Contra this commentary, more regulations won¡¯t make us safer or combat waste. Talk about waste ¨C government is the most wasteful institution! One big part of that waste is coercively taking people¡¯s resources, processing them through the bureaucracy, and then trickling them back to people in the form of programs, subsidies, etc. You will be more empowered to help animals and the environment if you are allowed to allocate your own resources as you, not government bureaucrats, choose.
Love & Liberty,
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Exploring how our food system impacts wildlife, communities and the environment.
If you¡¯re like me, it hurts to see food wasted at dinner tables and at restaurants, weddings, and birthday parties; on cruise ships and at vacation destinations; in hospitals, zoos, museums, and aquariums ¡ª but also on farms and fishing operations. The amount of is almost too big to wrap our heads around. But we can stop it.
? Just how bad is food waste for the planet? The annual emissions footprint of wasted food in the United States is the equivalent of driving more than 59 million passenger vehicles for a year. ?
Uneaten meat and dairy carry the biggest footprint, producing about one-third of the emissions, plus 75% of the habitat loss, associated with food waste. But too often overlooked is the marine life accidentally caught, killed, and discarded as ¡°bycatch,¡± including threatened and endangered species like sea turtles and whales. ()
? As you watch the Olympics this year, consider this: Wasted food wastes so much water it could fill 16 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Twenty-one percent of freshwater use goes to growing food that¡¯s never eaten, even as we face water shortages across the West. ? Wildlife can¡¯t afford the cost of all that wasted food. Neither can most people. ?
Data shows that households produce about half of all wasted food each year. Of course, all that waste hurts our pocketbooks, too. While Center supporters are by no means average, the average American wastes $759 on uneaten food, according to an analysis from ReFED, a national nonprofit dedicated to ending food loss and waste. ?
And all that wasted food could provide about 71 billion meals to people facing food insecurity. (, director of ReFED.) ?
Before you say it, let me: It¡¯s not just individuals. There¡¯s no question that food waste is a systemic issue, normalized at the institutional level. Even if we all joined together to eliminate food waste in our homes, big businesses still bear responsibility too. ?
That includes grocery stores that don¡¯t track and report their total volume of food waste ¡ª and who encourage poor shelf-stocking strategies ¡ª knowing that some food waste must be built into their bottom line. ?
But there¡¯s also restaurants that please their customers by serving outsized portions, especially of meat. Food waste is a problem at city and federal levels as well, including the Department of Defense, which is a substantial purchaser of food. ?
with the Food and Environment Reporting Network, we need laws and regulations from the government to hold industry accountable and make food-waste prevention a requirement. ?
That¡¯s why the U.S. Department of Agriculture¡¯s recently released for reducing food loss and waste is important. The national strategy focuses on prevention, with a goal of reducing national food waste by 50% by 2030. Now the plan needs to be put into action to protect wildlife and nature. ? How You Can Help ? Read and share our guides:
Read and share our reports:
I hope you¡¯re enjoying your summers, spending time outdoors when you can, hiking, swimming, building your garden, reading about nature, fighting for the planet, and being a friend to the wild world in any way you can. Let¡¯s add wasting less food to that list. ?
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Exploring how our food system impacts wildlife, communities and the environment.
If you¡¯re like me, it hurts to see food wasted at dinner tables and at restaurants, weddings, and birthday parties; on cruise ships and at vacation destinations; in hospitals, zoos, museums, and aquariums ¡ª but also on farms and fishing operations. The amount of is almost too big to wrap our heads around. But we can stop it.
? Just how bad is food waste for the planet? The annual emissions footprint of wasted food in the United States is the equivalent of driving more than 59 million passenger vehicles for a year. ?
Uneaten meat and dairy carry the biggest footprint, producing about one-third of the emissions, plus 75% of the habitat loss, associated with food waste. But too often overlooked is the marine life accidentally caught, killed, and discarded as ¡°bycatch,¡± including threatened and endangered species like sea turtles and whales. ()
? As you watch the Olympics this year, consider this: Wasted food wastes so much water it could fill 16 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Twenty-one percent of freshwater use goes to growing food that¡¯s never eaten, even as we face water shortages across the West. ? Wildlife can¡¯t afford the cost of all that wasted food. Neither can most people. ?
Data shows that households produce about half of all wasted food each year. Of course, all that waste hurts our pocketbooks, too. While Center supporters are by no means average, the average American wastes $759 on uneaten food, according to an analysis from ReFED, a national nonprofit dedicated to ending food loss and waste. ?
