Pamela Rice "Cyanide and dynamite: Reefs on the edge"

15 December 2009

http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html#re

I wish to thank Pamela Rice for so graciously giving the "Vegan - Vegetarian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment" (VSSE) podcast permission to read from her book, "101 Reasons Why I'm A Vegetarian."

Nikolas Kozloff "The Coolness Factor is Wearing Thin"

01 December 2009

http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html#cf

In his October 16, 2009 article "The Coolness Factor is Wearing Thin. Rainforest Beef, Factory Farms and Anthony Bourdain's War on Vegetarians" Nikolas Kozloff examines Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain's inconsistencies in his disdain for vegetarians and vegans.

Nikolas Kozloff is the author of the forthcoming No Rain in the Amazon: How South America's Climate Change Affects the Entire Planet (Palgrave-Macmillan, April 2010). Visit his blog at http://senorchichero.blogspot.com/

"Cattle Ranching Destroying The Amazon" Part 2

15 November 2009

http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html#crda02

This podcast is the conclusion of the reading of four online articles about the destruction taking place in the Amazon Rain Forest by illegal Cattle Ranching.

"Cattle Ranching Destroying The Amazon" Part 1

01 November 2009

http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html#crda01

For this podcast I'll be reading two online articles about the destruction taking place in the Amazon Rain Forest by illegal Cattle Ranching. On November 15th I'll be reading two other articles that show a glimmer of hope for the future.

Aryan Tavakkoli - "Environmental Impact of Eating Fish"

15 October 2009

http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html#eief

The environmental impact of eating fish is often under appreciated. Commercial fishing is one of the most environmentally destructive activities and carries grave consequences for the future of our marine eco-systems which produce most of Earth's oxygen supply. The human race cannot survive without healthy oceans. The survival of our planet, and ourselves, is at stake. If you think that eating fish is okay, you need to hear the facts about fishing.

Mark Bittman - NY Times "Rethinking The Meat-Guzzler"

01 October 2009

http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html#mg

"Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler" by Mark Bittman was published on January 27, 2008 in "The World" section of the NY Times. The written article can be accessed by clicking: THIS LINK

Living On Earth - Ellen Silbergeld "Farming The Flu"

15 September 2009

http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html#loe

The following description is from the Living On Earth website. The site has a fabulous archive podcasts on many environmental topics. Visit this link to read the transcript of: "Farming The Flu" and subscribe to the podcast with this RSS feed: http://www.loe.org/podcast.rss

As health officials try to guess where the so-called swine flu will show up next, other researchers are trying to track the H1N1 virus to its origins. And a number of experts suspect large-scale factory farms. Host Jeff Young talks with Johns Hopkins Public Health Professor Ellen Silbergeld who says crowded, filthy conditions at factory farms could speed the mutation and transfer of viruses from pigs to people.