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Joker Star Joaquin Phoenix Explains Why He Went Vegan
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Read More Abrupt Climate Change,the Nuclear Threat, Methane in the ESAS: Robert Hunziker interviewed on Nature Bats Last
The October episode of Nature Bats Last featured a discussion between NBL co-hosts Professor Guy McPherson, Kevin Hester and US independent journalist Robert Hunziker.
Read More The Greta Thunberg Helpline
If you’re a grown adult enraged by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg, satirist Mark Humphries and his co-writer Evan Williams have created a new service that could help.
Read More Collapse: The Only Realistic Scenario? (A. Keller)
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Read More Greta Thunberg’s Speech to World Leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit (Hold On To Your Seat!)
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, age 16 and representing the world’s youth, came to New York City from Europe via sailboat to address world leaders at the U.N.’s Climate Action Summit.
Read More America’s First Plant-Based, Solar-Powered, Zero-Waste School Is Opening Its Second Location
America’s first plant-based school is opening a new location! Founded in 2006 by movie-industry legend James Cameron; his wife, actress Suzy Amis Cameron; and her sister, Rebecca Amis, the MUSE School is not only completely vegan but solar powered and zero waste.
Read More David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg and Jane Goodall Want to Talk to You About Climate Change
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Read More The True Life of the Forest – An Interview With Diana Beresford-Kroeger
Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger, botanist, medical biochemist, an expert on the medicinal, environmental and nutritional properties of trees, and author most recently of The Global Forest.
Read More So What’s Wrong with Wool?
Despite the fact that farming sheep is at least as harmful to the environment as farming cows, many sheep raised for wool are treated very cruelly. This video reveals the very disturbing treatment of sheep on an Australian wool farm, which is unfortunately considered “treatment as usual” across Australia and much of the world.
Read More The Epidemic of Prescription Drug Dependence: Interview with Dr John Read
Sky news discusses dependence on prescription drugs and the soon to be released Public Health England review. Interviewed are Professor John Read and therapist Marion Brown.
Read More What Animals Are Thinking and Feeling, and Why It Should Matter | Carl Safina | TEDxMidAtlantic
Carl Safina takes us inside the lives and minds of animals around the world, witnessing their profound capacity for perception, thought and emotion. And yet, we are wiping out the very animals we should celebrate; we are the flood coming for Noah’s Ark. Carl leaves us with a difficult question: Do we have what it takes to let life on earth survive?
Read More Your Slavery is their Freedom
Journalist George Monbiot exposes the billionaire class
Read More Can We Blame Global Warming On Sun Cycles?
Our sun is reaching the end of it’s normal 11 year cycle and is now approaching a period of minimum solar activity. This one’s being dubbed the Grand Solar Minimum. Some say it’s the real cause of climate change and that it’s going to wreak havoc with our weather systems for years to come, possibly even tipping us into a mini ice age. But the numbers tell a very different story…
Read More “If We Don’t Protect Nature We Can’t Protect Ourselves” – Harrison Ford | Extinction Rebellion
Harrison Ford gives an impassioned speech about the emergency resulting from our toxic economic and political system. He says that the way we relate to each other and to nature is destroying Earth’s capacity to sustain life.
Read More Why We Owe It to Ourselves to Spend Quiet Time Alone Every Day
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Read More Tinkering with Intent
Blair realized early in life that he didn’t need a lot to live, and that money and material possessions were not important. Instead he has chosen to value happiness, creativity, and well-being. He shares those values through his public gallery, where there is the chance to be irrevocably changed.
Read More John Pilger: We Are in a WAR SITUATION with China!
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Read More UN Climate Report Compares Vegan Diet to Others
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Read More 2020 Dietary Guidelines: Vegan vs Low Carb Battlefield
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Read More The Destruction of the Amazon Rainforest | George Monbiot
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Read More One Breath Around the World
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Read More In Ecuador, One Man’s Mission to Restore a Piece of the Rainforest
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Read More Mercy Beyond Borders
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Read More A Young Poet Tells the Story of Darfur
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A Young Poet Tells the Story of Darfur
–by ted.com, syndicated from ted.com, Aug 09, 2019
I was 10 years old when I learned what the word “genocide” meant. It was 2003, and my people were being brutally attacked because of their race — hundreds of thousands murdered, millions displaced, a nation torn apart at the hands of its own government.
