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Feb 22, 2024

Earth Reaches Alarming 1.5-Degree Celsius Temperature Increase for 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  For media inquiries, please contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org  Earth Reaches Alarming 1.5-Degree Celsius Temperature Increase for 2023, Scientists Raise Urgent Concerns Meat production implicated Washington, DC 2.22.2024 – In a concerning milestone, the global average temperature on Earth has now surged to a 1.5-degree Celsius increase for the current year, prompting widespread apprehension among […]

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Jan 11, 2024

A Green Diet for a Green Earth: The Benefits of Plant-Based Eating

1-11.2024 Letter to the Editor: A Green Diet for a Green Earth: The Benefits of Plant-Based Eating By Jane DeMarines, Executive Director, Sustainable Earth Eating Our modern lifestyle is becoming unsustainable. Greenhouse gases are warming the planet more and more each year. Chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes are becoming the norm. And the […]

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Dec 29, 2023

What do Climate Leaders Wish for the New Year? 

Read on…and including one BIG WISH for the World—from MD’s 8th District Congressman  Contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org Washington, DC–12/29/2023 – As 2023 slides into the past, we’re all hoping for great things in the new year. Here is what climate leaders, including Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, wish for the Planet and all of us in the New […]

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Nov 13, 2023

Pope + Climate Change SEE asks Pontiff to reinstate Meatless Fridays for meat reduction climate benefit

For Immediate Release: Contact: Sustainable Earth Eating: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org  202-997-8785  www.sustainableeartheating.org Sustainable Earth Eating Calls on Pope Francis to Reinstate Meatless Fridays in New “Environmental Encyclical” Washington (11.09.23) — As the global community grapples with the urgent need to address the environmental crisis, Sustainable Earth Eating, a leading climate, and food organization, has officially reached out […]

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Sep 13, 2023

Dr.Blockstein joins SEE Advisory Board

For Release 9/13/23    Contact: demarines@sustainableeartheating.org Climate Scientist Joins Sustainable Earth Eating Advisory Board Washington, DC – Sustainable Earth Eating’s (SEE) Chair Edgar Ndjatou announced that David E. Blockstein, PhD, Co-Director, Worldwide Climate and Justice Education Week, reaching more than 100,000 students in 70 countries, has joined SEE’s advisory board. Blockstein is an ecologist and […]

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Aug 16, 2023

Sustainable Earth Eating Raises Concerns on USDA’s Greenhouse Gas Strategy

 Eat Smart to Save the Planet Sustainable Earth Eating Raises Concerns on USDA’s Greenhouse Gas Strategy WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sustainable Earth Eating (SEE) has  submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding its “Federal Strategy to Advance Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Monitoring for the Agriculture and Forest Sectors,” open for public feedback until […]

Jul 24, 2023

Summers are always hot. Here’s how we know climate change is making summer hotter – USA Today Headline

By Elizabeth Weise with USA Today Summers are always hot. But this summer is different in some profound ways. Record-breaking temperatures are hitting multiple cities. Phoenix recorded an unprecedented nineteen consecutive days over 110 degrees. Death Valley reached 128 on Sunday. Records are falling everywhere. It’s not your imagination: This is not a typical summer. The extreme temperatures […]

Jun 29, 2023

Consumer ‘Diet vs Climate’ Survey: Majority say Willing to Change Behavior to Abate Climate Change

Washington, DC – June 28, 2023: As the country prepares for 4th of July celebrations with backyard barbecues, a new survey of consumers shows  broad awareness of meat production’s massive impact on the environment, including rainforest deforestation, huge water and land use and animal species decimation, and showed a high level of willingness among participants […]

May 29, 2023

This Memorial Day, honor veterans and our planet

Many, if not most of us, will celebrate Memorial Day and warmer weather with food, friendship and outdoor and indoor gatherings– often focused on grilling meat, barbecuing ribs or certainly burgers—as we honor our Nation’s veterans. It is a tradition in the United States to make meat part of the celebratory events—but maybe it’s time […]

May 25, 2023

DJ Soul Emcee’s Planet Bethesda Food & Music Festival

Contacts: Lisa DeCrescente,  lisa@farmusa.org Nicole Berger,  n.berger@sustainableeartheating.org 104.1 DJ Soul Emcee’s Planet Bethesda Food & Music Festival, Shares Inspirational Health Journey and Dance Party Beats  Event Spotlights BIPOC Food Vendors, Multicultural Foods (Bethesda, MD – May 25, 2023) When the Planet Bethesda festival returns to Elm Street Park on June 4, 2023, the party will be pumping […]

May 19, 2023

Planet Bethesda Festival Offers Something for Everyone with Multicultural Foods, Kid’s Corner, Live Animal Ambassadors, Pet Adoptions and Mad Science Show

