Study: Planting Trees Could End Climate Change

. Around 0.9 billion hectares (2.2 billion acres) of land worldwide would be suitable for reforestation, which could ultimately capture two-thirds of human-made carbon emissions. The Crowther Lab of ETH Zurich has published a study in the journal Science that shows this would be the most effective method to combat climate change. The Crowther Lab…

Study: Humans 0.01% Of Life But Have Destroyed 83% Of Wild Mammals

. According to a study at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, the world’s 7.6 billion people represent just 0.01% of all living things.  In this groundbreaking assessment, we see what humanity is really doing to life on this planet in a way we never have before. The study reveals that from the beginning…

New Study: Vegan Plant Based Diet Reduces Carbon Footprint by 73%

. A new study conducted by the University of Oxford researchers has found that a vegan plant based diet is the “single biggest measure” one person can take to reduce pollution. The researchers discovered that quitting mammary fluid and flesh products reduced a persons carbon footprint by up to 73%. Global agricultural land use would…

Meat 35 Times More Environmentally Damaging Than Veggies

. A 1.8 ounce (50 grams) serving of red meat is at least 20 times the emissions, 35 times more damaging to the environment and 100 times the land usage when compared to a 100 gram portion of veggies says a new study at Oxford University of Minnesota. In the same study an added 50…