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Russell Simmons has released a book, Super Rich, an inspirational guide about finding wealth in both the spiritual and financial markets.
The vegan business mogul recently Tweeted to inspire his Twitter followers, asking them, “What would you do if you were Super Rich?”
One follower responded with, “I’m well on my way to being #superrich because I’m saving so many precious and innocent animals by not eating meat!!! :)”
The vegetarian financial plan not only saves animals, but also the environment. One study concluded that $20 million of the costs of fighting climate change could be saved in terms of reducing greenhouse gases and making use of land used for animal agriculture. It was estimated these changes would also lessen the need for energy saving technologies, such as clean coal.
And in terms of human health costs, the savings estimates are in the billions.
Tegan The Vegan is short film about a 12-year old girl who decides to go vegan and is faced with hostility from her friends and family for it.
The film has been selected for Flickerfest, Australia’s only Academy Award credited short film festival, which is going on this week. Tegan The Vegan will play on Sunday, January 16th at 2:30 PM in Sydney.
“It’s the story of someone who’s a bit different and is trying to make her way in the world with that difference and stand up for herself,” film maker Marisa Martin said.
The trailer is shown above and a behind the scenes video about its making can be viewed below.
Comments Off on Meatless Mouthful–Mike Tyson Has Pigeon Love
“The first thing I ever loved in my life was a pigeon. I don’t know why…I feel ridiculous trying to explain it. Pigeons are a part of my life. It’s a constant with my sanity in a weird way; this is just what I do. If I’m lucky enough to die an old man, I’m going to have birds.”
—Mike Tyson, who’s starring in an Animal Planet series about pigeon racing, “Taking On Tyson,” which premieres March 6th. Some animal rights activists have criticized pigeon racing, as it requires birds to be given antibiotics for illnesses and race in adverse weather.
Now, a New York University graduate student has created a human cheese product that has been taste tested by real people.
Will it be long before Mills’ acquires the right to produce “PeopleCheezly” and other mom’s milk products at her natural foods company, Redwood Wholefood?
Mirium Simun told Grist:
“Human cheese is initially a pretty shocking concept to most people. In that way its a great conversation starter — people very quickly bring up all sorts of different issues. I’ve had questions come up like, is it OK for a vegan? Is it empowering or exploitative of the woman? Is it dangerous, or actually healthier? Many people feel uncomfortable because they don’t know the woman, or what she is eating — but how often do you know the cows whose milk make your cheese, and what they are eating? The sustainability question is great, too, a lot of people totally get it, they love that I’m using human extracts to make human food, while others think of cannibalism.”
Before you form an opinion, take a look at the finished product and check out the available flavors below.
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Kate Middleton is about to become royalty, but her favorite snack is an ordinary vegetarian supermarket pizza!
US Magazine reports Middleton enjoys a store-bought, margherita pizza from Pizza Express, a UK chain of pizza restaurants founded in the 60s that also offers the grocery store version of their favorite pies.
Portman follows a mostly vegan and sometimes vegetarian diet, so her pregnancy should be filled with late night cravings for her favorite foods like hummus.
Pregnant vegetarians and vegans have an abundance of professional resources available to them. The Cleveland Clinic, one of the United States’ top hospitals, has a page on its website listing nutrition tips for every type of pregnant vegetarian, including vegans.
Gabrielle Harradine, an editor with Vegetarian Times, took her vegetarian experiences with child to a blog, documenting everything from animal friendly moisturizing belly balms to ridding the home of toxic cleaning materials.
And Alicia Silverstone recently included an extensive, 3-part series on vegetarian and vegan pregnancies with a registered dietitian and critical care nurse who’s also a chef and cookbook author.
Comments Off on Mario Batali Or Alton Brown–Who Would You [Chefs’ Resolutions Edition]
Mario Batali and Alton Brown have both made resolutions this year to eat more animal and environmentally friendly. Batali says he will learn to cook more vegetarian meals while Brown, who is already eating mostly pescatarian, will start eating eggs from chickens he raises in his backyard so he won’t have to “worry about the chickens welfare, or what’s in the egg.”
