Environmental Information
- Articles on Climate Change/Global Warming
- Articles on Deforestation
- Articles on Economic Costs
- Articles on Farm Animals/Livestock
- Articles on Feeding the Most People
- Articles on Fish
- Articles on Nutrition
- Articles on Water
- A comprehensive continental-scale analysis of carbon footprint of food production: Comparing continents around the world (September, 2023)
- The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions (2017)
- Survey of Consumers' Attitudes and Perceptions of Environmentally Sustainable and Healthy Diets (2019)
- Fish Feel (organization devoted exclusively to promoting the recognition of fish as sentient beings deserving of respect and protection)
- Down on the Farm, an Endless Cycle of Waste (The New York Times)
- World wastes half its food, study finds (CNN World; 01/10/13)
- The Environmental Food Crisis (UNEP)
- Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists (ENN: Environmental News Network; 08/31/12)
- Global Meat Production and Consumption Slow Down according to Worldwatch Institute
- The Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production
- Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler (The New York Times)
- Animal Farming & The Environment Excerpts from Taking Stock: Animal Farming and the Environment
- A Life Connected (Video)
- Free-Range Trichinosis (New York Times Op-ed)
- Food-Miles and the Relative Climate Impacts on Food Choices in the United States (ACS Publications)
- Norway's Army Tries to Save the World...By Going Vegetarian (Huffington Post; Nov 2013)
- UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free diet (The Guardian; 06/02/10)
- How Increased Meat Consumption In China Changes Landscapes Across The Globe (Forbes; 03/26/14)
Articles on Climate Change/Global Warming
- UN livestock emissions report seriously distorted our work, say experts (April, 2024)
- Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28 (2023)
- Revealed: the industry figures behind "declaration of scientists" backing meat eating (Octboer, 23)
- The mystery of climate-friendly beef (2023)
- How the livestock industry funds the 'greenhouse gas guru' (2022)
- New estimates of the environmental cost of food (2022)
- The food we eat, the air we breathe: a review of the fine particulate matter-induced air quality health impacts of the global food system (November 2021)
- Global greenhouse gas emissions from animal-based foods (September, 2021)
- Rethinking Food and Agriculture (April, 2021)
- Vegan and Vegetarian Diets and Our Climate Emergency: Scientific Updates [2015-2021] (January, 2021)
- New campaign champions environmental benefits of meat (2020)
- Quantifying the potential for climate change mitigation of consumption options (August, 2020)
- FAO Tackling Climate Change through Livestock
- Country-specific dietary shifts to mitigate climate and water crises (2019)
- We must change food production to save the world, says leaked report Cutting carbon from transport and energy 'not enough' IPCC finds (2019)
- New York Times Quiz: How Does Your Diet Contribute to Climate Change? (2019)
- Food Planet Health Eat -Lancet Commission
- Carbon Label Drives Sustainable Food Choices
- Belching cows are a hot topic in climate debate (NBC)
- Hospitals Will Take Meat Off Menus in Bid to Cut Carbon (The Guardian; UK)
- Want to Help the Planet? Eat a Salad (The University of Chicago Chronicle)
- Environmental footprint of vegan and vegetarian diets 30% lower than non-vegetarian diets, say researchers (FoodNavigator-USA.com; 02/28/13)
- Climate benefits of changing diet (Climatic Change; July 2009)
- New FAO report assesses dairy greenhouse gas emissions (FAO; 04/20/10)
- Can Vegetarianism Save The Planet? (Arbtech; Dec 2014)
- How The 'Death Of Meat' Could Impact Your Portfolio (Nasdaq; Jan 2015)
- Deeper Ties to Corporate Cash for Doubtful Climate Researcher (The New York Times; Feb 21, 2015)
- Vegan diet best for planet (The Hill; April 5, 2015)
- Why beef is the new SUV (CNN; September 29, 2015)
- 2015 Dietary Guidelines: Giving You the Tools You Need to Make Healthy Choices (USDA; October 6, 2015)
- A Study Did NOT Actually Find That Vegetarianism Hurts The Planet (The Huffington Post; December 15, 2015)
- Livestock's Long Shadow (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- Key Facts and Findings (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- Tackling Climate Change Through Livestock (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
- Environmental Impact Assessment of Household Consumption (Journal of Industrial Ecology)
- Health and Climate Change Cobenefits of Dietary Change
- Quantifying the environmental benefits of skipping the meat (Science Daily; April 4, 2016)
- The Methane Riddle: What Is Causing the Rise in Emissions? (Yale e360; October 25, 2016)
- Could consumption of insects, cultured meat or imitation meat reduce global agricultural land use? (ScienceDirect; April 22, 2017)
- Substituting beans for beef as a contribution toward US climate change targets (SpringerLink; May 11, 2017)
- Plant Forward Menus in Foodservice (June 21, 2017)
- If Everyone Ate Beans Instead of Beef (The Atlantic; Aug 2, 2017)
- Environmental impacts of food consumption by dogs and cats (PLOS; August 2, 2017)
- The great nutrient collapse (Politico; September 13, 2017)
- Is grass-fed beef good or bad for the climate? (University of Oxford; October 3, 2017)
Articles on Deforestation
- New Jungles Prompt a Debate on Rain Forests (The New York Times)
- Cattle, not soy, drives Amazon deforestation: report
