Al Gore Denounces Factory Farming
Al Gore says he’s going to get crazy in order to get politicians to take note of the urgency of climate change. And, well, if those ideas sound a little too crazy, he does have other ideas.  Along with increased energy efficiency, relying on sustainable agricultural practices is the way forward. The funny is up [...]
November 25, 2009
Tags: change, factory farms, farmers, heroes, veganism, vegetarianism Posted in: Politics 
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Martha Stewart To Have A Vegetarian Thanksgiving
Jonathan Safran Foer has been talked about and to in nearly every major media outlet since his book Eating Animals came out. Where Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma tiptoes around the treatment of factory farmed animals, Eating Animals blows the doors wide open on the modern day “farm”.
In an email to Erik Marcus of vegan.com, Jonathan [...]
November 22, 2009
Tags: change, farmers, food, food event, heroes, veganism, vegetarianism Posted in: Fun Food Facts, Health No Comments
Meatless January in Chicago: Urban Outreach, Food, and Politics on the South Side
Chicago health commissioner Dr. Terry Mason has a message for Chicagoans who enjoy devouring meat in all its fat-dripping, artery-clogging glory: Don’t do it.
As part of his campaign to slim down waists and lower blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol citywide, Mason is encouraging everyone to join him in going vegetarian for January.
Chicago Tribune
Dr. Mason [...]
January 15, 2009
Tags: education, food event, Health, nutrition, obesity, policy, veganism, vegetarianism Posted in: Health, Politics No Comments
PETA wants Insurance Carriers to Charge Meat-Eaters Higher Premiums
Insurance carriers charge smokers more, so why not charge omnivores more as well, suggested PETA in a letter to to Blue Cross Vermont President Bill Milnes Jr. PETA Vice President Tracy Reiman writes, “By giving your policyholders a financial incentive to go vegetarian – and penalizing those whose meat-based diets fuel our nation’s worst health [...]
November 18, 2008
Tags: PETA, policy, veganism, vegetarianism Posted in: Health, Politics 3 Comments
Boston’s 13th Annual Vegetarian Food Festival
I visited the 13th Annual Boston Vegetarian Food Festival on Saturday. As I had expected, vegetarian was code word for vegan. Whereas vegetarians have become more public and accepted, vegans are still deemed to be outliers and plain weird. While I cannot say for certain what percentage of the visitors were vegan [...]
November 4, 2008
Tags: China Study, food event, veganism, vegetarianism Posted in: Uncategorized One Comment
