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On February 13, 2020, former NASA engineer Mark Rober posted a videoclip titled ‘Feeding Bill Gates a Fake Burger (to save the world)’. The segment examines the potential advantages of reducing human meat consumption and the way in which some synthetic meats are produced.
On November 20, 2019, Nine’s A Current Affair televised a segment treating Vegemite’s recent vegan certification and conducting vox pops to determine if consumer attitudes toward the product remained the same.
On September 13, 2019, UW Medicine televised a segment with Judy Simon, a UW Medicine dietitian, who warned against the cost and dubious nutritional value of synthetic meats.
On May 9, 2019, Garland Farms televised a video segment titled ‘The Vegan Kill Cult’ part 2, which examines the wildlife, including insects, killed as part of producing plants as food crops.
On January 8, 2019, Channel 4 News ran a segment examining the advantages and disadvantages that would result if the world were to go vegan.
On November 28, 2018, The Economist televised a segment explaining the environmental and health benefits that would result if the world’s population adopted a vegan diet by 2050.
On October 17, 2018, After Skool produced and televised a discussion of the three main reasons for eating meat. The discussion culminates as an argument for reducing meat consumption.
On November 22, 2013, Philosophy Tube published a discussion on whether it was morally desirable to be a vegetarian.
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Are vegan diets a better alternative to meat eating?
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On February 6, 2020, CNN Health published an analysis explaining some of the adjustments people would have to make if they intended to adopt a vegan diet.
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On February 2, 2020, the animal rights group People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) published a series of arguments titled '10 Reasons to Go Vegan in the New Year'.
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On January 15, 2020, The Guardian published a comment by its food and drinks editor Jess Ho titled 'Part-time veganism: the fewer animal products I ate, the less I wanted them'
The reviewer describes her gradual and surprisingly easy transition to a largely vegan diet.
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On January 8, 2020, Phys Org published a report on a British survey which recently found that a majority of those surveyed believed that veganism was ethical and good for the planet.
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On January 7, 2020, The Ecologist published an article titled 'Staying vegan for the planet' which explains that many vegans adopt and retain the diet out of a concern for the wellbeing of the planet.
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On January 2, 2020, BBC News published an analysis titled 'Veganism: Why are vegan diets on the rise?' which looked at the growing trend toward veganism and what seems to be motivating it.
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On January 2, 2020, Refinery29 published an article titled 'Can the Low-Carbon Diet Cure Our Climate Crisis?' which suggested that reducing meat consumption could help reduce climate change.
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On December 10, 2019, Prospect published a comment by Hephzibah Anderson titled 'Green new meal: the unpalatable truth about veganism and climate change' which argued that veganism without consideration of the manner in which the plant foodstuffs were grown was not a solution to climate change.
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On November 1, 2019, LiveKindly published a comment titled 'This Is Why Going Vegan Is Better for the Environment' which argues that meat production and consumption is a major hazard for the world's environment.
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On October 3, 2019, The Conversation published an article titled 'The vegans are coming! What's fuelling the interest in plant-based eating?' by Matthew Ruby, Lecturer in Psychology, La Trobe University and Tani Khara PhD student in Sustainability, University of Technology Sydney.
The article argues that a complex of factors including concern for animal welfare, health consciousness and concern to reduce global warming are all acting to prompt an increase in those adopting veganism.
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On September 17, 2019, The Telegraph published a comment by Josh Wilson titled 'Eating some meat is better for the environment than going vegetarian, new study finds'
The article argues that the thoughtful cultivation of food sources both plant and animal with the aim of reducing their environmental impact would be of greater benefit in the battle to reduce climate change.
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On September 17, 2019, The HuffPost published an article titled 'Why Going Vegetarian Isn't Necessarily The Best Diet For The Planet' which argued that if enough people adopt a mostly vegan diet that includes small amounts of animal products, it would go a long way toward reducing climate emissions.
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On September 8, 2019, Wired published a comment titled 'How does going vegan help save the planet? Here are the facts' which explains the environmental impact of the animal-based foods consumed in Western countries.
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On July 3, 2019, the ABC's News Breakfast interviewed farmer and author, Matthew Evans, about his recently released book, 'On Eating Meat'. Evans argues that animal products can be produced without cruelty and that growing plant crops inevitably involves a substantial loss of animal life. His comments became the basis of an article published on the ABC News site which can be accessed at
On December 6, 2013, Time published a comment and analysis titled 'The Triple Whopper Environmental Impact of Global Meat Production' which detailed the damaging environmental effects of meat production.
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