- Conservation: From pork lard to palm oil and back (Nature; 12/06/12)
- Palm oil or lard? (Mongabay.com; 12/07/12)
- Exploring the biophysical option space for feeding the world without deforestation (Nature Communications; 04/19/16)
- How America Uses Its Land
Articles on Economic Costs
- Retailers 'whey' in: Are animal-free dairy products natural? (August, 2022)
- A U.S. Hog Giant Transforms Eastern Europe (The New York Times)
- Make meat-eaters pay: Ethicist proposes radical tax (Peter Singer, NY Daily News)
- Soy Substitute Edges Its Way Into European Meals
- Support for Dairy Farmers Partially Due to Sluggish Marketplace for Dairy Producers (August 25, 2016)
- Industry Influence on Research (January 10, 2017)
Articles on Farm Animals/Livestock
- UN livestock emissions report seriously distorted our work, say experts (April, 2024)
- Revealed: the industry figures behind "declaration of scientists" backing meat eating (Octboer, 23)
- Dietary Choices Affect Air Quality (June 2021)
- Rethinking Food and Agriculture: New Ways Forward' (2021)
- Rising Number of Farm Animals Poses Environmental and Public Health Risks (Worldwatch Institute)
- Administration Seeks to Restrict Antibodies in Livestock (The New York Times)
- Land, irrigation water, greenhouse gas, and reactive nitrogen burdens of meat, eggs, and dairy production in the United States
- Livestock's Long Shadow - Environmental Issues and Options (LEAD: Livestock, Environment and Development)
- In beef production, cow-calf phase contributes most greenhouse gases (American Society of Animal Science)
- Backyard chickens dumped at shelters when hipsters can't cope, critics say (NBCNews.com; 07/07/13)
- Cattle feedlot: Behind the scenes (Precision Nutrition blog)
- Carnivore’s Dilemma (National Geographic)
- Congress To Nutritionists: Don't Talk About The Environment (NPR; Dec 2014)
- We'll All Eat Less Meat Soon—Like It or Not (June 10, 2015)
- How The 'Death Of Meat' Could Impact Your Portfolio (Nasdaq; Jan 2015)
- Meat waste is the worst waste (September 3, 2015 )
- Why beef is the new SUV (CNN; September 29, 2015)
- Research Shows Feedlot Link to E. Coli O157:H7 on Leafy Greens (February 23, 2016)
- Veganic Farming
- Report: U. S. land capacity for feeding people could expand with dietary change (July 22, 2016)
- Organic Milk and Grazing Cows (May 1, 2017)
- The Smithfield Nuisance (Stench) Verdict: $50 million! (April 20, 2018)
- How America Uses Its Land (July 2018)
Articles on Feeding the Most People
- Report: U. S. land capacity for feeding people could expand with dietary change (July 22, 2016)
- In California, salt taints soil, threatening food security (Environmental Health News; March 27, 2017)
- Could consumption of insects, cultured meat or imitation meat reduce global agricultural land use? (ScienceDirect; April 22, 2017)
- The great nutrient collapse (Politico; September 13, 2017)
Articles on Fish
- Fish Feel
- Salmon Farms: Helping or Hurting Wild Salmon? (60 Minutes; CBS News)
- Sustainable Seafood Labeling Brings On Host Of Challenges: NPR Report (National Public Radio)
- An Ecolabel for McDonald\92s Fish Fare (The New York Times)
- New research questions fish stocking obligations
Articles on Nutrition
- Retailers 'whey' in: Are animal-free dairy products natural? (August, 2022)
- Impact of increasing vegetarian availability on meal selection and sales in cafeterias
- AAAS: Climate-Friendly Dining...Meats (ScienceNews)
- Big changes needed to make diets sustainable
- Organic data: production, support programs, nutrients, safety, and corporate ownership (Marion Nestle's blog; 02/15/10)
- Veganism & the Environment: By the Numbers Infographic (CulinarySchools.org)
- Soy Substitute Edges Its Way Into European Meals
- Vegan diet best for planet (The Hill; April 5, 2015)
- Research Shows Feedlot Link to E. Coli O157:H7 on Leafy Greens (February 23, 2016)
- Inside the Academic Journal That Corporations Love (Pacific Standard; March 28, 2017)
- The great nutrient collapse (Politico; September 13, 2017)
- The food we eat, the air we breathe: a review of the fine particulate matter-induced air quality health impacts of the global food system (November 2021)
Articles on Water
- How America's Diet Is Feeding the Groundwater Crisis (December, 2023)
- Country-specific dietary shifts to mitigate climate and water crises (2019)
- CAFO conviction: Court holds factory farm accountable for water pollution (grist)
- Health Ills Abound as Farm Runoff Fouls Wells (The New York Times)
- Virtual Water Flows Between Nations in Relation to Trade in Livestock and Livestock Products (UNESCO)
- Water Footprint (website about the impact of consumption by nations and individuals on water usage)
- Want to Avoid a Thirsty Future? Eat Less Meat (Mother Jones; 08/29/12)
- Drought parches much of the U.S., may get worse (CNN; 02/24/09)
- What you need to know about California's part in the West's water crisis (Tuscon Sentinel; 06/26/15)
- A Study Did NOT Actually Find That Vegetarianism Hurts The Planet (The Huffington Post; 12/15/15)
- The Implications of Environmental Policy on Nutrient Outputs in Agricultural Watersheds (AED Economics, Ohio State University)
- Environmental Impact Assessment of Household Consumption (Journal of Industrial Ecology)
- Even the world’s largest food company knows the American diet is an environmental catastrophe (Grist)
- California water
- In California, salt taints soil, threatening food security (Environmental Health News; March 27, 2017)
- Groundwater depletion embedded in international food trade
