"while most people acknowledge these advantages, vegetarian and vegan diets are still a hard sell. Fortunately, the science on how to change this is getting clearer, too." www.wri.org/insights/res... @worldresources.bsky.social

Yesss! Credible research we keep ignoring: A plant-based diet is still the "single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use".

Hear, hear @annieleymarie.bsky.social It's challenging to get the climate/meat-connection message through to people who are 90% there in other action on climate.

Thanks for reposting this @nationalobserver.com piece! Although from 2023 it's more relevant than ever as Canada warms and prioritizes food security... Bottom line is we (like many countries) could feed our people well if we eat less meat and sugar, waste less, and localize more food production.

Anyone thinks grass-fed / regenerative beef is a way we can keep eating meat at current levels and address climate change needs to take a look at @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social's recent assessment of the state of the science on this. (Spoiler: plant-based eating + rewilding makes far more sense)

I think I need a jacket like the one sported by Kevin Beans [a.k.a. Kevin Bacon] in his Beans Wednesday campaign... I'd wear it to all my talks promoting more sustainable eating. Kudos to Kevin for stepping up to encourage more plant-based eating!

*What would our food systems look like if they actually reflected the way most people believe animals should be treated?* I just read this excellent April 2026 piece by @pablorosado.com about popular values about animals. Wish I'd cited it in my recent speech on similar topic at this VST conference!

An analysis of 33 top global meat and dairy companies finds nearly all use misleading messaging and promote baseless ‘sustainable’ initiatives. buff.ly/YwkHdHt

Thanks for sharing this @herbivoreclub.bsky.social. It's not just about eating less meat; it's about eating more whole plant foods. In case anyone wants the link to the original Neurology study (behind paywall) it's www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...

Inspiring. Dutch cities like Amsterdam are leading the way. I am a big fan of this pro-active response to the science that excessive meat consumption is a big driver in climate change: www.eleanorboyle.com/netherlands-...

Great to see that eye-opening study on rampant Big Ag greenwashing (doi.org/10.1371/jour...) getting decent coverage in the agricultural press: www.agriculture.com/partners-rep.... Kudos to @henry-redman.bsky.social for reporting on this in a very dairy-intensive state.

"For those wanting to eat a more climate-friendly and health-positive diet, improvement is not an all-or-nothing equation.": Yessss! Thank you @wardagius.bsky.social for this Guardian piece. Supports my core message: www.eleanorboyle.com/publications.... More plant-forward eating benefits all of us.

This 2018 piece by George Monbiot is every bit as relevant today, and well worth a re-read / repost. Even if not all of us can embrace fully plant-based diets, the vast majority of us (especially in wealthy countries) can make a huge climate difference by really scaling back meat & dairy consumption

Shocker, Polievre and Rogan get it all wrong about beef and seed oils. When political leaders serve Canadians bull, we shouldn’t be expected to swallow it. My latest for Canada's @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/13/o...

I love how @kennytorrella.bsky.social deftly unpacks many of the persistent blind spots (including among the political left) about the realities of industrialized animal agriculture: www.vox.com/future-perfe....

The next time you encounter an animal agriculture corporation making promises to hit ambitious climate targets far into the future, please read this New Scientist article: www.newscientist.com/article/2523...

Once again, the impressive reporters @sentientmedia.org are asking the right questions about critical topics that a lot of us -- including many progressive thinkers -- tune out, like the staggering amounts of climate/environment-endangering manure produced by factory farms.

Now is a good time for *those of us who can* (which is most of us in wealthier countries) to scale back, or better, *stop* consuming meat ... not speed up its production at expense of climate, workers, animals, environment as they are doing in the US: insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...

Canada has what the world wants.

Count me among admirers of UBC (and other) grad Jennifer Jacquet (take note @ccj-ubc.bsky.social!), who is among co-authors of new study covered in Time Magazine at time.com/article/2026... This research shows greenwashing re: climate by meat and dairy companies is *rampant*. Don't fall for it

This is such a potent metaphor -- thanks @katharinehayhoe.com for putting this in front of me, and of course British climate scientist Chris Rapley for writing this great piece.

Hats off to Amsterdam, one of a wave of cities reducing the reach of ads for climate-unfriendly products: www.bbc.com/news/article...

I love this. Even better is that Amsterdam is part of a wave of cities doing similar (which I blogged about at www.eleanorboyle.com/netherlands-... )

Another win-win for health *and* climate: adopting a fully plant-based was shown to not only improve participants' health but also cut diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 35%, says new study in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health

When you're a vegan activist, it takes courage to support non-vegan eats. Here's Tobias Leenaert's solid argument tobiasleenaert.substack.com/p/why-ive-ma... for encouraging ‘hybrid’ meat products like sausages, burgers or other that are partly animal, part non (plant-based, fungi, or cultivated).

