Category: Sustainable & Ethical Eating

The global health landscape is currently witnessing a paradigm shift as scientific consensus solidifies regarding the deleterious effects of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), yet this progress is being met with an unprecedented legal and lobbying counter-offensive from the world’s largest food and beverage corporations. While it is historically rare for a single instance of consumption to…

A thousand kilometres from the infernos gorging on northern Ontario’s boreal forests, Erin O’Connor watched the sky above Canada’s biggest city turn an almost post-apocalyptic orange as it filled with light-scattering particles of soot and ash. Stepping outside the halls of Toronto General Hospital, where sophisticated air filters were working at peak capacity to keep…

In the verdant stretches of the Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra, a unique intersection of traditional textile use and modern agricultural necessity has emerged, documented through the lens of local photographer Indrajit Khambe. Across the rolling landscape of the Konkan coast, farmers have begun utilizing discarded saris—vibrant, six-yard lengths of fabric—to create makeshift fences that protect…

The findings of the Global Glyphosate Study, the most extensive multigenerational investigation into the health impacts of glyphosate-based herbicides, have revealed significant neurobehavioral changes in test subjects exposed to levels currently deemed safe by international regulatory bodies. Researchers from the Ramazzini Institute, in collaboration with scientists from the University of California Santa Cruz, George Mason…

The landscape of western and central Europe is currently defined by a precarious dichotomy: the lush, managed greenery of agricultural heartlands and the smouldering, blackened scars of a continent under siege by fire. As unprecedented heatwaves and prolonged droughts continue to grip the region, the risk of catastrophic wildfires has escalated to levels that challenge…

Queen’s University Belfast has announced the results of a pioneering two-year research initiative that could fundamentally transform the global aquaculture sector by replacing synthetic materials with natural sheep wool. Led by a multidisciplinary team of engineers and marine biologists, the project addresses the growing environmental concern of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans while simultaneously…

The United States Senate Agriculture Committee reached a contentious impasse on Thursday as Republican members voted to block a pivotal amendment to the upcoming Farm Bill. The amendment, introduced by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), was designed to restore the legal rights of American citizens to pursue litigation against pesticide manufacturers when their products result in…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently facing intense scrutiny from environmental advocates and public health experts over its management of sewage sludge, often marketed as "biosolids," which is increasingly found to be contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemicals." As the agency moves toward a September 4 deadline for…

A landmark parliamentary report has concluded that the sale of over-the-counter flea and tick treatments for cats and dogs should be prohibited across the United Kingdom, citing the "unnecessary" application of millions of doses of hazardous chemicals that are devastating local ecosystems. The report, compiled by a cross-party committee of lawmakers and environmental experts, highlights…

Gordon Chaplin gingerly stepped out of the car at the top of the steep hill behind his farmhouse, sporting a bandage on his hand from a fall the day before. He gripped his cane as he shuffled through the knee-high grass, stopping every few feet to catch his breath and leaning on his caregiver for…