Environment

If We Eat Less Meat Can We Change the Planet?

August 21, 2023 |

Consider the following realities;   The activities required to produce human food are responsible for a third of the global greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity (1)   Animal-based foods contribute twice the greenhouse gas emissions of plant-based foods (2)   A 50-gram serving of red meat is associated with at least 20 times…

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Consideration of Human Health in Climate Policies

June 17, 2022 |

The Paris Agreement, resulting from the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) that took place in Paris in 2015, was signed by 196 countries around the globe.  The signing parties of this legally binding international treaty agreed to substantially reduce their global greenhouse gas emissions in order to limit the global temperature increase during this century…

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You CAN Help to Stop Climate Change

November 19, 2021 |

With the latest dismal IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report hanging over our futures, citizens of the earth are contemplating its revelations.  Climate change is well underway.   The IPCC states that it is human influence that is warming our atmosphere, oceans and land on a scale that is unprecedented.  Sea levels are increasing.   Insect…

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Testing the Merit of No-Till Farming Methods

February 12, 2021 |

Environmentally responsible farming methods are not yet widely used and thus suffer from a lack of acceptance by farmers who are not convinced of their benefits.  The Rodale Institute, located in Pennsylvania, USA, is hoping to remedy this situation through scientifically designed trials.  Active since 1947, the Rodale Institute has been conducting research into responsible…

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Farmers and Physicians Together for Regeneration of the Earth and Human Health: Part 2

July 17, 2020 |

Part 1 of this article looked at the many compelling reasons for a worldwide conversion to regenerative methods in food production and in healthcare.  In Part 2, we will look at barriers to this substantial system change.   Implementing Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Regenerative Healthcare is a major transformation in food production and consumption habits.…

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My name is Debra Harley (BScPhm) and I welcome you to my retirement project, this website. Over the course of a life many lessons are learned, altering deeply-rooted ideas and creating new passions.