What are we doing about dairy emissions?
I’m a big believer in each of us working to reduce our own emissions. But some things are harder than others, and for me I’m...
Chicken or Beef? Both Contribute to Climate Change, New Study Finds
Curbing the world's appetite for meat is necessary to combat the climate crisis, but global meat consumption is on the rise. Beef cattle have an outsized environmental impact...
Beefing over beef is a distraction the climate movement can’t afford
Lately, it seems like forgoing red meat has become an unfortunate proxy for environmental credentials. Epicurious, for example, just announced that it will no longer publish articles or...
The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat
Many people might think of Blake Munger as a cattle farmer as he walks through his pasture land in western Kentucky, but he sees things...
From Beef to Chocolate, Illegal Deforestation Lurks Behind Your Favorite Everyday Foods
BOGOTA, May 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Nearly 70% of tropical forests cleared for cattle ranching and crops such as soybeans and palm oil were...
Do We Have To Give Up Meat To Fight Climate Change?
I was thinking about Brianna Randall’s article for us this week, about cattle ranchers in the Great Plains who are trying to bring fire back to the...
Is Beef the New Coal? Climate-Friendly Eating Is on the Rise
Eleven Madison Park, a top Manhattan restaurant, is going meatless. The Epicurious cooking site stopped posting new beef recipes. The Culinary Institute of America is...
It’s not just methane—meat production fills the air with noxious particulate matter too
Feeding the world is a necessity, but the process doesn’t come without health risks—even in the form of air pollution. Fossil fuel combustion in cars...