases and climate change and polluter of our air, land and water [...]

Earth Day, April 22, falls on a Meatless Monday this year, so people will have a double incentive to eat vegan meals. Vegan is the “new green.” You can do more for the planet by going vegan than you can by recycling, using cloth bags, taking short showers and walking to work. These actions are important and worthwhile, of course [...]

Volunteers are needed to help teams from Clayoquot Wilderness Resort and the Ahousaht First Nation clean up tsunami debris that is washing up on the remote beaches around Clayoquot Sound, on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Long Beach Lodge Resort is offering a reduced rate of $160 Cdn, based on double occupancy, to volunteers who need accommodation for the [...]

The votes are in! Defenders of Wildlife received thousands of fantastic photos of wildlife and wild lands in this year’s photo contest, and had their supporters vote for their favorites. It was close competition, but here are the winners of Defenders of Wildlife’s 4th annual photo contest. The grand prize winner — with more than 12,000 votes — was a great photo of [...]