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California becomes the first state to require plant-based food options in its state healthcare facilities and prisons
Governor Jerry Brown signed into law S.B. 1138, legislation to require that state-licensed healthcare facilities and state prisons provide plant-based food options to patients and currently incarcerat…
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Foodservice corporations should choose people over profits
Aramark, Sodexo, and Compass group often have exclusive contracts with “Big Food” corporations that systematically lock out smaller, more sustainable producers, fair trade companies, and local far…
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Climate-friendly menus can take a big bite out of climate change
Livestock production accounts for about 15 percent of global GHG emissions — more than the tailpipe emissions from all the planes, trains, cars and trucks in the world combined!
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How Cities Can Meat the Climate Challenge
Cities and counties can address the food sector’s significant impact on climate change by buying less meat and dairy and offering more plant-forward items on menus in large food venues operating on mu…
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Meat of the Matter: New Guide Equips Cities and Counties to Fight Climate Change through Food Purchasing
The world simply cannot meet its climate targets unless high meat-consuming nations like the U.S. substantially cut emissions associated with meat- and dairy-intensive diets.
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Meat of the Matter
A municipal guide to climate-friendly food purchasing.
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Less and Better Meat is Key for a Healthier Planet
We can go a long way in that direction by shifting public policy and institutional purchasing to help people shift to protein sources—from both plants and animals—that are better for our bodies an…
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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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Schools Cut Meat and Cheese, Serve up Big Wins for Kids and Climate
A new groundbreaking study by Friends of the Earth in conjunction with the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), shows that schools can make lunches healthier and more climate-friendly while savin…
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Shrinking Carbon and Water Footprints of School Food
As schools across the nation grapple with how to feed kids healthier, more sustainable food on tight budgets, an inspiring story from Oakland Unified School District provides a roadmap for change. Fri…