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Chatham News + Record: Beware of Mountaire’s Humanewashing

This letter to the editor was published in the Chatham News + Record in September 2021. To the Editor: It was concerning to learn that La Voz de Chatham, a critical resource for the Latinx community, is now accepting support from the nation’s fourth largest poultry producer, Mountaire Farms. Rather than earnestly giving back to Read More

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It’s Freezing in LA: Big Meat Is the New Big Oil

While oil and gas corporations are notorious for campaigns to hinder climate action, are other industries escaping under the radar? Laura Lee Cascada investigates the impact and obfuscations of the meat industry, and a worrying pattern of green organisations in their pay. Sponsored by the Better Food Foundation.

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Royal Examiner: This Thanksgiving, let’s embrace a resilient new tradition

(This piece was published by the Royal Examiner on November 25, 2020.) For a holiday grounded in tradition, this Thanksgiving is going to feel unsettling: face masks, socially distanced gatherings around an outdoor fire pit, and even Zoom calls with relatives from afar. In the midst of such a shakeup, perhaps the most grounding step Read More

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Happy Eco News: A Resilient New Normal

(This piece was originally featured on Happy Eco News on September 14, 2020.) Hello, Happy Eco News readers! My name is Laura, and I’m writing to you from the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where I’ve recently made a home for my pitbull mix, potbellied big, and myself, nestled between the trees and the Read More

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Tenderly: Dear Burger King: Tofu, not Lemongrass, Will Curb Cow Farts

Originally published by Tenderly on Medium. Let’s get to the meat of Burger King’s new singalong: the absurd stunt of announcing a diet change for “some” of your cows isn’t a sudden departure from the company’s dismal environmental record. It’s a thinly veiled marketing campaign to help the burger giant to get back to what it Read More

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One Green Planet: World Rainforest Day: Go Plant-Based to Save Our Rainforests

Originally published by One Green Planet. It’s tough, in the midst of a global pandemic, to find a cause for celebration this World Rainforest Day. And the smoke still lingers from the Amazonian fires that lit up the headlines nearly a year ago. From their ashes have crystallized the realization: There is no just or sustainable return to life Read More