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[VIDEO] Earthling Ed: My Life Before Veganism

  Earthling Ed - ''If I could go back in time and tell my past self that I was going to go vegan, I would have laughed. You see to me, vegans were all protein deficient, hippy tree huggers, who loved forcing their extreme views onto other people. Why did vegans have to be this way?  This is the story of how I went vegan, and how the seeds had been planted in my mind long before I made the change.''

[News] Scientists Warn Human Impact On Amazon Rainforest Is ‘Worse Than We Realize’

Plant Based News The rainforest's climate is 'changing fast and in alarming ways', National Geographic claims and this has wide-reaching impacts on the entire planet. The Amazon Rainforest has been linked by scientists as a leading factor of increased global warming, due to deforestation and resource extraction at the hands of humans. How humans ‘complicate natural cycles’ in the Amazon, such as logging and farming, is not only affecting its capability to absorb CO2, but contributing to global warming, reports National Geographic . Scientists argue the world’s largest rainforest landscape may ‘release more carbon than they store’ and fear the rainforest is now a net contributor to climate change. Continue Reading

[Activism] [Video] Seaspiracy Documentary Trailer

You may never look at seafood the same way again after watching Netflix's new original documentary Seaspiracy examines the global fishing industry, challenging notions of sustainable fishing and showing how human actions cause widespread environmental destruction. This film will radically transform the way we think and act on ocean conservation forever. It is time we focus our ecological and ethical concerns on our seas and its inhabitants. This is a new era for how we treat the most important habitat on earth. You can watch the trailer below and visit seaspiracy.org to subscribe to the newsletter. Read More: Netflix's Seaspiracy Reveals the Terrifying Cost of Eating Fish