Jan 23, 2025
Vegan First. How Hard is That?
A recent Newsweek article about climate change and the Los Angeles fires was an example of such irresponsible journalism that it even used the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), headed by a former dairy industry lobbyist, Tom Vilsack, as a source for the greenhouse gas emissions contribution of animal agriculture.
Listen to today’s episode for details, written by Sailesh Rao at ClimateHealers.org
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Original post: https://climatehealers.org/blog/a-plea-for-courage-at-the-world-wildlife-fund/
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691: [Part 1] We Won The Oxford Union Debate About Veganism https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/691-part-1-we-won-the-oxford-union-debate-about-veganism-by-sailesh-rao-at-climatehealersorg
692: [Part 2] We Won The Oxford Union Debate about Veganism https://plantbasedbriefing.libsyn.com/692-part-2-we-won-the-oxford-union-debate-about-veganism-by-sailesh-rao-at-climatehealersorg
V-COP Registration: https://climatehealers.org/transform/v-cop/
Vega - The Cow In The Room Video (1 min) https://vimeo.com/639434716
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Dr. Sailesh Rao is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated towards healing the Earth’s climate. Dr. Rao is the author of two books, Carbon Dharma: The Occupation of Butterflies and Carbon Yoga: The Vegan Metamorphosis, and an Executive Producer of four documentaries, The Human Experiment (2013), Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014), What The Health (2017), and A Prayer for Compassion (2019).
Dr. Rao is a Human, Earth and Animal Liberation (HEAL) activist, husband, dad and since 2010, a star-struck grandfather. He has promised his granddaughter, Kimaya, that the world will be largely Vegan before she turns 16 in 2026, so that people will stop eating her relatives, the animals. He has faith that humanity will transform to keep his pinky promise to Kimaya, not just for ethical reasons, but also out of sheer ecological necessity.
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