The environmental impact of our holiday menu
With the holiday season fast approaching, do you know the carbon footprint of a traditional meal such as roast turkey and meat pies?
With the holiday season fast approaching, do you know the carbon footprint of a traditional meal such as roast turkey and meat pies?
Environment
Dec 22, 2022
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Most consumers want to make food purchases that are smart for their wallets, their health and the environment. And while switching to a vegetarian or vegan diet can lower one's impact on greenhouse gas emissions, it may not ...
Environment
Nov 3, 2021
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Limiting global warming to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels requires reaching net zero emissions by the middle of this century. This means that, in less than three decades, we need to reverse more than a century of rising ...
Environment
Jul 1, 2022
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A recent study shows that the adverse impact of the current Finnish diet on biodiversity can be reduced by shifting to more plant-based diet. The impact of the current Finnish diet nearly exclusively comes from imported products ...
Ecology
Sep 15, 2023
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The start of a new year these days signals the launch of Veganuary, a campaign which encourages people to give up animal products for the month of January.
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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Nitrogen is an element basic for life—plants need it, animals need it, it's in our DNA—but when there's too much nitrogen in the environment, things can go haywire. On Cape Cod, excess nitrogen in estuaries and salt marshes ...
Environment
Apr 12, 2021
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