Vegan - Vegetarian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment - Environmental and Ecological

Vegan - Vegetarian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment - Environmental and Ecological

Author: Various Authors Language: English Episodes: 70
The conversation around how we feed ourselves is one of the most pressing of our time, touching everything from personal health to global policy. Vegan-Vegetarian Solutions for a Sustainable Environment-Environmental and Ecological enters this space not as a single voice but as a collaborative project, drawing on perspectives from science, culture, and current affairs. Each episode brings a different author to the microphone, examining the multifaceted argument for a profound dietary shift. The core premise explored throughout this podcast is that moving away from animal-based foods isn't just a personal choice, but a necessary ecological intervention. Discussions naturally weave through the data of environmental impact, the cultural hurdles to changing diets, and the medical insights into plant-based nutrition. You'll hear analyses that connect the dots between agricultural practices, climate policy, and the simple question of what's on our plates. This isn't about perfection, but about practical solutions and the broader vision of a sustainable system. The aim is to provide a thorough, evidence-based exploration of why this transition is framed as a critical step for the planet's future, making the case through a lens that is as much about societal structures as it is about individual lifestyle. Tune in for a series that treats this complex topic with the seriousness and interdisciplinary depth it demands.
Episodes
Ken Midkiff "Repetition of a Lie." [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:16
Ken Midkiff discusses the most obvious violation that CAFO's cause to the Environment: Bad Air Quality - Stink.
Pythagoras, Plato, Socrates [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:21
Many thanks to Gar Smith with the Environmentalists Against War website, Richard Schwartz, president of the Jewish Vegetarians of North America as well as to Pythagoras, Plato and Socrates. The Reading from Plato's Repub…
Pamela Rice "Fossil Fuel Alchemy" - Read by Dawn D'Arcangelo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:33
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." Please visit her…
George Monbiot "Why Vegans Were Right All Along" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:48
The following is by George Monbiot as it appeared in The Guardian on 24 December 2002. The article can be found at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/dec/24/christmas.famine George Monbiot's blog can be found at http://w…
Richard Schwartz "Ten Strategies Toward a Vegetarian Conscious World" [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:43
Richard H. Schwartz, president of Jewish Vegetarians of North America, author of "Judaism and Vegetarianism," and associate producer of "A Sacred Duty: Applying Jewish Values to Help Heal the World" gives a great present…