Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows

As climate change accelerates and global temperatures continue to rise, a new randomized clinical trial provides compelling evidence that one of the most powerful climate solutions may be on our plates. A study published in Current Developments in Nutrition shows that adopting a low-fat vegan diet reduces diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and cumulative […]

Purple Carrot

Our plant-based revolution is fueled by infectious ideas that just might make the world better if we work together. Purple Carrot is focused on the following goals to help grow this movement. Each year millions of Americans go hungry and billions of pounds of food go to waste. We are supporting the efforts of The […]

Veestro

When Mark was in banking, he daily found himself in the modern life dilemma: time-starved and hungry. The fast meals weren’t healthy. The healthy meals weren’t fast. To some, it’s a problem. To Mark, it was a business need. So after he left the corporate world, he began putting his skills into a business people […]

Thistle

All of our food is plant-forward, dairy-free, made without gluten ingredients, organic whenever possible, and nutritionally designed to make you feel energized, empowered, and focused throughout your day. We would be honored and delighted if you would join us on our journey to improve health, happiness and environmental sustainability.

Featured Book: ‘An Underwater Friend’

Timmy woke up early and rushed to his parents’ bed to make sure his dad was awake. He’d been looking forward to this day all week. Today Timmy’s dad was taking him on his first fishing trip, and he was so excited! But the lesson Timmy would learn wasn’t the one he was expecting… An […]

Constitutional court of Columbia upholds—and expands—bullfighting ban

In September 2025, the Constitutional Court of Colombia not only upheld a nationwide ban on bullfighting but also struck down exemptions for cockfighting and related events where cattle are injured and killed for sport. With this decision, Colombia joins the growing list of countries that have prohibited bullfighting on animal cruelty grounds.

Frances Power Cobbe

Frances was an Anglo-Irish writer, philosopher, religious thinker, social reformer, anti-vivisection activist and leading women’s suffrage campaigner. She founded a number of animal advocacy groups, including the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) in 1875 and the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV) in 1898, and was a member of the executive council of the […]

Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers

Great white sharks in the Mediterranean Sea are in danger of disappearing, with illegal fishing contributing to their decline. This is according to research by US scientists, working in partnership with UK charity Blue Marine Foundation. They say some of the most threatened species—including great white sharks—are being sold in North African fish markets.