Oprah went vegan: Will fans follow?

A vegetarian perspective on in-vitro meat

Green is the New Black: Celebrating “Earth Day” Every Day

While we still have a long way to go before we adhere to the environmental mantra, “Make every day Earth Day,” most people now realize that their individual choices impact the entire planet. They are more aware of their consumer habits—and are trying to...

Does Your Diet Affect the Environment? A Look at Global Warming, Pollution, D...

When I started writing this article, it was 74°F in Norfolk, Va., unseasonably warm weather for February, when temperatures usually dip down into the 20s and 30s. The thought of warmer wintertime temperatures is tempting, but the threat of floods, melting ice caps,...

Veganism 101

On February 13, during a Congressional hearing on performance enhancing drugs, Congressman Bruce Braley, a Democrat from Iowa, asked Roger Clemens if he had ever been a vegan. Clemens replied, “I don’t know what that is. I’m sorry.” I can’t imagine how anyone...

Cloned or conventional, meat is unsafe

 The Food and Drug Administration recently declared that meat and milk from cloned cows, pigs and goats and their offspring are "as safe to eat as food from conventionally bred animals." That's like saying that brand A cigarettes are as safe to smoke as brand B....

Is your supper putting you at risk for superbugs?

As if we didn’t have enough to worry about, now comes the alarming news that killer bugs have made the leap from hospitals and nursing homes to playgrounds and locker rooms. According to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), MRSA, an...

Joe Camel Isn’t the Only Animal Who Smokes: Animals in Laboratories are Dyi...

The 31st annual Great American Smokeout is November 15. Unless they’ve been living under a rock, smokers know that cigarettes are bad for them and for the people and animals in their homes. But not everyone realizes that smoking harms animals in laboratories too. Dogs,...

Cut Out Dissection: Opt for Humane, Effective Alternatives

Every year, millions of frogs, cats, mice, rats, worms, dogs, rabbits, fetal pigs, and fishes are used in classroom dissections. With each animal they slice open; students learn to disrespect and devalue other sentient beings. Biology is the study of life and young people...