Progress in fight against Big Ag polluters
Progress in fight against Big Ag polluters

The truth is no one really knows how much factory farm waste is escaping into our environment because no federal agency collects consistent and reliable information on the number, size, and location of large-scale agricultural operations, nor the pollution they’re emitting. Without this information, no one can monitor and hold CAFOS accountable for mismanaged waste and related health and environmental damage. Stanford Law Professor Daniel Ho and PhD student Cassandra Handan-Nader are hoping to change that.


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Climate innovationTia Schwabanimal agriculture, water pollution, public health, factory farming, CAFOs, Stanford, mapping, algorithm, environmental interest group, EarthJustice, Waterkeeper Alliance, Factory Farming Awareness Coalition, pigs, animal wate, animal manure, Katie Cantrell, Daniel Ho, Cassandra Handan-Nader, Nature Sustainability, ag-gag laws, Environmental Working Group, Stanford researchers, Soren Rundquist, pollution and factory farms Comment
Kathy Freston explains how to (gently) shift to plant-based eating
Kathy Freston explains how to (gently) shift to plant-based eating

Kathy Freston is a New York Times bestselling author four times over. Her books on healthy eating and conscious living include The Lean, Veganist and Quantum Wellness. She considers herself a wellness activist and has appeared frequently on national television, including Ellen, Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, The Talk, Martha Stewart, Extra, and Oprah. And yet.

She’s not strident or bossy. She wouldn’t dream of making me feel bad if I sprinkled parmesan on my pasta. She somehow understands that I can’t seem to give up my cow’s milk lattes.

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Farm Animal Welfare, Plant-based eatingLeslie CrawfordKathy Freston, Oprah, Leslie Crawford, Vegan eating, Kathie FrestonComment
Hamburgers and climate change: how do animal ag emissions stack up?
Hamburgers and climate change: how do animal ag emissions stack up?

The hamburger has become central to national discussions about climate change, raising the question: how much does animal agriculture really contribute to greenhouse gas emissions? Photo source

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Climate innovationTia Schwabplant-based eating, greenhouse gas, animal agriculture, climate change, sustainable food system, hamburger, food politics, Green New Deal, project drawdown, Paul Hawken, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Desus & Mero, factory farming, livestock, food sector, EPA, Project Drawdown, greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, connection between livestock and climate change, animal agriculture and greenhouse gas emissions, animal agriculture and climate chance Comment