European Vegetarian Union

  • Thursday „Veggie Day“
  • Vegetarian Barbecue
  • Trends
  • Vegetarian diet is healthy
  • Vegetarians on the move
  • Ecological consequences
  • Worldhunger
  • Films and videos

    • Thursday “Veggie Day”

    Belgian city of Ghent first to introduce meatless days

    Weekly meatless day official in Belgium

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44453

     

    EVANA Interview with Tobias Leenaert from EVA, Belgium:

    'We know that people’s awareness of the issues concerning meat (and especially the global warming impact) is rising'

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44580

     

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    McCartney urges 'meat-free days' to tackle climate change

    Chargrilled asparagus and lemon tart – that's the vegetarian menu for a glamorous cast of musicians, actors, writers and artists starting a mass movement today to limit meat eating and combat climate change.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45546

     

     

    Vegetarian Barbecue

    The Great Vegan Picnic

    ....ideas for your next picnic
    45 recipes featuring wraps, drinks, sweets, and more

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45318

     

    Lunchbox Revival: How a vegetarian survives barbecue season

    ...It's good for the hectic, stressed-out North American to take a step off the hamster wheel and sit down to a good old-fashioned nosh, but barbecue season can be a challenge for recent vegetarians who miss the mouth-feel of a meaty steak or burger and the camaraderie of an outdoor barbecue — and brown-bagging leftovers to work for lunch.......

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45120

     

    Vegetarian BBQ Options for Summer

    Veggie burgers are a tasty, low-fat choice for cookouts

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=23854

     

     

     

    Trends

    Will We Still Eat Meat, Drink Milk, and Fry Eggs in 2109?

    The world will be a much better place in 100 years if we rethink the way we eat.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45372

     

    Meat: the slavery of our time - How the coming vegetarian revolution will arrive by force.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45246

     

     

    Vegetarian diet is healthy

    Study finds Seventh-day Adventists live longer

    An epidemiology instructor said he believes many Seventh-day Adventists live longer due to their vegetarian diet

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44708

     

    Long-Term Effects of Meat Eating

    Dr. Neal Barnard: 'The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all the natural disasters, and all the automobile accidents combined'

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45471

     

    Antioxidants and Male Fertility

    Interviews revealed that the males with good semen quality ate significantly more fruits and vegetables—their diets were higher in vitamins and antioxidants in general

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45427

     

    Red Meat Consumption Linked to Blindness

    Regular consumption of red meat can significantly increase the risk of blindness in old age, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Center for Eye Research Australia at the University of Melbourne and published in the American Journal of Epidemiology........

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45123

     

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    Shattering The Meat Myth: Humans Are Natural Vegetarians

    Kathy Freston
    Going through the comments of some of my recent posts, I noticed the frequently stated notion that eating meat was an essential step in human evolution. While this notion may comfort the meat industry, it's simply not true, scientifically.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45518

     

     

    Vegetarians on the move

    UK: New Farming Minister appointed to champion ailing livestock industry is a vegetarian

    (and so is the man he reports to)

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45484

     

    UK: 'Feeding kids meat is child abuse' claims Peta

    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has unveiled a billboard ad campaign in the UK bearing the inflammatory slogan "Feeding kids meat is child abuse".

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44871

     

    All-vegan team completes UK 3 peaks challenge!

    From 13:00 3rd May to 12:25 4th May 2009, an all-vegan team completed the famous UK Three Peaks Challenge. They successfully climbed the highest mountains in Wales (Mt Snowdon), England (Scafell Pike) and Scotland (Ben Nevis), in less than 24 hours. They walked, ran and limped some 25 miles (40 km), climbed around 10,000 feet (3,050 m), and drove nearly 500 miles between the three countries, averaging less than two hours sleep!

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45308

     

     

    Ecological consequences

    New Greenpeace report shows how the cattle industry in Brazil is feeding demand for raw resources

    Top name brands implicated in Amazon destruction

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45316

     

    Amazon rainforests pay the price as demand for beef soars

    Inquiry highlights concerns over ranching in heartland of Brazil
    A three-year survey by Greenpeace shows that western demand for beef and leather and an increase in cattle ranching is leading to intensified deforestation in the Amazon(...)

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45101

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    Brazil retailers ban beef from cleared Amazon area

    Brazil's top three retail groups have decided to ban the purchase of beef originating in deforested areas of the Amazon, the country's supermarkets association (Abras) said on Friday.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45572

     

    Peter Gleick: The Water to Grow Beef

    Water Number: It takes around 16,000 liters (or kilograms) of water (and sometimes up to 70,000 kilograms) to make a single kilogram of beef

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44176

     

     

    Worldhunger

    Swine flu tally at 4,379, amid criticism of WHO methods

    Jean Ziegler, former United Nations human rights expert: 'Around 953 million people are permanently severely malnourished. For them there is neither press nor an international mobilization'

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44740

     

    Meat just doesn't cut it in today's environment

    ...nearly 800 million people could fill their stomachs for a year on the grain fed to U.S. animals alone...
    ...And meat takes food out of the mouths of the hungry.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45584

     

    UN warns of catastrophe as hungry people top 1 bln

    Number of hungry people growing by 4 million a week
    * WFP faces funding shortage, food prices remain high
    * G8 development ministers pledge to honour aid commitments

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45532

     

    Already signed? Petition to the UN and FAO:

    http://un.evana.org/

     

     

    Films and videos

    India/Bishnoi: Film Willing To Sacrifice

    This film vividly tells the story of the Bishnoi religious community, specifically Nihal Chand, who died at the hands of poachers in 1996.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45279

     

    Film aims to expose dangers in U.S. food industry

    Bigger-breasted chickens fattened artificially. New strains of deadly E. coli bacteria. A food supply controlled by a handful of corporations

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45426

     

    The World According to Monsanto - Full Documentary

    The World According to Monsanto is an in-depth Documentary that looks at the domination of the agricultural industry from one of the world’s most insidious and powerful companies.We are pleased to bring you the full documentary in 10 parts.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44389

     

    A Sacred Duty - A Documentary Review

    Lisa Pinkus, BellaOnline's Judaism Editor

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44241

    Video: Dr. Jay Gordon: No one needs meat for health

    ....Pediatrician Jay Gordon MD explodes the myth that milk helps prevent osteoporosis.........

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=44405

     

    Calling Earth from the Air: world release of green movie 'Home'

    World Environment Day on Friday sees the worldwide release of a movie billed by producers as "the greatest green event ever", a high-budget documentary to save the planet from Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

    http://www.euroveg.eu/lang/en/news/news.php?id=45270

     

     

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