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For most of us, Thanksgiving is simply a day to be present with loved ones and show gratitude. So, how did a turkey enter the equation?

Plant-based products have to be able to compete on a level playing field, which means they must be allowed to use names commonly associated with their animal-based counterparts.

If the U.S. adopted a national flexitarian diet, researchers say it would reduce the footprint of farmland across the country by roughly the size of South Dakota — freeing that land for efforts that improve carbon sequestration and biodiversity.

Public funding helped electric vehicles go mainstream. Are alternative proteins next — or are they too polarizing?

Canada's federal government as well as organizations representing some the nation's beef producers warn a decision south of the border about "Product of USA" labels on meat, poultry and eggs could disrupt supply chains.

Of all the world’s crops, only 55 per cent of crop calories go directly toward people. The rest are allocated to biofuels or animal feed.

It was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years, and #ClimateScam is taking off.

Merchants of false hope acknowledge the link between animal agriculture and climate change, yet firmly resist the call to reduce meat production and consumption.

Our carnivorous cravings — particularly in industrialized, beef-guzzling countries — are one reason the planet is warming as fast as it is.

Eating less beef, cheese and ice cream would slash emissions. If only it were that easy.

One of Canada's largest biodigesters is taking shape in a field outside High River, Alta., raising with it a growing global debate over natural gas, cattle farming and greenwashing  The project will house a machine that transforms organic matter like cow manure or food waste into biomethane gas.

The activist group alleges that Cargill, the nation’s largest privately-held company and the world’s largest agribusiness company, has failed to keep pledges on eliminating deforestation from its supply chains.

Mycelium has recently burst into the spotlight, with proponents saying it offers remedies to some of the ills of industrialization, like plastic pollution.

Ben Wilson’s book Urban Jungle is a nuanced history of urban ecology and its vital role in the climate-change era.

A detailed study has shown that emissions from the food system alone will drive the world past the global heating target unless high-methane foods are tackled.