Read More Jane Goodall on Climate Change: ‘Something’s Got to Give’
At the age of 26, Dr Jane Goodall pioneered new ways of researching animals including by living with them. Now, aged 85 and a UN Messenger of Peace, she travels more than 300 days a year to share the urgency of taking action on climate change on behalf of all living things and the planet we share.
Read More Israel Demolishes 70 More Palestinian Apartments in East Jerusalem
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Read More Rich Roll, Ultra-Athlete | Reclaiming Your Vitality with a Conscious Lifestyle | 2017 CEO Summit
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Read More Why I’m Not a Vegetarian
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Read More 5 Years Later: No Indictments in Choking Death of Eric Garner
Attorney and activist Kamau Franklin says the decision not to bring civil or criminal charges against NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the murder of Eric Garner is an example of the criminal justice system working as intended.
Read More ‘Journalism Is Helping to Normalize the Concentration Camps’
Janine Jackson interviewed Arun Gupta on Trump’s concentration camps for the July 12, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript.
Read More Look Inside this Plant-Strong Hospital and Meet the Cardiologist Who’s Leading the Charge (Video)
Robert Ostfeld, MD, is taking giant leaps forward to bring plant-based nutrition into Montefiore hospitals, including screening Forks Over Knives at patients’ bedsides.
Read More The Work That Reconnects: A Tribute
In this hour-long tribute to “The Work the Reconnects,” Pat van Boeckel explores the stories of activists who have used Joanna Macy’s writings to enhance and support their service and their lives.
Read More The Rights of Nature with Mari Margil and Thomas Linzey
Communities are now passing legislation to recognize the legally binding rights of nature. This spreading network is honoring and upholding the personhood of the environment, instead of the personhood of the corporations destroying it. Featuring Mari Margil, Associate Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, and Thomas Linzey, co-founder of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund.
Read More Youth Leading the Way for Climate Justice
Young people across the world are rising up to spur action on climate change. This powerful movement is gaining momentum as the stakes continue to escalate in the fight for their future.
Read More Why These 7 Doctors Are Vegan
A vegan diet is just what the doctor ordered. As the health benefits of a plant-based lifestyle are going mainstream, these doctors are leading the charge on advocating for plant-based nutrition as medicine.
Read More Carnivore and Vegan Diet Swap: Shocking Blood Results
A carnivore and a vegan dieter switched diets for 30 days. Here are the results from the blood tests tied back into the research.
Read More ‘The Story of Water: Who Controls the Way We Drink?’
The latest video from The Story of Stuff dives into the world of privatized water systems and why this impinges on a basic human right.
Read More 25 Vegan Athletes (Parts 1 and 2)
These 25 vegan athletes prove that a plant-based diet gets results. With improved recovery times, and improved performance in their respective sports, plant-based protein is a powerful fuel source.
Read More The Gulf Of Mexico’s Expanding Dead Zone
Bad news is flowing towards the Gulf of Mexico. The catastrophic rains that have pummeled the Midwest this spring are flooding streams and rivers with farm runoff, fertilizers and sewage runoff that will soon hit the Gulf, greatly expanding the dead zone in the fishing grounds there. Scientists say that about 8,000 square miles of the Gulf will be affected, driving away crab, shrimp and fish as the water loses its oxygen. Marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais of Louisiana State University has been studying the Gulf waters since 1985, and she joins us now on the line.
Read More The Climate-Health Connection: Infectious Disease
Driven by the burning of fossil fuels like coal and oil, our world is getting warmer and warmer – putting real people’s lives are in danger. But not just from the searing heat, violent storms, and rising seas most think of first when the conversation turns to our changing climate. The climate crisis is also making us sick – and it’s only just getting started.
Read More Millions of Brazilians Join General Strike and Protests Against President’s Austerity Reforms
In what has become the largest mobilization against Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro, millions of Brazilians joined in the general strike, shutting down schools, banks, and public transportation. They are demanding a halt of the pension reform and the release of imprisoned ex-president Lula da Silva.
Read More ‘The US Has No Real Moral Authority to Talk About Freedoms’
A former US diplomat to Cuba, Wayne Smith, wrote once that Cuba “seems to have the same effect on American administrations that the full moon once had on werewolves.” It comes to mind as you hear of National Security Advisor John Bolton denouncing Cuba’s “malign influence and ideological imperialism”—to an audience including veterans of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, no less—as the reason for renewed sanctions on the country. We’ll talk about what’s happening with Netfa Freeman of the Institute for Policy Studies.
Read More Why Greta Thunberg Is Vegan
Thunberg has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. She is also a vegan – recognizing the environmental impact of animal agriculture. Here is a look at some of her most powerful speeches.
