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Leonardo DiCaprio invests in cruelty-free meatballs

Leonardo DiCaprio, known in his movie roles for What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Titanic –– and for dating Bar Refaeli – has invested in not one but two alternative meat companies, Aleph Farms, based in Israel, and Mosa Meat from the Netherlands.

4 Hidden Sources Of Environmental Damage

The gold dust bought at Walmart may make your graduation photo pretty. But one blow and it's forever cycling as microplastics that will get into our lungs.

Vegan cheesemaker eyes IPO

It's a sign of the times: a vegan cheesemaking company in Israel is considering listing on the TASE - or Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Two meat or animal product substitute companies already list there and now Vgarden, which makes vegan cheese is looking to raise capital.

Most Americans aren’t connecting climate to their kitchen

Yes, we know. This is a site where we delve into issues facing the western east. The region that...

The Slow Food Movement defines Slow Meat

Meat the Change - What is slow meat? Wild pastured? Whole animal meat. Organic. Raised with spirit? Bought at ethical prices? Slaughtered ethically? All of the above. The Slow Food Movement develops its standards, and a quiz.

The Mediterranean diet is good for your wallet and health

Tired of going broke in the pursuit of healthy eating? It's easy to assume that eating cleaner and greener...

Heart attack survivor goes vegan and inspires reducetarians

More than 1,000 teachers and school administrators in upstate New York have accepted a 10-day challenge to eat a plant-based diet, inspired by a colleague who transformed himself after a heart attack.

Holy cow! Bovine burps blamed for climate change?

It's common knowledge that cows destined for the meat aisle are shot up with antibiotics and fed water and...

Holy Green Monday for Lent! A planet-friendly Cyprus tradition

Last Monday, Orthodox Christians across the Middle East kicked off the 40-day Lenten season with a wonderful food-based tradition...

Vegan Friendly Goes Mainstream in Tel Aviv- Jaffa

Eating vegan only has become so popular in Tel Aviv that a new NGO called Vegan Friendly are handing...

For Some Iranians Meatless Monday Isn’t a Choice

Meat consumption in Iran has soared by 60 percent since 2005, according to the Omega Research Team (ORT), so...

A 12 Step Program to Stopping Drought and Desertification

Soaring temperatures and low precipitation could not occur at a worse time for many farmers in the United States,...