by Andrew Schaeffer | Mar 29, 2019 | Environment, Social Good
Climate change news can be dismal, as a recent NPR article on David Wallace-Wells’ book the Uninhabitable Earth makes clear. The sheer negativity turns the sustainability challenges we face into a frought subject, which can in turn gum up the gears of progress. But...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Jan 23, 2019 | Environment, Nutrition
I was recently asked a question about a 2015 UN news story which reported that the World Health Organization had declared that processed meats were linked to colorectal cancer and that red meat was probably carcinogenic in humans. Does that mean that these meats will...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Feb 7, 2018 | Environment, Nutrition
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and sugar in our bodies share some interesting similarities. They both are natural and they both can be regulated in normal cycles. They can also both go haywire. CO2, Sugar, And The Slow Creep On earth, carbon dioxide is expelled into...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Jan 19, 2018 | Environment, Nutrition, Social Good
Fish and seafood is a great source of quality protein as well as healthy fats, which is why the USDA recommends eating eight ounces per week in their 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines. But where you get it has implications for environment and social justice. The books...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Sep 6, 2017 | Environment, Nutrition, Social Good
“Who can tell me the difference between a farm and a zoo?” The question was directed at a Kindergarten class in New York City in preparation for a visit to an upstate farm. Zadie raised her hand immediately. She had been on a farm in Brooklyn lots of...
by Andrew Schaeffer | Jun 14, 2017 | Environment
Americans have been eating less meat over the last decade. The reasons, according to one survey, are price and health. The environment did not rank. But the fact is, it is only a small mental hop to understanding that because health and the environment are linked,...