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Oct 10, 2024

Washington, DC – September 10, 2024 – Human Meat Consumption – Cattle — Biggest Contributor to Record Methane Emissions in Climate, Reported By Scientists Today

Today’s alarming report from the Global Carbon Project, an international team of scientists, found methane levels now are projected at the “worst case scenario.” Nevertheless, the chart accompanying their report shows cattle and manure at the very top level of these methane emissions, not fossil fuels, in terms of the largest source of the methane. […]

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Aug 31, 2024

Meatpacking Worker Injuries on the Rise – Immigration Status Hinders Reporting

As Labor Day approaches, consider the harm your food may be costing some workers Washington, DC – August 27, 2024 – The meat on your plate might be costing workers an arm and a leg – literally. In 2022 alone, 26,600 injuries were reported in meat and poultry plants — an injury rate nearly double […]

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May 31, 2024

Planet Maryland’s World Environment Festival Returns to Elm Street Urban Park, Bethesda MD

Bethesda, MD. 5.14.24 – Planet Maryland announces the return of its annual World Environment Week Festival at Elm Street Urban Park in Bethesda, MD, on June 2, 2024. Building on the success of previous events, this year’s festival promises an engaging lineup of speakers, interactive workshops, and exciting activities for all ages. The 2023 festival […]

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Feb 22, 2024

Earth Reaches Alarming 1.5-Degree Celsius Temperature Increase for 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  For media inquiries, please contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org  Earth Reaches Alarming 1.5-Degree Celsius Temperature Increase for 2023, Scientists Raise Urgent Concerns Meat production implicated Washington, DC 2.22.2024 – In a concerning milestone, the global average temperature on Earth has now surged to a 1.5-degree Celsius increase for the current year, prompting widespread apprehension among […]

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Jan 11, 2024

A Green Diet for a Green Earth: The Benefits of Plant-Based Eating

1-11.2024 Letter to the Editor: A Green Diet for a Green Earth: The Benefits of Plant-Based Eating By Jane DeMarines, Executive Director, Sustainable Earth Eating Our modern lifestyle is becoming unsustainable. Greenhouse gases are warming the planet more and more each year. Chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes are becoming the norm. And the […]

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Dec 29, 2023

What do Climate Leaders Wish for the New Year? 

Read on…and including one BIG WISH for the World—from MD’s 8th District Congressman  Contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org Washington, DC–12/29/2023 – As 2023 slides into the past, we’re all hoping for great things in the new year. Here is what climate leaders, including Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, wish for the Planet and all of us in the New […]

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Nov 13, 2023

Pope + Climate Change SEE asks Pontiff to reinstate Meatless Fridays for meat reduction climate benefit

For Immediate Release: Contact: Sustainable Earth Eating: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org  202-997-8785  www.sustainableeartheating.org Sustainable Earth Eating Calls on Pope Francis to Reinstate Meatless Fridays in New “Environmental Encyclical” Washington (11.09.23) — As the global community grapples with the urgent need to address the environmental crisis, Sustainable Earth Eating, a leading climate, and food organization, has officially reached out […]

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Sep 13, 2023

Dr.Blockstein joins SEE Advisory Board

For Release 9/13/23    Contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org Climate Scientist Joins Sustainable Earth Eating Advisory Board Washington, DC – Sustainable Earth Eating’s (SEE) Chair Edgar Ndjatou announced that David E. Blockstein, PhD, Co-Director, Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week, reaching more than 100,000 students in 70 countries, has joined SEE’s advisory board. Blockstein is an ecologist and […]

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Aug 16, 2023

Sustainable Earth Eating Raises Concerns on USDA’s Greenhouse Gas Strategy

 Eat Smart to Save the Planet Sustainable Earth Eating Raises Concerns on USDA’s Greenhouse Gas Strategy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sustainable Earth Eating (SEE) has  submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding its “Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Monitoring for the Agriculture and Forest Sectors,” open for public feedback until […]

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Jul 24, 2023

Summers are always hot. Here’s how we know climate change is making summer hotter – USA Today Headline

By Elizabeth Weise with USA Today Summers are always hot. But this summer is different in some profound ways. Record-breaking temperatures are hitting multiple cities. Phoenix recorded an unprecedented nineteen consecutive days over 110 degrees. Death Valley reached 128 on Sunday. Records are falling everywhere. It’s not your imagination: This is not a typical summer. The extreme temperatures […]

Climate-Friendly diet tips
Jun 29, 2023

Consumer ‘Diet vs Climate’ Survey: Majority say Willing to Change Behavior to Abate Climate Change

Washington, DC – June 28, 2023: As the country prepares for 4th of July celebrations with backyard barbecues, a new survey of consumers shows  broad awareness of meat production’s massive impact on the environment, including rainforest deforestation, huge water and land use and animal species decimation, and showed a high level of willingness among participants […]

Memorial day
May 29, 2023

This Memorial Day, honor veterans and our planet

Many, if not most of us, will celebrate Memorial Day and warmer weather with food, friendship and outdoor and indoor gatherings– often focused on grilling meat, barbecuing ribs or certainly burgers—as we honor our Nation’s veterans. It is a tradition in the United States to make meat part of the celebratory events—but maybe it’s time […]

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Oct 04, 2024

Climate Diet Launches New Name at DC Vegan Restaurant

–9/19 event was sold out! More than 50 friends and supporters joined Climate Diet at its first stand-alone-event, including with well known supporters and several Board members! Chair Edgar Ndjatou, welcomed everyone to the popular vegan restaurant and to a sold-out crowd of supporters and new friends. A special thank you to DC Veg Society […]

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Sep 04, 2024

How Extreme Heat Is Threatening Education Progress Worldwide

The continued burning of fossil fuels is closing schools around the world for days, sometimes weeks at a time, and threatening to undermine one of the greatest global gains of recent decades: children’s education. It’s a glimpse into one of the starkest divides of climate change. Children today are living through many more abnormally hot […]

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Sep 04, 2024

EPA alumni ready to resist Trump — again

Ex-EPA officials and environmentalists gathered in a living room about a week after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January 2017 to discuss how they might combat the incoming administration’s agenda. Worried that Trump and his team were “intent on shredding EPA,” the alumni set up an organization to play defense against the administration’s efforts to […]

Global land use for food production
Sep 04, 2024

Half of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture

The most visible mark that humanity has left on the planet is the transformation of wild habitats into farmland. If we rewind 1000 years, it is estimated that only 4 million square kilometers — less than 4% of the world’s ice- and desert-free land was used for farming. In the visualization, we see the breakdown of global […]

Climate-Friendly diet tips
Sep 04, 2024

Vegan Diet Slows Down Biological Aging Significantly, Eight-Week Study Suggests

Want to turn back the clock on aging in a matter of months? A new study suggests that adopting a vegan diet, even for just eight weeks, might be the key to slowing down the biological aging process. The research offers tantalizing evidence that plant-based eating could have profound effects on our cellular health and […]

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