Leading Water Scientists Say Vegetarian Diet Could Be Best Solution to Increasing Water Scarcity
Australia's Science Weekly magazine summarized the 2012 report Feeding a Thirsty World produced by scientists at Stockholm International...
Dr. Oppenlander: The Inefficiency of Animal Products Makes No Sense at All
"Livestock use 45 percent of the landmass on Earth and 29 percent of all freshwater consumed. It requires so many more resources to...
Infographic Breaks Down the HUGE Water Footprint of California’s Animal Agriculture Industry
"California has been declared under a drought emergency! Residents are facing fines for watering their lawns, and they are being urged to...
Drought-Stricken California is Nation's Leading Producer of Water-Intensive Dairy
California, a drought-stricken state with a near-desert climate, is the country’s leading producer of perhaps the most water-instensive...
Will New Diet Guidelines Reflect Environmental Cost and Water Depletion Factor of Meat?
"We need to make sure our diets are in alignment with our natural resources and the need to reduce climate change." – Kari Hamerschlag,...
1848 Women's Rights Disconnect Parallels Environmentalists and Veganism in 2015
In 1848, roughtly 2/3rd of people at a women's rights convention still didn't think women should have the right to vote (Paul Chappell's...
Thirsty Cows Come From California: Drought-Stricken State is Leading Producer of Water-Intensive Dai
The California Milk Advisory Board still actually publicizes that 1.77 million massive, thirsty dairy cows are being reared right here in...
Free From Harm: Feeding Grain Crop to Farmed Animals a Staggering Waste of Natural Resources
"Feeding half the world’s edible grain crop to farmed animals is not only a grossly inefficient use of protein, it is also a staggering...
Waterfootprint.org: 29% of the World's Freshwater is Used For Animal Production
According to Cowspiracy, who cite waterfootprint.org in this graphic, 29% of the world's freshwater is used for animal production....
Gidon Eshel: “Beef and Sustainability are About as Compatible as War and Goodness”
“Beef and sustainability are about as compatible as war and goodness.” – Gidon Eshel, Bard College professor of environmental science...