Read More Meet the Animal Rights Activists Facing Prison Time for Rescuing Ducks, Piglets from Factory Farms
Nearly 100 animal rights activists were freed today, after being arrested by police in riot gear for carrying out a rescue mission and protest at the Reichardt Duck Farm in Petaluma, California, which they accuse of engaging in animal torture.
Read More 5 Podcasts to Inspire You on Climate
Five conversations and stories to remind you why we’re fighting this – and give you hope we’ll win.
Read More Climate Shake-Out with Dahr Jamail
Indie-journalist and author of “The End of Ice” Dahr Jamail covers the climate threats and how to cope – with host Alex Smith. From the Arctic to the Amazon to middle America we globe-trot through the latest science and what it means for our common future.
Read More Everything You Think You Know About Addiction Is Wrong
What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari’s questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem.
Read More Former President of American College of Cardiology Condemns Animal-based Keto Diets
American cardiologist Kim Allan Williams Sr. (born 1955), former president of the American College of Cardiology discusses the research on ketogenic diets. In a nutshell, he concludes that animal-based ketogenic diets are bad for your heart and cardiovascular system. But he also discusses plant-based keto diets, and he says that the research so far suggests that a keto diet may not be so bad as long as animal products are avoided.
Read More Recorded Webinar – Reconnecting with the Earth for Personal and Global Healing (Part II: The Calling)
We are at a pivotal time in human history. Please join the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery (NCMHR) in a series of webinars where we explore the relationship between ecology, how we relate to one another and the earth, and healing from crisis. We have gathered experts from around the globe, including indigenous peoples, to speak to this topic, share best practices, and propose some solutions to the very complex problems we face.
Read More Interview – John Pilger on Assange (audio)
Emmy Award winning Filmmaker John Pilger shares his seasoned perspective on the elite’s crackdown on Julian Assange and Wikileaks (and on investigative journalism and whistleblowing in general). Originally aired on the radio station, Flashpoints, KPFA.
Read More Grass-fed Beef Debunked
Grass-fed beef is still touted as the gold standard for the environment, health, and viewed as an ethical practice. This video looks at the research to examine labels, environmental impact, and the nutrient profile of grass-fed cows.
Read More The Honest Truth About Dairy
Is milk healthy? What sacrifices are made to make dairy? How did we come to be dairy drinkers in the first place?
Read More Medea Benjamin & Stephen Zunes: Peacemaker’s delegation to Iran
Codepink leader (and Global Exchange co-founder), Medea Benjamin and University of San Francisco Middle East specialist Stephen Zunes, are freshly back from a large people-to-people delegation to Iran. View this webinar for an in-depth report-back from their trip. They will share stories heard and perspectives gained from their encounters with Iranians from all walks of life — including the Foreign Minister.
Read More Venezuela in the US Press
International opinion largely opposes Donald Trump’s current and threatened intervention in Venezuela, but that’s not the impression you get US corporate news media, who appear to be all-in with Trump’s push for the ouster of democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro. Interviews with Chesa Boudin, Dan Beeton, Laura Carlsen, Mark Weisbrot, Miguel Tinker Salas and Alfredo Lopez.
Read More Breathtaking Video Shows How Animal Agriculture is Destroying Earth
This breathtaking video presents a gloomy picture of how the animal industries are destroying the environment and changing life on Earth. We only have one home, let’s protect it.
Read More Burnout: The Toll of Studying Climate Change
Studying climate change can take its emotional toll. Some scientists and activists have experienced grief, depression, and anxiety. Some have received death threats. The Agenda looks beyond the science to the psychological strain climate change can have on those that know it best.
Read More 3 Tips for New Vegans
Making the decision to transition away from animal foods and products can present a few challenges, as can any serious life transition. Mic the Vegan offers us a few of his own tips in this process (along with some of his unique humour).
Read More (Ted Talk – Katharine Hayhoe) The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it
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Read More (Ted Talk – J. Marshall Shepherd) 3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview
What shapes our perceptions (and misperceptions) about science? In an eye-opening talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains how confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect and cognitive dissonance impact what we think we know — and shares ideas for how we can replace them with something much more powerful: knowledge.
Read More This Island Was on the Brink of Disaster. Then, They Planted Thousands of Trees
For centuries, Kokota’s residents subsisted by harvesting the island’s natural resources, including its trees. By the early 21st century, though, the deforestation had become unsustainable and the islanders faced a crisis. But in recent years, the island has managed to step back from the brink of ruin due to an intensive regeneration effort.
