Farm to fashion: how bananas became the next big thingGlobal fashion produces about 3.3 billion tonnes of CO2 a year—and most of that comes from producing fabric. More than 16 percent of all insecticides are used on cotton and 300 million trees are cut...READ MORE
One of New York’s essential vegan restaurants is closingOne of New York’s biggest vegan chefs is closing her Brooklyn vegan comfort food restaurant this summer. Owner Isa Chandra Moskowitz will shutter Modern Love at 317 Union Avenue, near South First Street in Williamsburg,...READ MORE
People prefer meat alternatives if they are significantly cheaper than real meat, study shows (Phys)Only a few people fundamentally oppose eating plant-based meat alternatives, a recent survey of 2,100 customers in the U.S. shows. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted by...READ MORE
‘Erasure of years of work’: outcry as White House moves to open Arctic reserve to oil and gas drilling