01/05/2010 Schools offer vegan options
This week, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. In the past, the USDA has used the National School Lunch Program as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. Not surprisingly, 90 percent of American children consume excessive amounts of fat, and only 15 per cent eat the recommended servings of fruits and vegetables. The act will replace junk food in school lunches and vending machines with more healthful options.

12/29/2010 Nutrition Labels Required On Meat Products By 2012
"It's being called the next step in fighting the problem of obesity in Tennessee, and the rest of the country." How about this label: "FREE CHOLESTEROL AND SATURATED FAT"

11/04/2010 The Rise of the Power Vegans
"Veganism's image, however, could still use some updating. While it remains associated with indie rock stars, such as Moby, and people with pixie haircuts, such as Ellen DeGeneres, it also counts among its newest converts ex-NBA star John Salley, Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, former National Hockey League brawler Georges Laraque, professional poker player Daniel Negreanu, and, less recently, pop star and amateur bodybuilder Madonna."

10/04/2010 Livestock Production Will Push Earth's Limits
If demand for meat, poultry, eggs and dairy keeps pace with projections, by 2050 the environmental consequences of livestock production could be responsible for 70 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions considered a safe threshold for the planet, new research says.

10/04/2010 Meat diets pose environmental danger: report
People will have to cut meat from their diets if the world is to stay within safer limits of planet-warming greenhouse gases, nitrate pollution and habitat destruction, according to a journal article published on Monday.

09/28/2010 San Diego City Council and Mayor Declare 'Veg Week'
The bi-partisan city council and mayor of America's Finest City have unanimously signed a proclamation declaring October 2 to be the start of "San Diego Veg Week." "October 2nd is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, who was vegetarian as part of his belief in nonviolence," states the proclamation. "Other great social justice leaders, such as Cesar Chavez, Coretta Scott King, and Dexter Scott King, chose to be vegan to promote compassion to animals." The proclamation can be viewed at www.sdvegweek.com, which also includes info on events taking place throughout the week and vegetarian discounts being offered at various restaurants. Councilmember Todd Gloria, who sponsored the proclamation, is pledging to go veg for the week, as are Assemblymembers Lori Saldana and Pedro Nava.

09/18/2010 President Bill Clinton Confirms He’s ‘Experimenting’ With Vegan Diet
“I’m trying to be one of those experimenters,” said Clinton. “Since 1986, several hundred people who have tried essentially a plant-based diet, not ingesting any cholesterol from any source, has seen their bodies start to heal themselves — break up the arterial blockage, break up the calcium deposits around the heart. 82 percent of the people who have done this have had this result, so I want to see if I can be one of them.”

08/18/2010 380 million eggs recalled in salmonella outbreak
Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs.

08/06/2010 1 million pounds of ground beef recalled
The California Department of Health notified the USDA in mid-July of a cluster of E. coli-related illnesses, leading to the recall. Tests identified the bacteria as E. coli O157:H7, the strain most commonly responsible for food poisoning. Symptoms of infection often include often include severe stomach cramps, diarrhea, vomiting and a low fever. More serious infections can lead to kidney failure, brain damage and sometimes death.

07/27/2010 Chelsea Clinton’s Very Vegan Wedding
Chelsea Clinton is making vegan a trend with her vegan wedding! Of course, this isn’t the first super high-profile wedding to rock a leaner, greener menu. You might remember that in 2008, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi served their guests a delicious plant-based feast.

04/16/2010 Clinton pushes making lives green
President Clinton: "I was raised to believe we're supposed to protect our natural resources. Stop emission of methane gas, redo street lighting and retrofit buildings." -- Livestock industry is the largest single emitter of methane, which is 72 times more harmful than carbon dioxide, contributing to more than 51% of total greenhouse emissions. So in order to stop emission of methane, we need to eliminate the livestock industry.