And all that wasted food could provide about 71 billion meals to people facing food insecurity. (, director of ReFED.) ?
Before you say it, let me: It¡¯s not just individuals. There¡¯s no question that food waste is a systemic issue, normalized at the institutional level. Even if we all joined together to eliminate food waste in our homes, big businesses still bear responsibility too. ?
That includes grocery stores that don¡¯t track and report their total volume of food waste ¡ª and who encourage poor shelf-stocking strategies ¡ª knowing that some food waste must be built into their bottom line. ?
But there¡¯s also restaurants that please their customers by serving outsized portions, especially of meat. Food waste is a problem at city and federal levels as well, including the Department of Defense, which is a substantial purchaser of food. ?
with the Food and Environment Reporting Network, we need laws and regulations from the government to hold industry accountable and make food-waste prevention a requirement. ?
That¡¯s why the U.S. Department of Agriculture¡¯s recently released for reducing food loss and waste is important. The national strategy focuses on prevention, with a goal of reducing national food waste by 50% by 2030. Now the plan needs to be put into action to protect wildlife and nature. ? How You Can Help ? Read and share our guides:
Read and share our reports:
I hope you¡¯re enjoying your summers, spending time outdoors when you can, hiking, swimming, building your garden, reading about nature, fighting for the planet, and being a friend to the wild world in any way you can. Let¡¯s add wasting less food to that list. ?
For the wild, |
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Senior Food Campaigner
Population and Sustainability Program
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Crabs are intelligent, sensitive animals ¡ª and some scientists wish we didn't boil them alive | Salon.com
Crabs are intelligent, sensitive animals ¡ª and some scientists wish we didn't boil them alive | Salon.com
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Please join Humanity Through
Education in educating Rodeo patrons that animal abuse is not acceptable and
should not be considered entertainment.
?
The foundation of Rodeo
¡°entertainment¡± is causing animals fear and pain and making sport of their
desire to escape. The only reason
and
violently buck and kick is because of the pain caused by the bucking strap. In
the case of the bull the strap is cinched tightly across his penis. A ban on
bucking straps would kill the rodeo as bucking horses and bulls are the main
rodeo events.
?
Other cruel events include and ¡°steer wrestling.¡± Please stand with us against this cruelty.
?
GOOD NEWS-Rancho Mission Viejo
Rodeo, in Southern CA, has shut down after 21 years due to low attendance.
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Let¡¯s shut down the Bill Pickett Rodeo
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RODEO PROTESTS
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WHERE: 9725 Dublin Canyon Rd, Castro Valley, CA
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WHEN:
July 13 - 1p July 14 - 1p
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Leaflets and signs will be provided.
?
Please join us to give a voice to
animals who desperately need our voice.
?
¡°Silence in the face of evil is
itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.¡± ¨D Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (anti-Nazi dissident).
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Pat Cuviello
Humanity
Through Education
650-315-3776
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Sea Shepherd article, below, estimates only 6-8 left!? NOAA article at bottom says there were 600 back in 1997.
Sign here asking Mexico to do more to protect them:
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Email from Project Coyote re: One of 3 coyotes killed in SF identified as animal that attacked child
Thank you for sharing this article. Our team is aware of this incident?and will be meeting with San Francisco Animal Care & Control to discuss more ethical and responsible ways of handling such situations in the future. We share your frustration at the lack of public education on coyote denning that led to this horrific situation, and are actively working to promote?coexistence and prevent these types of conflicts through education, awareness,?and policy.?
Kind regards, Kristen Weiss Public Engagement Coordinator One of 3 coyotes killed in SF identified as animal that attacked child
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Fourth of July fireworks are no blast for your pets - Marin Humane
Fourth of July fireworks are no blast for your pets - Marin Humane
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Re: Woodside Rodeo Protest-July 4th
Signs & tshirts that say Cruelty isn¡¯t cool. Don¡¯t rodeo or something, maybe.
This is a Junior Rodeo. Unfortunately Woodside is a rural area with an underlying cowboy/4-H mentality.
Pat
On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 12:11?PM Judith G. via <judithrachelleg= [email protected]> wrote: Thanks for all you do, Pat. ?
It¡¯s interesting that the article on the rodeo that closed in So Cal lists a virus as one of the reasons for closure (in addition to attendance) but barely mentions it. ?
Hard to believe a place like Woodside has a rodeo!
Please join Humanity Through
Education in educating Rodeo patrons that animal abuse is not acceptable and
should not be considered entertainment. The Woodside Rodeo is an annual 4th
of July Junior Rodeo in which kids are taught to be cruel to other animals, including
chasing scared baby pigs and pouncing on them or grabbing them by a leg to capture
them in order win what is euphemistically called a ¡°.¡±
?
