In part 1, I described emotional experiences felt by vegans, environmentalists and advocates for social and economic justice. We all see the world in a way that remains in the minority of perception and sense of urgency. I wrote about…
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The Emotional State of Vegans, Economists, Environmentalists, and…
Part I I recently came upon two blog posts that reminded me of the anguish many vegans feel when faced with the “great mystery”: why don’t environmentalists (and other advocacy groups) get the vegan message? Since it resolves so much…
Tagged with: environmentalists, green vegans, overpopulation, steady state economy, social and economic justice, social change
Posted in The State of Our Movement, Veganism, Ecosystems
Posted in The State of Our Movement, Veganism, Ecosystems
The Unlimited Vegan – Part III
Connecting to Power In parts I and II, we see how the founders of modern-day veganism anticipated the connections between the vegan principle and other pressing issues. It is our job to understand that those same issues, if left unsolved,…
Tagged with: human ecology, animal rights, environmentalists, vegans, green vegans, new human ecology, overpopulation, steady state economy, sustainability, animal agriculture, social and economic justice, vegan human ecology, ecosystems
Posted in The State of Our Movement, The New Human Ecology, Veganism, Ecosystems
Posted in The State of Our Movement, The New Human Ecology, Veganism, Ecosystems
The Unlimited Vegan – Part I
The vegan community is missing an opportunity to tap into a vast source of power. If we want a vegan planet we start by stepping back to see the big picture. Up to now, we have heard how environmental sustainability,…
Yet Another Nonvegan Excuse: Evolution Requires Meat
Nonvegans often claim that their ancestral dietary habits justify continued exploitation of others. Advocates for animal agriculture and other sectors like hunting, fishing, and trapping make this assumption without factual support and reveal a fundamental lack of understanding about human…
Deep Vegans – Part 1
Whatever our initial reasons for stepping onto the vegetarian or vegan pathway, we must quickly grow into a broader and deeper understanding of how important Veganism is to the future of all life on Earth. For some, like me, Veganism…
Tagged with: human ecology, animal rights, environmentalists, vegans, green vegans, new human ecology, overpopulation, sustainability, social and economic justice, wildlife, vegan human ecology, CITES, endangered species, ecosystems, conservation biology, social change, deep ecology
Posted in The State of Our Movement, Fish and Wildlife Management, The New Human Ecology, Veganism, Ecosystems
Posted in The State of Our Movement, Fish and Wildlife Management, The New Human Ecology, Veganism, Ecosystems
Part 1: Critique of Michael Pollan’s book, Omnivore’s Dilemma
Species rights, environmentalism, and our human ecology are entering a new era. We are connecting the dots between the necessities of a vegan new human ecology (see www.greenvegans dot org) and problems that include human overpopulation, environmentalism, destructive economic systems,…
Tagged with: human ecology, animal rights, environmentalists, vegans, green vegans, new human ecology, overpopulation, sustainability, animal agriculture, social and economic justice, vegan human ecology, public grazing, GMO corn and soy, ecosystems, vegetarianism, Michael Pollan, "Omnivore's Dilemma"
Posted in The New Human Ecology, Ecosystems, Michael Pollan "Omnivore's Dilemma series
Posted in The New Human Ecology, Ecosystems, Michael Pollan "Omnivore's Dilemma series
CITES and Veganism
Whatever our initial reasons for stepping onto the vegetarian or vegan pathway, we grow over time into a broader and deeper understanding of the reasons to improve and expand our efforts. Veganism is a product of my past vegetarianism, for…
Tagged with: human ecology, vegans, green vegans, new human ecology, overpopulation, sustainability, social and economic justice, vegan human ecology, CITES, endangered species, Shiftingvalues, Margi Prideaux, ecosystems, vegetarianism, International WHaling COmmission Panama Green Vegans
Posted in Veganism
Posted in Veganism
Why Human Ecology?
It took time to build the title of my book, This Is Hope: Green Vegans and the New Human Ecology. I’ve long understood the connections between my meals, the suffering of nonhuman animals, and environmental impacts. And I was already…