Contacts: Lisa DeCrescente,  lisa@farmusa.com Nicole Berger,  n.berger@sustainableeartheating.org (Bethesda, MD – May 9, 2023) In less than a month, the Planet Bethesda festival returns to Elm Street Park on June 4, 2023, building on the success of the inaugural event in 2022. The food and music festival celebrates World Environment Day and the benefits of a plant-based lifestyle. […]

Apr 25, 2023

Settlement Requires EPA to Rein in Chesapeake Bay Pollution Caused by Animal Agriculture

Contact: n.berger@sustainableeartheating.org   (Bethesda, MD – Apr. 25, 2023) Sustainable Earth Eating applauds a settlement announced by the D.C. Attorney General that will further curtail pollution of the Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the U.S., largely caused by animal agriculture.  According to D.C. Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, a proposed settlement was reached on April […]

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Apr 15, 2024

Belize Conservationists Pushing for Carbon Offsets in Race to Save Fragile Rainforest

In a desperate search for financing to secure Belizean land against deforestation, conservationists are pinning their hopes on carbon credits, an emissions reduction incentive that has been criticized for allowing corporations to continue to pollute and not achieving real reductions, Nicholas Kusnetz wrote for Inside Climate News. Elma Kay, managing director of the nonprofit Belize […]

Apr 15, 2024

Hundreds of UK Academics Call for 100% Meat-Free Food Catering at Nation’s Universities

In an open letter organized by the student-led Plant-Based Universities campaign, more than 650 academics have called on British universities to commit to vegan meal catering to fight the climate crisis, likening such a move to the fossil fuel divestment to which 101 UK universities have already committed, Damian Carrington reported for the Guardian. “We […]

Apr 15, 2024

Irish Shellfish Producer to Open Oat Milk Facility in Light of Declining Demand for Seafoo

Having identified a growing market in the production of plant-based products, Irish shellfish producer Errigal Bay is planning an oat milk facility in the county of Donegal, in an area originally intended as a seafood cold store, which the company no longer sees as viable, according to a report at vegconomist.com. A third of Irish […]

Apr 15, 2024

Nations Under- or Don’t Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Jeopardizing UN Climate Goals

The greenhouse gas emissions data the world’s nations report to the United Nations climate convention are typically out of date, inconsistent, and incomplete, Fred Pearce wrote for Yale Environment 360. Therefore, compliance with agreed emissions targets cannot be verified, analysts say. However, according to the article: “Satellite data shows methane emissions from oil and gas […]

Apr 15, 2024

India: Agricultural Methane Largely Seen as a Fact of Life; Efforts to Curb Emissions Limited

Home to 80 million dairy farmers whose 303 million cows made 231 million tons of milk last year, India is the world’s third largest emitter of planet-warming methane, Sibi Arusa wrote for the Associated Press, describing how the country is responding to the climate crisis. Livestock produce about 48% of India’s methane, and the federal […]

Apr 15, 2024

Deep Red Utah Sees Rise of Office Seekers Concerned About Climate Impacts in Their State

Since 2010, when its conservative legislature passed a resolution essentially writing denialism into state policy, Utah has been hit hard enough by climate change to shift its politics on the issue, Marcus Baram reported for Capitol & Main. Two self-professed climate candidates are running to succeed Mitt Romney in the US Senate in light of […]

Apr 15, 2024

Cooking for the Climate’ Panel Serves Up Planet-Healthy Food for Thought

Dr. Sailesh Rao of Climate Healers and Eric Lindstrom of Farm Animal Rights Movement addressed climate diet-related matters in an April 2 webinar hosted by Climate Diet Executive Director Jane DeMarines before 43 attendees, including students, from across the US. Capping the event, Erin DeMarines of Erin’s Kitchen demonstrated the preparation of a tasty salad […]

Apr 15, 2024

World Health Organization Head Calls for Plant-Based Diet Shift

Climate Diet joins growing number urging dietary shifts The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said a shift towards more plant-based diets is “essential” for the health of people and planet. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s Director-General, made the comments in a video during COP28, the UN Climate Summit in Dubai in December […]

Jan 02, 2024

January Newsletter

COP28 Delegates Agree To ‘Transition Away’ From Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels, What climate and SEE leaders wish for in 2024, and more! United Nations climate negotiators directed the world to transition away from planet-warming fossil fuels in a major development at COP28, according to the Associated Press, des re pite critics’ worries about loopholes. The agreement […]

Jan 01, 2024

How your old car can help with climate change?

What if your old car could actually help stop climate change? Well, now it can! We are currently accepting tax-deductible car donations through 1-800-Charity Cars. Donating a car this way is fast and easy. All you have to do is call 1-800-CHARITY (800-242-7489) or fill out an online donation form. Representatives from the service will contact you […]

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