How to Live a Healthy and Happy Vegan Lifestyle

FedEx Corp. plans to convert its parcel pickup and delivery fleet to battery-powered, zero-emission vehicles. UPS and Amazon are also switching to electric delivery vans. Continue... Your packages may soon be dropped off by electric delivery vans. Earlier this month, FedEx Corp. announced ambitious plans to achieve carbon–neutral operations around the world by 2040. In order to accomplish its goal, the company will initially invest $2 billion to convert its parcel pickup and delivery fleet to battery-powered, zero-emission vehicles. The investment will also go towards sustainable energy and carbon sequestration. To help accelerate advancements in research on the latter, FedEx has pledged $100 million to Yale University to help establish the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture. The center will also delve into ways to best offset airline greenhouse gas emissions. “We have a responsibility to take bold action in addressing climate challenges,” Frederick W. Smith, FedEx Corp chairman an

  A recent media blitz has raised concern about the shrinking of eggplant size in the males due to pollution but all of the news articles miss the main source of exposure and how to lower it.

     The documentary follows Seaspiracy directors Ali and Lucy Tabrizi as they reveal the extent of the ongoing global threat to ocean life. According to Netflix, the filmmakers discover an “alarming global conspiracy” that links the intersecting issues contributing to oceanic destruction.  “The rate of destruction in our oceans is outpacing our knowledge of its wonders,” said Lucy in a statement shared to Instagram. “It’s crucial that we engage in this urgent conversation to protect the most incredible habitat on earth before it’s too late… And this film will spark that.”

African elephants living in forests and savannas are increasingly threatened with extinction, the Red List of species in trouble showed on Thursday, as conservationists called for an urgent end to poaching. The new assessments by the International Union for Conservation of Nature underscore the persistent pressures faced by the two species of elephants in Africa due to poaching for ivory and human encroachment.   "We must urgently put an end to poaching and ensure that sufficient suitable habitat for both forest and savannah elephants is conserved," said Bruno Oberle, IUCN Director General. The Swiss-based body's latest survey said the savanna elephant was "endangered" and the much smaller, lighter forest elephant was "critically endangered" - its highest category before extinction in the wild. Previously IUCN had treated both elephants together which it considered as "vulnerable" but opted to separate them following genetic evidence that th

  'Anyone who cares about the ocean and their future must watch this film' The highly-anticipated documentary Seaspiracy has debuted on Netflix today, already garnering global media attention. Produced by Cowspiracy‘s Kip Andersen, the film sheds light on the ‘war being waged’ on the world’s oceans – delving into the fishing industry’s environmental impacts on marine life. Moreover, the official trailer had already exceeded 511,000 views on YouTube. But, the film is now available for a staggering 190 million people to watch across the globe. “This film will radically transform the way we think and act on ocean conservation forever,” the Seaspiracy team said. Continue

  If you’re concerned about the amount of water you use, then it might be time to stop counting the seconds you spend in the shower and turn your attention to what you’re eating. Not only will going vegan reduce your water usage, it will also help protect the planet in other ways, improve your health, and prevent countless animals from being born to suffer on farms. Continue

New study calls to end hundreds of high-carbon deals in sports sponsorship. At the 2021 Australian Open tennis championships the prominent courtside sponsors included a fossil fuel company, an airline and a car maker. Sponsorship of sport by major, high-carbon polluters has replaced once common and now disgraced deals with tobacco companies. Sport used to rely heavily on tobacco sponsorship until the importance of public health overcame vested interests and largely ended the practice. In 1990 more than 20 different televised sports were sponsored by cigarette brands in the United States alone, and a single tobacco company, RJ Reynolds, admitted in 1994 to sponsoring 2,736 separate sporting events in a year. As a child Andrew used to sit watching county cricket matches in England sponsored by the cigarette company Benson & Hedges. At the time, smoking’s health impacts were well known - just as today the climate science is we'll established - but tobacco sponsorship was still wid

  Recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic should lead to stronger action to safeguard the world’s forests, a senior UN official said on Friday, highlighting how these natural resources have helped to protect health and well-being during the global crisis. Liu Zhenmin, head of the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), issued the call during a virtual event to commemorate the International Day of Forests , observed annually on 21 March. Meanwhile, green spaces, parks and forests have been vital during “these times of social distancing”, and healthy, well-managed forests also act as natural buffers against zoonoses, thus warding against the risk of future pandemics. “Yet, despite their obvious importance, forests continue to be under threat”, Mr. Liu said. Continue

Even the eco-friendly seeming brands can have harmful  ingredients in them. Here's what you need to look out for... Eco-cleaners are on the rise. More people are becoming aware of the nasty chemicals hidden in cleaning products. So, what vegan household cleaners should you be using? Traditional laundry detergents tend to be made by a number of familiar brands. When you’re walking through that aisle of the store you may gravitate toward one or two brands that you believe are ‘safe’ for you and your family. These brands do a very good job marketing their products. They’re really just ‘green washing’ them to make it seem that they’re eco-friendly and a good fit for your home and your family. Unfortunately, that’s not true. Even the eco-friendly seeming brands can have harmful ingredients in them. Continue

#1. For the Animals - The number one reason to become vegan is that in doing so we state quite clearly that we are compassionate toward our fellow creatures. #2. Earth is Our Home - As stated in the meme above there is no better single way to help Earth's environment than to become vegan. [some say this should be number one since it is all inclusive] #3. Human Health - Human beings are animals too and we should treat ourselves well. A 100% Whole Food Plant-based diet has been scientifically proven to not only be compatible with human health but superior to an omnivore diet.  

What’s the environmental benefit of eating beans instead of beef daily for a year? Or drinking almond milk instead of cow’s milk? This climate change food calculator shows how eating a plant-based diet can help you reduce your carbon footprint. The BBC calculator includes the environmental impact—including greenhouse gas emissions and land and water use—of more than 30 animal products, fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, and beverages. According to the calculator, eating 75 grams of beef—a typical fast-food hamburger—daily for a year contributes greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to driving a car 7,196 miles—that’s crossing the United States about 2.5 times. Compare that to eating 150 grams of beans—about a third of a can—daily for a year, which is equivalent to driving a car 93 miles.... Continue  

  Sales rose 76% last year and show no signs of slowing, fueling environmental crisis in Amazon and Cerrado regions Brazil’s economy has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, and more than two million people have lost their jobs. But agriculture continues to flourish, and the country is the world’s biggest beef exporter . Over dinner in a busy barbecue restaurant in Shenzhen, Lei Yong and Zhao Xu, two businessmen in their mid-40s, reflect on how meat consumption in China has dramatically changed in their lifetimes, particularly over the past 10 to 15 years. “Maybe 20 years ago, people in villages and smaller cities didn’t eat much meat, but those in big cities did,” says Zhao, referring to the bustling megacity in which he and Lei are raising their families. “Now people in bigger cities are more health conscious and are eating more vegetables, but those in smaller cities have more money. Now they’re really eating a lot more meat. They think that being rich means eating more meat.

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

That's right according to Natural News , it takes some 2,000 gallons of water to produce one gallon of Cow Milk, roughly twice as much as that required to produce a gallon of Almond Milk. Add in other risks to the environment that cows represent, such as pesticides and greenhouse gas emissions , it comes down to a choice that we have to make, perhaps out of three options.

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