04/14/2010 Report Says Contaminated Meat Is In Supermarkets
It is a frightening picture: beef contaminated with toxic heavy metals, pesticides and antibiotics making its way into the nation's supermarkets. According to her new report, inspectors charged with checking cattle for disease and meat for contaminants were, "unable to determine if meat has unacceptable levels of... potentially hazardous substances [and do] not test for pesticides... determined to be of high risk."

04/06/2010 SF supervisor proposes meat-free Mondays
San Francisco to become the first American city to embrace Meatless Monday! "Going without meat helps reduce your carbon footprint, is healthy for you and humane for animals -- It makes you more loving."

03/22/2010 World Water Day: Why business needs to worry 20
We are seeing severe drought with cracking lands, followed by massive flooding and destruction of agricultural products and other properties in an unprecedented scale.and every day, 30,000 children in the world die from diseases linked to water. 70% of all water goes to producing food and livestock is among the largest sectoral source of water pollution and responsible for 64% of ammonia emissions, which contribute to acid rain. One factory farm creates more water pollution than the city of Houston, Texas. 4664 liters of water to produce 1 serving of beef but entire vegan meal need only 371 liters water. Scientists have calculated that we would actually save more water by forgoing one pound of beef, or four hamburgers, than by not showering for at least six months .

03/20/2010 Meatout Celebrates 25th Anniversary on March 20
Celebrities like Alicia Silverstone and Paul McCartney lend their support and festivals, walks, lectures and community dinners held to help spread the message to “kick the meat habit and explore a wholesome, non-violent, plant based diet”, which is healthier for both our bodies and the earth.

03/16/2010 Almost 10% of Europe's butterflies face extinction, report warns
The loss of habitat caused by intensive farming, climate change, forest fires and the expansion of tourism is threatening with extinction 14% of dragonflies, 11% of saproxylic beetles and 9% of butterflies within Europe. Intensification of agriculture is destroying habitat in some areas, while flower and insect-rich pastur...es in many mountain regions in the Alps and Pyrenees are being abandoned and falling into a poor condition because livestock farming is not financially viable.

03/13/2010 Unexpected success! Toward critical mass...
Author Will Tuttle: "The World Peace Diet has been in the Amazon top ten for 2 straight days now (Currently #1!)-- this is nothing short of a miracle. It has received no support from Oprah, Ellen, the Today Show, or Glenn Beck. It has been completely due to the cooperation of the many and diverse branches of the vegan, vegetarian, animal rights, health, raw food, macrobiotic, peace, green, yoga, and progressive spiritual communities, and many more beyond this. This is a shining example of how we can all come together, forget our differences, and work together for a common soul-stirring cause: to transform our culture so that we can create a world where peace, radiant health, and sustainability are actually possible."

03/03/2010 And now, something to chew over: Reports on food-borne illness and meat recalls
Also last month, a California meat company recalled 4.9 million pounds of beef and veal amid concerns over unsafe processing practices. The company, Huntington Meat Packing Inc. of Montebello, had recalled 864,000 pounds of beef in January because it was suspected of being contaminated with E. coli.

02/22/2010 A Push to Start the School Week Without Meat
Baltimore’s schools started going meatless on Mondays this year, with the encouragement of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an organization called the Monday Campaigns, which promotes health initiatives rooted on the first day of the work-week because research shows that they are more likely to stick.

02/01/2010 Going vegan: A life-long carnivore gives up meat, eggs, dairy
Grant Butler from The Oregonian: "It's a greener way to eat. All of the good intentions of recycling newspapers and hauling reusable bags to the grocery store don't amount to much if I continue to eat in an unsustainable way."

01/19/2010 Former Miss World backs veganism for climate change
Miss Davison, the daughter of Lady In Red crooner Chris De Burgh, said: "A vegan diet is so much better for your health, for the environment generally and, as no animals are harmed, it's cruelty free. Watching the effect meat production and meat consumption is having on the world around us in terms of cruelty, emissions and health issues, I was determined to totally cut out dairy, eggs and cheese and have a completely vegan diet."

01/14/2010 Baskin Robbins Heir Wants California to Stop Misleading Consumers About Cows
Cows in the dairy industry do not typically wander along in green pastures like the Happy Cows ads would have consumers believe.

