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Friends of the Earth stresses holistic benefits of grass-fed beef in response to new Oxford study
Eating less meat is key to combatting climate change, but let’s focus on reducing consumption of inhumane, polluting factory-farmed meat that dominates the US beef market.
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The School Lunch Recipe for Climate Action
As California moves to slash greenhouse gases dramatically by 2030, and schools in San Francisco and elsewhere look to reduce their carbon emissions, a key ingredient is missing from the conversation:…
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Chain Reaction III Executive Summary
The declining ability of antibiotics to cure diseases they once easily vanquished is a growing public health crisis.
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More Than Half of Top 25 Restaurant Chains Commit to Responsible Antibiotics Use in Chicken, But Progress on Beef and Pork Still Lags
According to the CDC, drug-resistant infections sicken at least two million people every year and at least 23,000 die as a result.
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Chain Reaction III Report
The 2017 Chain Reaction III Report and Scorecard ranks America’s 25 largest fast food and fast casual restaurant chains on their antibiotics policies.
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Synbio Algae Issue Brief
The hype and investment around algae biofuels has not resulted in commercially viable biofuels. Worse yet, they distract attention and resources from more promising, less risky and proven solutions to…
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Report: Algae biofuel claims overhyped
Rushing genetically engineered algae into production ahead of safety assessments and oversight could result in serious unintended consequences. These organisms could become ‘living pollution’ that…
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Synbio Algae Report
The question remains: Is Big Oil’s investment in algae biofuels based on confidence in a credible alternative to fossil fuels, or is it nothing more than a public relations stunt?
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The Benefits of Better Burgers
You can make better burgers by replacing 30-50% of the meat with mushrooms or veggies. By using less meat, you can cut a burger’s carbon footprint and afford healthier, better quality, third-party cer…
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The birds and the bees: Research implicates pollinator-toxic pesticides in hummingbird declines
Bees aren’t the only important pollinators in peril.