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PEEL Lab’s Plant-Based Leather Is Making Products More Durable & Affordable

July 4, 2024 admin Agriculture, fysik, Japan, peel lab, pineapple, plant based

Credit to Author: Kyle Field| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:30:47 +0000

Peel Lab has developed a pineapple leather that mimics the durability, waterproofness, and aesthetic look of leather, but without the downsides of a cow having to give up its skin to make your new shoes. We ran into them at the Japanese external trade organization pavilion at CES this year … [continued]

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Why Harvard Sees Potential In Investing In Plant-Based Innovations

May 15, 2024 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, Harvard, investment, plant based, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 15:25:13 +0000

When we think of plant-based innovations, we tend to think of veggie burgers and soy-based chicken. A course at Harvard, titled the “Great Food Transformation,” looked at the journey towards a sustainable, resilient food system. They discovered that such a quest is both a challenge and an opportunity. Reflecting back, … [continued]

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Vegetarians As “Woke” — The Newest Climate Slap-In-The-Face

April 3, 2023 admin Agriculture, climate change, FOOD, Media, plant based, plant-based foods

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:35:44 +0000

With politically-aligned name calling, little attention is paid to the salient point — shifting away from animal-based foods adds to the global food supply and significantly reduces carbon emissions and waste byproducts.

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Petrochemical Industry Flattened By Sustainable Fashion, High Tech Soy Edition

March 29, 2023 admin eco fashion, Fashion, fashion industry., green economy, LEATHER!, Manufacturing, modern meadow, plant based, sustainable fashion, tory burch, usa, vegan leather

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:11:23 +0000

New plant-based alternatives are pushing the envelope on sustainable fashion, and pushing petrochemicals out of the picture.

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Can A “Rebellious & Innovative” Vegan Food Company Hold Up To The Hype? A Review

November 29, 2022 admin carbon emissions, clean tech, climate change, FOOD, green economy, HEALTH, plant based, vegan

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2022 17:00:00 +0000

While I watched the chilled host on the Macy’s Day Parade television broadcast talk about Tofurky as a vegan Thanksgiving substitute, I can’t say I was enamored. A little too bland, a little too texture-challenged for me. But this month I had an offer to test out VFC (Vegan Fried Chick*n), the company self-styled as […]

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Why Aren’t More People Swapping Meat & Dairy For Plant-Based Alternatives?

August 10, 2022 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, FOOD, green economy, plant based, renewable energy, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:46:04 +0000

Higher beef prices are becoming a reality for meat eaters in the US as ranchers are reducing their cattle herds due to drought and lofty feed costs. Can plant-based substitutes take the place of a juicy beef burger?

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Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Cut Climate Emissions More

July 19, 2022 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, investing, investment, plant based

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:30:48 +0000

Investing in the segment has one of the biggest impacts on decarbonization when assessed in terms of the market value of avoided CO2e emissions per dollar invested in mitigation efforts.

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Investing In Plant-Based Alternatives Cuts Climate Emissions More Than Other Green Investments

July 17, 2022 admin Agriculture, climate change, investing, investment, plant based

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:30:48 +0000

Investing in the segment has one of the biggest impacts on decarbonization when assessed in terms of the market value of avoided CO2e emissions per dollar invested in mitigation efforts.

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Are Plant-Based Producers Milking It At The Expense of Dairy Farmers?

July 12, 2022 admin Agriculture, climate change, FDA, FOOD, HEALTH, plant based, waste reduction

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 18:05:17 +0000

Recent controversies about the definition of “milk” have made the news. Now the dairy industry wants the federal government to restrict use of the “milk” label to fluid “obtained by the complete milking of one or more healthy cows.” What’s really going on here?

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Stepping Stones For Sustainable Food Systems

May 31, 2022 admin Agriculture, carbon emissions, climate change, FOOD, green economy, plant based

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Mon, 30 May 2022 18:15:01 +0000

Livestock — especially cows — emit large amounts of methane, so reducing the dependence on eating meat is imperative to mitigating global greenhouse gas emissions.

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