(VEGAN) Tickle your sweet tooth this Monday with a scrumptious vegan pear tart! The perfect blend of flaky pie dough, pears, cinnamon, and almond extract will have you and your taste buds in a complete fruit frenzy. So grab your rolling pin, and try this unbelievably easy vegan pear tart recipe today! — Global Animal
(VEGAN) Tofu is taking over! On June 3, 2013, Chipotle Mexican Grill launched its newest vegetarian option called “Sofritas” throughout Southern California, making the item available in all California restaurants. Continue reading for more on Chipotle and the company’s new organic tofu menu item. — Global Animal
(VEGAN) Quinoa is all the rage in the vegan world right now, and countless chefs are using the grain-like crop in very creative and innovative ways. This zesty quinoa salad is the perfect mix of cherry tomatoes, black beans, quinoa, cumin, and red pepper flakes. So, kickoff your summer with a bang, and try this scrumptious recipe today! — Global Animal
(GREEN) Just a few months after the Los Angeles School District adopted a Meatless Monday program, the San Diego school board has decided to implement a similar program for their elementary schools. San Diego’s public health data maintains 28 percent of the city’s children can be described as overweight or obese. Although the decision has its share of opponents, the school board is holding firmly to their position. Continue reading to find out how the Meatless Monday program seeks to benefit students’ health as well as the challenges the board faces ahead. — Global Animal
(VEGAN) As the global population increases, so does the demand for meat—a rather bad combination for the planet. The worldwide rise in meat consumption is negatively affecting the global environment, and now scientists claim that reducing or removing meat from one’s diet can help decrease the effects of climate change. By the middle of the century, it is almost certain the population will have increased to around nine-and-a-half-billion people, and many of those are, and will be meat-eaters. Continue reading for more on this ecological disaster involving meat consumption and climate change. — Global Animal
(ACTIVISM) Happy World Environment Day! This annual event is held on June 5th to raise global awareness of the need to take positive environmental action. World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly to celebrate the opening of the 1972 Stockholm Conference. It has also become the main channel through which the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stimulates global awareness of the environment while encouraging political action. Continue reading for more on World Environment Day and this year’s theme for the celebration. — Global Animal
(VEGAN) Vegans are frequently asked where they get their calcium from, since they do not eat or drink milk products. Well, here is the answer! Certain vegetables and seeds are loaded with calcium and packed with nutrition. Read more about these six calcium-rich vegan foods, and give ‘em a try! — Global Animal
(GREEN) Is pig excrement China’s next big energy source? This may be so, as Australian researchers have invented a bioreactor trademarked as “pooCARE,” which is able to convert solid waste into biofuel. China has one of the world’s highest concentrations of pig farms, with an estimated 700 million pigs spread across the country. According to some estimates, this means that there could be 1.4 million metric tons of pig feces produced each year. Read on for more information regarding this award-winning project and how its outcome could potentially solve one of China’s biggest contamination issues. — Global Animal
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