Read More (Tedx Talk – Greta Thunberg) School strike for climate – save the world by changing the rules
Greta Thunberg realized at a young age the lapse in what several climate experts were saying and in the actions that were being taken in society. The difference was so drastic in her opinion that she decided to take matters into her own hands.
Read More (Ted Talk – Angel Hsu) How China is (and isn’t) fighting pollution and climate change
China is the world’s biggest polluter — and now one of its largest producers of clean energy. Which way will China go in the future, and how will it affect the global environment? Data scientist Angel Hsu describes how the most populous country on earth is creating a future based on alternative energy — and facing up to the environmental catastrophe it created as it rapidly industrialized.
Read More Joanna Macy – The Hidden Promise of Our Dark Age | Bioneers
One of the great activists and spiritual teachers of our era, Joanna Macy, brings a hopeful message: If we can free ourselves from the delusions and dependencies bred by the “industrial growth society,” something wonderful can happen. If we manage to steer clear of panic, we may well find, at last, the wild power of our creativity and solidarity.
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Read More (Ted Talk – Hannah Bürckstümmer) A printable, flexible, organic solar cell
Unlike the solar cells you’re used to seeing, organic photovoltaics are made of compounds that are dissolved in ink and can be printed and molded using simple techniques. The result is a low-weight, flexible, semi-transparent film that turns the energy of the sun into electricity.
Read More (Ted Talk – Amar Inamdar) The thrilling potential for off-grid solar energy
There’s an energy revolution happening in villages and towns across Africa — off-grid solar energy is becoming a viable alternative to traditional electricity systems.
Read More (Ted Talk – Sean Davis) Lessons from the World Avoided
30 years after signing of The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the “World’s most successful environmental treaty”, the ozone layer is beginning to heal. Climate scientist Sean Davis reflects on this environmental success story and the world we’ve avoided by our efforts to save the ozone layer, and offers lessons we can carry forward in addressing the environmental crisis of our time – global warming.
Read More James Aspey – One Man’s Journey from Eating Animals to Defending Them
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Read More Inter-species Love…
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Read More The Last Heart Attack – A Groundbreaking CNN Report by Dr. Sanjay Gupta
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Read More What the Dairy Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know – Neal Barnard MD – FULL TALK
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Read More (Ted Talk – Monica Araya) A small country with big ideas to get rid of fossil fuels
How do we build a society without fossil fuels? Using her native Costa Rica as an example of positive action on environmental protection and renewables, climate advocate Monica Araya outlines a bold vision for a world committed to clean energy in all sectors.
Read More (Ted Talk – Tshering Tobgay) This country isn’t just carbon neutral — it’s carbon negative
Deep in the Himalayas, on the border between China and India, lies the Kingdom of Bhutan, which has pledged to remain carbon neutral for all time. In this illuminating talk, Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay shares his country’s mission to put happiness before economic growth and set a world standard for environmental preservation.
Read More Planet Earth – As We Eat Our Way To Extinction
It is the no. 1 cause of global warming, world hunger, deforestation, water pollution, species extinction and other environmental disasters. Can you guess what is it?
Read More (Ted Talk – Mary Robinson) Why Climate Change Is a Threat to Human Rights
Climate change is unfair. While rich countries can fight against rising oceans and dying farm fields, poor people around the world are already having their lives upended — and their human rights threatened — by killer storms, starvation and the loss of their own lands. Mary Robinson asks us to join the movement for worldwide climate justice.
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A short film that really captures in a nutshell the serious crisis facing our oceans.
Read More From Apartheid to Ecovillages | Kosha Joubert | TEDxFindhorn
“Apartheid is not an old issue that died in the nineties”, Kosha tells us. “Apartheid means ‘to be in a state of separation’” and it is still with us as many live in a state of separation from nature. Kosha sees Ecovillages as engaged in, “finding local solutions to global challenges, creating healthy, fulfilling and meaningful lifestyles yet be able to tread softly on the earth”.
Read More Interview with Dr. Ellsworth Wareham, 100 years old Vegan Heart Doctor
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Read More Gary Yourofsky – The Most Important Speech You Will Ever Hear
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Read More Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices | Melanie Joy | TEDxMünchen
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Read More James Wildman on Veganism & Animal Rights – The Food Matrix Presentation
A fascinating and entertaining presentation on the ethical solutions and health benefits of veganism by James Wildman of the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida
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