How You and I Can Save the World
May 3, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Most climate scientists and environmental organizations continue to skip over the one critical thing that any and all of us can do to save ourselves, the other animals and the Earth from the devastation that climate change is beginning to wreak. But the fact is there’s one simple thing that we can all do about it. And the more of us do it, the more it can turn this whole thing around while there’s still time.
The One Way to Celebrate Earth Day
April 19, 2012 by Michael Mountain
This Sunday, you can celebrate Earth Day by recycling something, joining a group that’s picking up old cans and bottles, taking a reusable shopping bag to the supermarket …Or you can do the one thing that will really make a difference.
One More Reason to Save (Their) Bacon
January 16, 2012 by Michael Mountain
New research from Sweden points to the fact that people who eat processed meats have a considerably higher risk of pancreatic cancer.
Natalie Portman to Make Vegan Movie
January 5, 2012 by Michael Mountain
Natalie Portman is one of the few celebrity actors who embrace the animal protection world as a passionate cause (rather than as part hobby, part self-promotion).
James Cromwell: They’re Not Pets and I Don’t Own Them
December 27, 2011 by Michael Mountain
Actor James Cromwell is about as passionate for animals as it gets. Ten years ago, he was even arrested during an animal rights protest in Fairfax, Virginia, at a Wendy’s and then ordered to stay out of all Wendy’s restaurants in Fairfax County Virginia unless he intends to eat there … which, one would imagine, he has no intention of doing.
How Many True Vegetarians?
December 12, 2011 by Michael Mountain
How do you categorize whether someone is truly a vegetarian or not? A lot of people call themselves veggies because they “only” eat, say, fish, eggs and dairy … or they eat vegetarian three times a week.
Help Others to Start on a Plant-Based Diet
November 15, 2011 by Michael Mountain
When people come to see me all clogged up and on eight different pills, and they’ve got chest pain when they walk half a block, they usually don’t need a whole lot of convincing.
How to Start on a Plant-Based Diet
November 14, 2011 by Michael Mountain
Just start simply, maybe just one day a week. Like on Thursday just have granola and soy milk for breakfast, a tofu sandwich for lunch and spaghetti for dinner just to show yourself that you can make it for one day without animal products. Then make it two days, then three days. Instead of having meat three times a day, make it one meal a day.
Seven Billion and Counting
October 31, 2011 by MichaelMountain
As I write this, we have just reached seven billion humans on the planet. And in the future there will be even more mouths to feed. We’re at a pivotal moment in world history, and there’s no doubt that the Earth can no longer sustain the increase in human population and our over-consuming and destructive ways.
Killing Animals for Self-Improvement
May 30, 2011 by Michael Mountain
Two years ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg pledged to wear a tie, last year to learn Mandarin Chinese … and this year to personally kill the animals who are going to be on his dinner plate.