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“The patterns of the past, emphasizing extractive, industrial uses of those lands, have long been in decline. An alternate path focused on restoration and biodiversity conservation has instead steadily gained traction, and indeed, its priorities — which include making room for endangered species — have inspired many of the objections of the Mal…[Read more]

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2016/05/bite-podcast-vegetarian-amanda-cohen-adam-danforth-dirt-candy

The one thing a famous vegetarian chef and a pro butcher can agree onOn our new episode of BITE, Amanda Cohen and Adam Danforth rethink the plate.

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/05/perdue-chicken-c0ntract-farmer-clause-photos-video

Chicken Giant Perdue Just Nixed a Nasty Clause from Its Contracts with FarmersThe clause took "ag gag" to a new level, advocates say

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/05/perdue-antibiotic-free-chicken-meat-resistance

Meet the one big ag company no longer playing chicken with antibioticsAnd the inside story of one company confronting its role in creating dangerous superbugs.

“While many artists and critics maintain that the question of whether this use of animals is abuse or not is difficult to answer definitively, it is hardly debatable that the employment of animals (beings incapable of consenting to spending days, weeks, or merely hours, confined to, and on display in, galleries or museums – or, in the case of R…[Read more]

It’s Not Just Bacon: Analysis of More than 1.5 Million People Finds Meat Consumption Raises All-Cause Mortality Rates
http://www.osteopathic.org/inside-aoa/news-and-publications/media-center/2016-news-releases/Pages/4-25-meat-consumption-raises-all-causes-mortality-rates.aspx

http://www.motherjones.com/media/2016/05/heres-chicken-flavored-nail-polish-no-one-asked

Here's the chicken-flavored nail polish no one asked forCourtesy of KFC.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/15/this-tiny-american-town-is-staking-its-future-on-chinese-foodies/?ncid=newsltushpmg00000003

China killed thousands of Maine jobs. Now it’s eating up the state’s lobsters.A tiny American town is staking its future on Chinese foodies.

Study: 55% of Americans Plan to Eat More Plant-Based Foods This Year

Study: 55% of Americans Plan to Eat More Plant-Based Foods This YearThe results are in: Americans are officially opening their minds to vegan eats. According to a recent study by Wakefield Research, 55 percent of U.S. residents plan to eat more plant-based foods this year. Of the...

http://www.mfablog.org/oxfam-report-poultry-workers-denied-bathroom

Oxfam Report: Poultry Workers Denied Bathroom Breaks Wear DiapersEwww.

http://www.mfablog.org/proteinaholic-is-our-obsession-with-meat