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Could a diet that’s good for the planet reduce your risk of dying from disease?

A diet that promotes plant-based protein to help the environment now has a more humane argument: It can reduce your risk of dying from many major diseases. “This wasn’t just a cause of death. It was across the board,” said Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard TH Chan School of Public… Read More »

Climate contradictions play key role in UN talks Less warming predicted in the future, but more suffering now

The world is on track to warm much less than predicted a decade ago, but that good news is overwhelmed by far more pain from current climate change than scientists had predicted, experts said. It’s just one of a series of seemingly contradictory circumstances facing climate negotiators meeting in Dubai this week for marathon United… Read More »