In Defense of Animals (IDA) and the Veg Climate Alliance (VCA) today urged Copenhagen climate change conference delegates to recommend shifts to plant-based diets as essential to avert an unprecedented global climate catastrophe. The organizat

Paul McCartney is urging everyone to participate in at least one meatless day per week. The Meat Free Monday campaign hopes to "raise awareness of the climate-changing impact of meat production and consumption." McCartney's not-for-profit campaign has

Stewart David knows how to stir the pot. The longtime Asheville resident has been a persistent presence in the Mountain Xpress Letters section since the early '90s. He's also contributed several commentaries (most recently "Greenwashed," July 1 Xpress

"Glass Walls" goes deeper into the meat and dairy industries than any video we have produced before. The video contains real-life footage of cows, chickens, sheep and other animals who are abused on factory farms across Europe and around the world -

The way to lower the quantity of energy required to make and distribute short-lived consumer goods is to make them durable, repairable and upgradable.

On Thanksgiving, I spent some time taking stock of my life and the world around me and, as we're supposed to do over the holiday, giving thanks for all the joys -- little and big -- in my life. One of the larger joys for which I am giving thanks is all

Whatever washes into the Earth's rivers and streams will eventually find it's way to the Ocean. The largest collection of waste plastic is in the Pacific where garbage has collected from all around the globe.

Nobel laureate Al Gore explains to Leigh Sales on ABC1's Lateline on Wednesday why he continues to be a carnivore. I 'M not a vegetarian, but I have cut back sharply on the meat that I eat. It's absolutely correct that the growing meat intensity of diets

There are valuable lessons planted in the Earth that we don't recognize that can teach us how to live, grow, and be wise. The Earth Speaks!

Foot and mouth, BSE, health concerns, environmental worries and concerns for animal welfare have brought conventional growing methods into the spotlight. This has led to serious calls for a switch to sustainable non-animal farming and grow your own sche