Some recent news items from the national press that have caught my attention …
Wool, Fashion, and the Biodiversity Crisis reports on the environmental destruction caused by farming sheep for wool.
The good news is that acrylics and plastics are not needed to replace wool.
A “better path forward exists, with exciting innovations in alternative materials that are not derived from fossil fuels”
https://www.collectivefashionjustice.org/shear-destruction
Impossible foods raises $2 Billion : vegan businesses are growing fast
https://plantbasednews.org/news/economics/impossible-foods-plant-based-meat-billion
Veganism is going mainstream : The Guardian reports that veganism is now part of every day life.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/10/from-fringe-to-mainstream-how-millions-got-a-taste-for-going-vegan
“I can’t give up cheese” is no longer an excuse as Daiya Foods releases a new version of its cheese across Canada and the United States. Hopefully in the UK soon.
https://vegnews.com/2021/12/daiya-vegan-cheese-blocks
Almost 700000 farm animals and birds die in Canada floods : the devastating impact of flooding in British Columbia
https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/farm-animals-die-british-columbia-floods
We Need To End Animal Agriculture To Meet COP26 Climate Pledges, Says Impossible Foods
https://www.newstatesman.com/environment/the-environment-interview/2021/11/pat-brown-farm-animals-are-the-most-destructive-technology-on-earth
Cop26 menu focuses on plant-based dishes with 80% Scottish food
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/23/cop26-menu-plant-based-dishes-scottish-food
COP26 Vegan Society Blog
https://www.vegansociety.com/news/blog/cop26-global-north-leaders-animal-farmers-still-denial