01/14/2010 Help kids fight obesity with vegetarian and vegan diets
Vegetarian adolescents are off to a good start because they eat more fiber, fruits and vegetables, and fewer sweets and salty snacks. And perhaps most importantly, they eat fewer fast foods.

01/07/2010 Teens turn vegetarian for health - their own and animals'
"Most animals are confined in very small living quarters, are beaten, and are sometimes conscious when slaughtered," Kaydee said. "I can't have these images running through my mind."

12/09/2009 Study finds benefits of soy after breast cancer
A new study published today suggests that breast cancer survivors may benefit from eating moderate amounts of soy products.

12/08/2009 'Eat less meat' says carbon footprint burger chain
Swedish fast-food chain that is trying to discourage people from eating too much meat by publishing the carbon footprint of each item on its menu

12/07/2009 Copenhagen is about carbon, not climate
"a true carbon warrior must do more than just cancel a flight now and then and switch to videoconferencing; it would be better to switch from meat to a vegetarian diet."

12/07/2009 EPA: Greenhouse gases endanger human health
The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated. Agency announcement timed to boost Obama at climate conference.

12/07/2009 Company issues 2nd recall for tainted beef
For the second time this year, a Fresno beef company is recalling thousands of pounds of ground beef contaminated with a drug-resistant strain of salmonella.

12/03/2009 Animals Get Legal Status
All 27 nations of the European Union will officially recognize animals as sentient beings as of Dec. 1. The Lisbon Treaty, mandates that since animals are legally recognized as sentient, their welfare must be taken into consideration..

11/29/2009 Sir Paul to tell EU: 'Less meat means less heat'
Sir Paul: "The message that I am taking to the European Parliament is – less meat equals less heat. I will appeal to world leaders converging on Copenhagen for the climate-change talks to remember that sustainable food policy is an essential weapon in the fight against global warming. At the same time we should not forget our individual capacity to act in ways that will help – such as limiting our consumption of meat. This simple act can help slow global warming and help to feed the world."

11/28/2009 Copenhagen's 14 billion tonne bet
WITH no change to the way we drive cars, burn coal, use power, raze forests and keep livestock, the population of the globe will emit about 58 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide each year by 2020

11/26/2009 Former Beatle 'undermines' climate change talks
Sir Paul McCartney's brings his campaign to eat less meat to parliament next week, with backing from the British government and top scientists for his initiative

11/25/2009 Obamas Call On New York Chef's Expertise
President Obama and First Lady Michelle hosted their first state dinner Tuesday night in honor of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The President needed an expert on vegetarian food, so he called in a Scandinaian chef from New York City!

11/25/2009 Climate change 'poses real and present danger'
Cutting animal farming by a third could significantly reduce emissions and save around 18,000 lives a year in Britain because of the resultant drop in cases of heart disease if people eat less red meat.

11/25/2009 Climate change policies 'improve health'
Cutting emissions to mitigate climate change will also make people healthier -- Farming practice to reduce livestock and meat consumption could improve health by lowering the intake of saturated fat.

11/25/2009 ‘Eat less meat to stop climate change’
Decreased emissions from livestock production combined with the health benefits from eating less meat could lead to major reductions in global CO2 emissions.

11/24/2009 In lieu of turkey, Thanksgiving sparks vegetable-inspired creativity
A vegetarian Thanksgiving doesn't necessarily mean opting for a Tofurkey or tofu log. For many people, holiday is all about experimenting with eclectic flavors. Even with vegetarian dishes, there's so many varieties.

11/23/2009 Al Gore: ‘I’m gonna start acting crazy’
Al Gore: “We need to stop factory farming and start using sustainable agriculture.”

11/20/2009 India has urged the West to give up eating beef to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming
Jairam Ramesh, Environment Minister of India: “The solution to cut emissions is to stop eating beef. It leads to emission of methane which is 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide.”