The foundation of Rodeo
¡°entertainment¡± is causing animals fear and pain and making sport of their
desire to escape. The only reason
and
violently buck and kick is because of the pain caused by the bucking strap. In
the case of the bull the strap is cinched tightly across his penis. A ban on
bucking straps would kill the rodeo as bucking horses and bulls are the main
rodeo events.
?
Other cruel events include and ¡°steer wrestling.¡± Please stand with us against this cruelty.
?
GOOD NEWS-Rancho Mission Viejo
Rodeo, in Southern CA, has shut down after 21 years due to low attendance.
?
Let¡¯s shut down the Woodside Rodeo
?
RODEO PROTESTS
?
WHERE:
?
WHEN:
July 4 - 11:30a
?
Leaflets and signs will be provided.
?
Please join us to give a voice to
animals who desperately need our voice.
?
¡°Silence in the face of evil is
itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.¡± ¨D Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (anti-Nazi dissident).
?
Pat Cuviello
Humanity
Through Education
650-315-3776
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Re: Woodside Rodeo Protest-July 4th
Bizarre for such an upscale area.? They must somehow think it¡¯s cool so good to counteract the notion.
This is a Junior Rodeo. Unfortunately Woodside is a rural area with an underlying cowboy/4-H mentality.
Pat
On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 12:11?PM Judith G. via <judithrachelleg= [email protected]> wrote: Thanks for all you do, Pat. ?
It¡¯s interesting that the article on the rodeo that closed in So Cal lists a virus as one of the reasons for closure (in addition to attendance) but barely mentions it. ?
Hard to believe a place like Woodside has a rodeo!
Please join Humanity Through
Education in educating Rodeo patrons that animal abuse is not acceptable and
should not be considered entertainment. The Woodside Rodeo is an annual 4th
of July Junior Rodeo in which kids are taught to be cruel to other animals, including
chasing scared baby pigs and pouncing on them or grabbing them by a leg to capture
them in order win what is euphemistically called a ¡°.¡±
?
The foundation of Rodeo
¡°entertainment¡± is causing animals fear and pain and making sport of their
desire to escape. The only reason
and
violently buck and kick is because of the pain caused by the bucking strap. In
the case of the bull the strap is cinched tightly across his penis. A ban on
bucking straps would kill the rodeo as bucking horses and bulls are the main
rodeo events.
?
Other cruel events include and ¡°steer wrestling.¡± Please stand with us against this cruelty.
?
GOOD NEWS-Rancho Mission Viejo
Rodeo, in Southern CA, has shut down after 21 years due to low attendance.
?
Let¡¯s shut down the Woodside Rodeo
?
RODEO PROTESTS
?
WHERE:
?
WHEN:
July 4 - 11:30a
?
Leaflets and signs will be provided.
?
Please join us to give a voice to
animals who desperately need our voice.
?
¡°Silence in the face of evil is
itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.¡± ¨D Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (anti-Nazi dissident).
?
Pat Cuviello
Humanity
Through Education
650-315-3776
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Re: Woodside Rodeo Protest-July 4th
This is a Junior Rodeo. Unfortunately Woodside is a rural area with an underlying cowboy/4-H mentality.
Pat
On Sun, Jun 30, 2024 at 12:11?PM Judith G. via <judithrachelleg= [email protected]> wrote: Thanks for all you do, Pat. ?
It¡¯s interesting that the article on the rodeo that closed in So Cal lists a virus as one of the reasons for closure (in addition to attendance) but barely mentions it. ?
Hard to believe a place like Woodside has a rodeo!
Please join Humanity Through
Education in educating Rodeo patrons that animal abuse is not acceptable and
should not be considered entertainment. The Woodside Rodeo is an annual 4th
of July Junior Rodeo in which kids are taught to be cruel to other animals, including
chasing scared baby pigs and pouncing on them or grabbing them by a leg to capture
them in order win what is euphemistically called a ¡°.¡±
?
The foundation of Rodeo
¡°entertainment¡± is causing animals fear and pain and making sport of their
desire to escape. The only reason
and
violently buck and kick is because of the pain caused by the bucking strap. In
the case of the bull the strap is cinched tightly across his penis. A ban on
bucking straps would kill the rodeo as bucking horses and bulls are the main
rodeo events.
?
Other cruel events include and ¡°steer wrestling.¡± Please stand with us against this cruelty.
?
