Today’s enviro news summary looks at U.S. tree management, Catholics’ hope for tree protection, and EPA employee cont’d job woes.
Sell the trees or fix the forests…or both? Efforts to blunt the ferocity and destruction of wildfires are dividing conservation advocates over proposals that would sidetrack science and allow for less analysis under the country’s environmental law. Critics fear that approach could accelerate unnecessary logging in national forests, according to Rita Beamish and Kurt Repanshek […]
Tips for Earth Day for all of us to try
1. Swap a meat-based meal for a vegetable-based meal for 1 day per week 2. Learn which foods contribute the most to your carbon footprint..we are sharing the Food’s Carbon Foodprint graphic below. 3. Beef tops the list of foods contributing the most greenhouse gases by a factor of 1,000 percent, compared to most green […]
Letter to the Editor The Washington Post
Dear Editor, The article “Study: Grass-fed beef isn’t better for the planet” (March 18) does an excellent job of debunking the persistent myth that grass-fed beef is environmentally sustainable. However, it does not go far enough in addressing the full scale of beef’s impact on climate change. Of all the foods we consume, beef is […]
Congressional Republicans, Trump admin reversing tax on methane emissions
View this email in your browser Congressional Republicans, Trump admin reversing tax on methane emissions President Trump is set to sign a law reversing a Biden-era rule that fined oil companies for methane emissions. However, the EPA will still be required to enforce methane fees under the Inflation Reduction Act unless further legislation changes it. […]
Climate Diet launches Podcast with mega notables
Climate Diet lauds report on USDA guidelines promoting sustainable foods Washington, DC — January 2025 — Climate Diet, has urged support for the Advisory Group report, which calls for “increased plant-based food consumption and reduced reliance on resource-intensive animal agriculture” provided to update USDA food guidelines expected later this year. The report emphasizes adopting sustainable […]
Valentine’s Day Video Contest
Climate Diet seeks a Treasurer to join its Board of Directors
Amid LA Devastation, Celebs promote saving our planet thru diet choice
Climate Anxiety Prevalence Drives Teen Education Program: Power of Food
Climate Diet Targets Young Adults for Climate Education Initiative to worried teens Recent Surveys of nearly 16,000 youth showed 80% aged 16-25 are worried about climate change impacts, and enough to influence major life decisions, such as where to live, job choices, and plans to have children. The study also found that most respondents do […]
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