11/16/2009 Why the USDA has no business overseeing conditions on factory farms, and more
The USDA is the federal agency tasked with ensuring that practices on farms, including factory animal farms, are safe. But it’s also the agency that exists to promote U.S. agricultural interests.

11/16/2009 Looking for a Solution to Cows' Climate Problem
With the approach of the U.N. Climate Conference in Copenhagen next month, the livestock industry is coming under renewed scrutiny for its contribution to greenhouse gases.

11/15/2009 U.N.: One billion worldwide face starvation
"For the first time in history, more than 1 billion face starvation worldwide." The total amount of grains, cererals, and soy fed to maintain the livestock industry is enough to feed 2 BILLION people.

11/14/2009 "Humanity's Leap to the Golden Era"
Wonderful coverage about DC's Climate Change Conference held to uplift our world to a true Golden Era

11/14/2009 Hundreds of migrating reindeer drown as Arctic ice collapses beneath them
Hundreds of reindeer on their annual migration across a frozen lake above Sweden's Arctic Circle have drowned as ice collapsed beneath them.

11/12/2009 Drop That Burger
Patrick O. Brown, a Stanford University biochemist and inventor of DNA microarray:"There's absolutely no possibility that 50 years from now this system [of livestock] will be operating as it does now. One approach is to just wait, and either we'll deal with it or we'll be toast. I want to approach this as a solvable problem. Eliminate animal farming on planet Earth."

11/06/2009 Turning Vegetarian
What do Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Charles Darwin, Charlotte Bronte, Leonardo Da Vinci and Sir Isaac Newton all have in common? -- They were all vegetarians!

10/31/2009 FDA urged to ban feeding of chicken feces to cattle
Farmers feed 1 million to 2 million tons of poultry litter to their cattle annually, according to FDA estimates. Using the litter -- which includes feces, spilled chicken feed, feathers and poultry farm detritus -- increases the risk of cows becoming infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.

10/30/2009 Food industry dictates nutrition policy
Our nation gets its federally endorsed nutritional information from an agency that must support the food industry, which today means supporting factory farms. The details of misinformation that dribble into our lives (like fears about "enough protein") follow naturally from this fact

10/28/2009 The methane makers
Lord Stern puts great emphasis on the "enormous pressure" meat production puts on the world's resources and said people were becoming increasingly aware about "low carbon consumption"

10/27/2009 Drop meat for vegetarian diet to fight climate warming: Lord Stern
Lord Stern: "Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better."

10/27/2009 Nine Faiths, One Vegan Lunch at Windsor Castle
Many leaders, including Delegate Naomi Tsur, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, hope to raise awareness around sustainable agriculture’s connection to climate change.

10/21/2009 Worldwatch bombshell: #1 threat to planet: Meat
Worldwatch Institute released the findings of Robert Goodland and Jeff Anhang, who scoured the 2006 FAO report to identify and quantify the undercounted factors and areas, and whose report puts it bluntly: Livestock now accounts for at least 51% of greenhouse gas emissions. The raising of animals for food is a bigger threat to the planet than every other factor put together.

10/20/2009 Livestock and Climate Change: What if the key actors in climate change are...cows, pigs, and chickens?
Recent analysis by Goodland and Anhang finds that livestock and their byproducts actually account for at least 32.6 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, or 51 percent of annual worldwide GHG emissions.

10/13/2009 Lack of Mid-East peace deepens water crisis
"the security implications of water scarcity are also becoming increasingly obvious." Up to 70% of all the world's fresh water supply is directed to the livestock industry.

04/27/2009 Swine Flu and Factory Farming
The way that our food is produced may have played a role in the recent outbreak of swine flu

04/16/2009 Milk Free Plant Based Calcium Study
The study shows how a diet rich in vegetables and fruit is likely to have positive effect on bone health.

02/12/2009 Climate benefits of changing diet
Shifting worldwide to a healthy low-meat diet would reduce the costs of stabilising greenhouse gases at 450 ppm CO2 eq. by more than 50%.