GOOD NEWS-Rancho Mission Viejo
Rodeo, in Southern CA, has shut down after 21 years due to low attendance.
?
Let¡¯s shut down the Woodside Rodeo
?
RODEO PROTESTS
?
WHERE:
?
WHEN:
July 4 - 11:30a
?
Leaflets and signs will be provided.
?
Please join us to give a voice to
animals who desperately need our voice.
?
¡°Silence in the face of evil is
itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.¡± ¨D Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (anti-Nazi dissident).
?
Pat Cuviello
Humanity
Through Education
650-315-3776
|
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Re: Woodside Rodeo Protest-July 4th
Thanks for all you do, Pat. ?
It¡¯s interesting that the article on the rodeo that closed in So Cal lists a virus as one of the reasons for closure (in addition to attendance) but barely mentions it. ?
Hard to believe a place like Woodside has a rodeo!
Please join Humanity Through
Education in educating Rodeo patrons that animal abuse is not acceptable and
should not be considered entertainment. The Woodside Rodeo is an annual 4th
of July Junior Rodeo in which kids are taught to be cruel to other animals, including
chasing scared baby pigs and pouncing on them or grabbing them by a leg to capture
them in order win what is euphemistically called a ¡°.¡±
?
The foundation of Rodeo
¡°entertainment¡± is causing animals fear and pain and making sport of their
desire to escape. The only reason
and
violently buck and kick is because of the pain caused by the bucking strap. In
the case of the bull the strap is cinched tightly across his penis. A ban on
bucking straps would kill the rodeo as bucking horses and bulls are the main
rodeo events.
?
Other cruel events include and ¡°steer wrestling.¡± Please stand with us against this cruelty.
?
GOOD NEWS-Rancho Mission Viejo
Rodeo, in Southern CA, has shut down after 21 years due to low attendance.
?
Let¡¯s shut down the Woodside Rodeo
?
RODEO PROTESTS
?
WHERE:
?
WHEN:
July 4 - 11:30a
?
Leaflets and signs will be provided.
?
Please join us to give a voice to
animals who desperately need our voice.
?
¡°Silence in the face of evil is
itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.¡± ¨D Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (anti-Nazi dissident).
?
Pat Cuviello
Humanity
Through Education
650-315-3776
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How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats) - The New York Times
How Science Went to the Dogs (and Cats) - The New York Times
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Why so many San Francisco vegan restaurants are closing | Food and Wine | sfexaminer.com
Why so many San Francisco vegan restaurants are closing | Food and Wine |
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Alzheimer's disease may be slowed by vegetarian diet and exercise
Alzheimer's disease may be slowed by vegetarian diet and exercise
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Renowned Plant-Based Physician Dr John McDougall Dies Aged 77
I heard him speak at SFVS¡¯s World Veg Fest and the Conscious Eating Conference in Berkeley over the years and was a big fan. ?
Renowned Plant-Based Physician Dr John McDougall Dies Aged 77
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Please join Humanity Through
Education in educating Rodeo patrons that animal abuse is not acceptable and
should not be considered entertainment. The Woodside Rodeo is an annual 4th
of July Junior Rodeo in which kids are taught to be cruel to other animals, including
chasing scared baby pigs and pouncing on them or grabbing them by a leg to capture
them in order win what is euphemistically called a ¡°.¡±
?
The foundation of Rodeo
¡°entertainment¡± is causing animals fear and pain and making sport of their
desire to escape. The only reason
and
violently buck and kick is because of the pain caused by the bucking strap. In
the case of the bull the strap is cinched tightly across his penis. A ban on
bucking straps would kill the rodeo as bucking horses and bulls are the main
rodeo events.
?
Other cruel events include and ¡°steer wrestling.¡± Please stand with us against this cruelty.
?
GOOD NEWS-Rancho Mission Viejo
Rodeo, in Southern CA, has shut down after 21 years due to low attendance.
?
Let¡¯s shut down the Woodside Rodeo
?
RODEO PROTESTS
?
WHERE:
?
WHEN:
July 4 - 11:30a
?
Leaflets and signs will be provided.
?
Please join us to give a voice to
animals who desperately need our voice.
?
¡°Silence in the face of evil is
itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.¡± ¨D Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (anti-Nazi dissident).
?
Pat Cuviello
Humanity
Through Education
650-315-3776
|
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Shark Meat Market set to grow by USD 141.2 million from 2024-2028, high nutritional value boost the market, Technavio - The Malaysian Reserve
Shark Meat Market size is set to grow by USD 141.2 million from 2024-2028, high nutritional value boost the market, Technavio - The Malaysian Reserve
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