In five to 10 years, supermarkets might have some new products in the meat counter: packs of vat-grown meat that are cheaper to produce than livestock and have less impact on the environment. picked by JDRucker 2 years ago

An account of two studies published in the prestigious journal Science pointing to the conclusion that almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse-gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these "green" fuels are taken into account.

Update to Mahler's post here. picked by pluman 2 years ago

Offering another reason why eating red meat could be bad for you, an international research team, has uncovered the first example of a bacterium that causes food poisoning in humans when it targets a non-human molecule absorbed into the body through red meats such as lamb, pork and beef. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Animal rights group PETA has urged actor and red meat advocate Sam Neill to abandon his "Jurassic tastes" for a plant-based diet.
Neill has been fronting television campaigns for Meat and Livestock Australia that promote red meat as a vital contributor to brain health and feature taglines such as "Meat - you'd be silly not to eat it". picked by Bingo 5 months ago

A new report from McAfee details just how much energy is wasted by spam e-mails. It's a lot more than you would think. picked by dooger 8 months ago

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was a brilliant man who was an early proponent of evolution. He is infamous for his belief that giraffes stretching their necks made their necks longer which was passed on to their children. Although this was proven false, perhaps environment can change ones genes. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

WE might have taken ownership of it, but the pie belongs to Europe.

According to Brisbane food historian Dr Janet Clarkson, who has spent years researching our culinary icon, the pie was invented as a way to preserve meat in medieval Europe. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Meatpaper is a print magazine of art and ideas about meat. We like metaphors more than marinating tips. We are your journal of meat culture.

*Artwork you can really get your teeth into!* picked by DAVEthefish 6 months ago

Eating less meat could help slow global warming by reducing the number of livestock and thereby decreasing the amount of methane flatulence from the animals. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Meat After Meat Joy is a group exhibition of contemporary artists who use meat in their work, currently running at the Daneyal Mahmood Gallery in New York City. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Australia should consider population control to help save the environment, a leading obstetrician says. Barry Walters, of Perth's King Edward Memorial Hospital, wants the baby bonus to be scrapped and suggests families of more than two children should be slugged a carbon tax to offset greenhouse gas emissions. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

More than 315,000 dead from climate change each year — that's the estimate presented by the Global Humanitarian Forum's report last week. But experts on climate change risks have said that the figure represents a statistical phantom. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

Green is a term that encompasses an entire movement, one aimed at reducing and reversing the negative affects we have on the environment. Sites like TreeHugger and Aghen offer thousands of tips and tricks that we all can apply. Going green has many other beneficial side effects some that get overlooked quite a bit are the financial benefits. picked by iamamaniac 6 months ago

A study into spam has blamed it for the production of more than 33bn kilowatt-hours of energy every year, enough to power more than 2.4m homes.

Not to mention everyone's mental condition following enlargements and certain pills. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Today, at 4:17pm EST, the world will hold their collective breath for a full sixty seconds to reduce their carbon emissions.

(before you comment on how this will not do a thing for the environment, read the actual post.) picked by mattgup 6 months ago

Couples who have more than two children are being “irresponsible” by creating an unbearable burden on the environment, the government’s green adviser has warned. picked by Franz6 10 months ago

Australian farmers should rear kangaroos rather than sheep because they do less damage to the country's environment, according to a prominent ecologist. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Divorce leaves more than a trail of legal documents, stinging egos and uprooted kids. The split-ups wreak havoc on the environment. A global trend of soaring divorce rates has led to a surge in the number of households with fewer people. The result: We collectively devour more space and gobble up more energy and water. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

For 23 years the Air Jordan franchise for Nike was a jumping off point for athlete-branded shoes. Since 1985, a new shoe was introduced each year. Now 23 years later, some believe this could be the final blast of air. Whether it is or not, for those who love their Jordan's, the latest edition is a breath of fresh air. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Freecycle Network is made up of 4,521 groups with 5,324,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. picked by doggylives 1 year ago