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April 11th, 2008

Win a copy of Gorgeously Green from Veggie Chic

Alrighty, I’ve got a copy of the brand new book Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life to give away to one lucky Veggie Chic reader! Gorgeously Green is chock full of tips to help you live a more environmentally-friendly life, organized into 8 topics. Sophie Uliano gives you oodles of easy ways […]

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April 8th, 2008

Coming soon… a Gorgeously Green giveaway!

The publishers of the new environmentally-friendly guide Gorgeously Green: 8 Simple Steps to an Earth-Friendly Life have kindly sent me two copies of the book - one to review and one to give away to a Veggie Chic reader. I’m about halfway through the book, and I have to say, so far so good. It […]

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October 15th, 2007

Eating right for the planet

Just in time for Blog Action Day, I came across this interesting Globe and Mail article about diet and the environment.
Meat consumption’s negative effect on the planet has been big news especially since the release of the UN’s report Livestock’s Long Shadow in 2006. Animals raised for human consumption do more damage to the environment […]

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September 15th, 2007

Join in for Blog Action Day

Here on Veggie Chic I’ll be participating in Blog Action Day on October 15th, along with about 5,000 other bloggers (and counting!). All you have to do to participate is post about the environment on your own blog, in any way that you want. See blogactionday.org to learn more and sign your own blog up.
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August 7th, 2007

How much factory farming goes on in your state?

Check out factoryfarmmap.org for an interactive map showing state-by-state statistics about factory farming in the US. You can also download a PDF brochure about the consequences of factory farming for the environment, economy, and your health.
Tags: environment, factory_farming, livestock, vegan, vegetarian

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February 14th, 2007

Putting cow poop to good use

I have been reading a lot recently about how very bad livestock are for the environment and the massive amounts of greenhouse gasses they produce. So I was thrilled to hear about (from my friend Sara) the The Straus Family Creamery and its greenhouse-gas-reducing technology.
The details of the process are not for the easily-queasy, but […]

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