The Case for Sustainable Meat
Taken at face value, this estimate is shocking and may on its own be responsible for switching tens of thousands of people away from eating meat.
Keir Watson
· 11 min read
Environment
A collection of 70 posts
The Ethical Case for Conservation
The conservation of nature is an ethical imperative. Every sentient being’s welfare – human or non-human – should be taken into account in our moral considerations.
Bernardo Araujo
· 7 min read
Should We Be Worried About GMOs?
GMOs interact with wider global systems that they could potentially undermine, with terrible consequence.
Simon Beard and Rachel Polfer
· 6 min read
Beaked Birds — A Review of Big Chicken
Agriculture brought with it enormous benefits, including a larger trading network, a greater division of labor, and even some genetic changes that we’re better off with than without.
Jonathan Anomaly
· 6 min read
The Case for Factory Farming
Like many practices, there are benefits as well as costs: meat from factory farms is cheaper than meat from free-range animals, often about half the price.
Jonathan Anomaly
· 6 min read
Struggling to Ditch Meat — Five Ways to Resist Temptation
Getting to know the emotional lives of farmed animals and developing the habit of associating meat with animal suffering may be a potent tool in the meat reducer’s tool kit.
Jared Piazza
· 5 min read
No — a Quarter Pound of Beef per Week Is Not the Target to Improve Health and Environment
Recommendations to drink eight glasses of water each day and eat no more than 2,000 calories daily are pretty much common knowledge.
Matthew Lichtash
· 5 min read
An Open Letter — Industrial Animal Farming Must End
Infection is constant problem and most farms use large quantities of antibiotics to control it.
Francis Vergunst and Patrick Birkl
· 4 min read
Galápagos Giant Tortoises Make a Comeback Thanks to Innovative Conservation Strategies
With critical support from nonprofits like the Galapagos Conservancy and advice from an international team of conservation scientists.
James P Gibbs
· 6 min read
Good News on Rain Forests: They Bounce Back Strong
This was the vision of tropical deforestation held in the popular imagination for many years, but the reality is more complex – and more hopeful.
Susan Letcher
· 6 min read