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'Meatless Mondays' on horizon for New York City schools
Starting in September, New York city's 1.1 million school students will eat vegetarian meals on "Meatless Mondays," Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.
Mar 12, 2019
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What's for dinner? Sushi, with a side of crickets
While insects have been consumed for centuries worldwide, many people still haven't warmed to the idea of a creepy-crawly on the tongue.
Mar 11, 2019
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Expert discusses the intersection of meat, protein and the environment
Vegetarians may be on to something: It's entirely possible to get the National Academy of Medicine's recommended amount of protein without eating meat.
Feb 7, 2019
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Taste is key in promoting insect-based food
A new study finds that promoting insect-based food as pleasurable, rather than healthy or environmentally friendly, could be the most effective marketing strategy for these currently taboo or unappealing foods. Published ...
Oct 2, 2018
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Heatwave deaths will rise steadily by 2080 as globe warms up
If people cannot adapt to future climate temperatures, deaths caused by severe heatwaves will increase dramatically in tropical and subtropical regions, followed closely by Australia, Europe and the United States, a global ...
Jul 31, 2018
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An understudied impact of climate change—increased deaths and illnesses from inhaling airborne dust
The Dust Bowl in the 1930s was one of the worst environmental disasters of the 20th century. Intense dust storms relentlessly pounded the southern Great Plains of the United States, wreaking severe ecological damage, forcing ...
Jun 11, 2018
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How hospitals can go green
(HealthDay)—Hospital operating rooms produce thousands of tons of greenhouse gases each year, but changing the type of anesthesia used in surgery can help lower those emissions, researchers report.
Dec 8, 2017
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Leading doctors back legal action to force UK government to cut carbon emissions
Leading doctors are today backing legal action against UK government ministers on the grounds that they have not fulfilled their commitments to cutting carbon emissions in line with the Climate Change Act of 2008 and the ...
Dec 7, 2017
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'Green' cataract surgery model drastically reduces environmental footprint
Transportation and fossil fuel industries typically come to mind as major sources of pollution. Less noticed is the contribution of the healthcare industry, which emits nearly ten percent of greenhouse gases and other air ...
Dec 6, 2017
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Dramatic rise in deaths caused by climate change
A sharp surge in deaths is forecast without action to combat climate change, warns the biggest global study into the harmful effects from shifting temperatures.
Nov 14, 2017
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