Plant-based foods are booming, but we need sustainable meat, too.
The statistics on plant-based proteins are eye opening: Beyond Meat’s shares have more than tripled in value since its IPO[…]
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Want Factory Farms Banned? Ask Congress to Support This Bill!
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According to a recent poll, at least half of U.S. consumers oppose industrial factory farming.Now some federal legislators (and some presidential candidates) are catching…
Read moreRussia moves to exploit Arctic riches
As the polar sea ice vanishes faster, Russia unveils plans to exploit Arctic riches: fossil fuel deposits, minerals and new shipping routes.
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Australia’s devastating bushfires
Australia is being ravaged by devastating bushfires, the likes of which the nation has never seen. Fueled by record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought, these massive bushfires have burned more than 20.7 million acres as of January 6. Learn what WWF is doing and how you can help.
Read moreBuilding with bamboo can cool the climate
If you want to cut global temperatures try building with bamboo, say UK-based researchers studying its thermal properties.
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What I saw at a Chinese tiger farm and what it means for wild tigers
Leigh Henry, WWF’s Director of Wildlife Policy, recently returned from a trip to China – the country where tiger farms started back in the 1980s. Leigh and her colleagues visited one of the world’s largest tiger farms– the Harbin Siberian Tiger Park – in the northeast corner of China. This is what she saw on her visit.
Read moreFDA’s updated results for PFAS in food suggest progress but raise questions about its method
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released revised lab results from testing for 16 PFAS in food. Initial results[…]
Read moreTell Amazon.com to Stop Selling Fake CBD!
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Consumer alert: Before you pay $200 an ounce for what you think is a premium, phytocannabinoid-rich hemp extract, be aware that Amazon.com doesn’t actually sell CBD. Ever search for “CBD…
Read moreForest damage costs far more than thought
Tropical forest damage is bad enough. New thinking suggests it could prove far more ruinous in terms of the climate crisis.
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The Blue Economy: from principles to practice
In recent years, investment circles have been abuzz with a bright new shiny object — the “Blue Economy.” Pick an[…]
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