What a great, win-win-win service. Save a lot of money, time, get an assortment of fresh ‘odd’ veggies to your door, support a Canadian business, and cut food waste. How do they do it?? www.oddbunch.ca

I'm willing to help my country of Canada protect its independence and its democracy. That's why I wrote to Ottawa suggesting that Canadians be mobilized against outside threats. Other countries have civilian defence programs. How about us? www.eleanorboyle.com/lets-get-mob...

‘Greener By Default’ Hospitals Reduced Food Emissions By 22% With Plant-Based Meals #Vegan buff.ly/XVtSRPW

Yup, most agriculture today is not for people but for animals -- for feed and for fuel. It's just one more reason to eat much more plant-based and to minimize our energy use.

Can or should religion play a role(s) in public policy? Quebec says no; PM Carney says yes. surl.lt/dplfvq It's an exhilarating time for myself & others to be presenting at a VanSchoolofTheology vst.edu conference on how values / spirituality / religion drive our activism. vst.edu/inter-religi...

Wisdom traditions, such as religions, say they care about non-human animals. But acting on that is hard -- for all of us. Here's the brilliant UK activist Joyce D'Silva on why and how religions could live their values on this. @ciwf.org.uk veganhub.co/podcasts/the...

As a baby-boomer, I am thrilled to see younger generations taking over leadership. Especially in politics, civil society, and business. But even in sports: www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...

It's hard writing about the downsides of Big Meat because it raises the reality that cattle, dairy cows, chickens & pigs create unmanageable amts of manure. Not a topic most people want to think about. But try this excellent article from @mikegrunwald.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...

Grass-fed beef sounds nicer than factory-farmed. But the research shows that neither is good for climate. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

Poultry agribusiness doesn't want you to know that mass chicken making, in factory farms, fuels avian flu. So they don't question that model, in eg their "2026 Avian Influenza Preparedness Framework." We need new models. That's one reason I don't eat chicken. www.eleanorboyle.com/there-is-som...

Farmers who lease machinery often aren't allowed to fix it themselves. It's one way Big Ag corps control farmers, says nfucanada.bsky.social, supporting a Right to Repair. For the big picture I'm reading @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social & her Titans of Industrial Agriculture. www.nfu.ca/right-to-rep...

I was moved by PM Mark Carney’s gutsy and nuanced talk at Davos. Nobody’s perfect, and I wish he’d talk more about climate, alt energy, and moving away from extractive industries. But like W Churchill in WWII Britain, he’s got the vision and ideas to inspire us.

I'd sign, but the petition is restricted to UK citizens. Mandatory meat sounds like the work of agribusiness, not of science. I'd urge UK citizens to nudge officials that more plant-based is what's needed for health and environment. @stephengermeney.bsky.social @plantbasednews.bsky.social

Great point, Annie. Our tastes are not, if I may say, baked-in but happily can change over time!

Plus, key "scientists" were allied with meat and dairy. The good news is that evidence-based revisions can occur. In Canada, in the most recent Food Guide revision process, a gutsy Health Minister disallowed food lobbyists. The evidence is on the govt site. food-guide.canada.ca/en/development

It IS possible to exclude meat / food lobbyists from getting special access. In Canada, our gutsy Health Minister disallowed food lobbyists in the the last revision process to Canada's Food Guide. I've spoken and written about it. The evidence is on the govt site. food-guide.canada.ca/en/development

So true @sentientmedia.org that industrial animal factories get only a fraction of the criticism they deserve despite impacts on planetary, animal, & human well-being. I've analysed excuses from activists, govts & policy-makers on why they don't talk about meat. www.eleanorboyle.com/blog/the-obs...

Surprise! The new U.S. dietary guidelines were heavily influenced by researchers with professional ties to meat and dairy industries. Sigh. #eatlessmeat #canadafoodguide www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/n....

Canada's recent move is exciting -- to launch a National School Food Program. Now let's encourage the program to offer plenty of plant-based meals and plant-based milks.

Food visionaries have said for years that food systems are too important to be entirely in the private sector. Here's an intriguing and related proposal: dailyhive.com/vancouver/va...

The world feels chaotic but here's one resolution for the New Year that with positive outcomes for environment, social justice, and for... our sense of just doing the right thing. Thank you @kennytorrella.bsky.social

Me too, Eliot. I'm a long-time fan of @brucefriedrich.bsky.social, and of @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social. I wouldn't have expected JanD to argue for industrial food, but given his past work, I'm intrigued. Thanks for reminding me to pre-order, now done through a locally-owned Vancouver store. :-)

substack.com/@setharielgr... Thank you, setharielgreen.com, for reminding us of the power of incremental steps toward more plant-based food systems.

Foie gras? Really? If you agree that humans could do better, consider signing the petition. mailchi.mp/humanefood.c...