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Vegan Street Picks the Five Most Encouraging Signs that Vegetarianism and

Compassion are Here to Stay tor the Next Millennium

 

Just as in the other top five list, this one was brimming with all kinds of

possibilities. Paring it down was difficult, but this is what we've come up with

for Vegan Street's Five Most Encouraging Signs for Our Side (again, in no

particular order).

 

1. American Dietetic Assn. Comes Down on High Protein, Low-Carb Diets

Yep, it was bound to happen... Health professionals, a decidedly conservative

bunch not given to passionate proclamations, have broken with their

long-standing reserve in order to disparage what they view to be a menacing

health threat: the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet plans recommended by

people such as Barry Sears and Dr. Robert Atkins. Does is stretch the bounds of

imagination to project that their books and other products may be slapped with

warning labels in the not-too distant future?

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive.html#highproteinbad

 

2. Meat Production Found to Be Second Biggest Threat to the Environment

Finally, serious scientists are beginning to acknowledge the damage that our

fast-food culture has wreaked upon the environment. Can mainstream consumers be

that far down the trail?

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive992.html#meatprodthreat

 

3. Finally, Tofu Gets a Little Respect

Yes, we've all heard it. Tofu is weird. Soy milk is gross. Veggie burgers are

yucky. Tell that to the booming soy foods industry, which is growing in leaps

and bounds despite the occasional detractor. Not only have Kellogg and Dean

Foods jumped on the bandwagon, but so has the FDA, which is now allowing soy

products to promote the health advantages of soy on a label. I don't know if

it's a good sign that mega-corporations, especially those from the animal-foods

industry, are getting involved in vegetarian enterprises, but their interest

definitely signals a robust, growing market.

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive.html#hearthealthysoy

 

4. Beef Industry Going Bust

Want to see the last, desperate throes of a dying industry?

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive992.html#beefbust

 

5. WTO meeting in Seattle

This guy was so important it made both lists. The WTO meeting taught us that

people across the globe care enough about endangered species, our food supply

and labor conditions that they are willing to assemble and risk arrest to make

their voices heard. The activists showed the world that it's not only possible

to stand up against big business and big government, but it's also necessary.

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive.html#seattlenasty

 

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Vegan Street Picks the Five Biggest Blunders, Stupid Acts and Points of

Embarrassment for Bad People, Corporations and Trade Organizations in 1999

 

Oh, how to whittle it down? When Monsanto wasn't paying people to protest on

their behalf and dioxin-tainted chicken wasn't terrifying millions of people,

well, there was still a lot of stuff going on. Let's plumb the depths, shall we?

 

1. Genetically Engineered Foods Banned at Monsanto's Staff Restaurant

First, the entire world is collectively kicking their butt over the genetically

engineered foodstuffs they tried to force down everyone's throats, and now this.

We had to admit it made us giggle.

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/inthenews.html#staffrestaurantban It's funny.

It's really funny.

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive.html#monsantobribe

 

2. Evans Furs Declares Bankruptcy on Fur Free Friday

Do you know the German word schadenfreude? It's the feeling of being delighted

by another's misfortune. Although schadenfreude is not generally thought of as

an admirable character trait, it would be impossible for anyone who cares about

animals to not feel a tinge of it upon hearing of Evans' closing for good on

such a symbolic occasion. Perhaps a better expression would be poetic justice.

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive.html#evansbellyup

 

3. World Trade Organization Protests in Seattle

Oh boy, this one was a doozy and a big black eye on the face of those who

protect biotechnology and big business over human interest. When the World Trade

Organization planned to meet in Seattle, they had no idea what was awaiting

them. Maybe a scraggly-haired hippie here, a wild-eyed conspiracy theorist

there. In other words, the usual suspects and no one powerful enough to throw a

real wrench into the proceedings. Instead, what the delegates found were

thousands of organized, passionate, creative and committed activists who,

through careful planning, training and mutual support, shut down the WTO meeting

through non-violent means. What followed was mayhem, and an absolutely

terrifying image of a police-state here in the good, ol' U.S.A., all gloriously

documented on videotape.

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive.html#stamperresigns

 

4. Sara Lee and Oscar Mayer Listeria Poisonings

Calling the Sara Lee listeria poisonings a blunder or act of stupidity would

demean the pain inflicted on those who died, those who lost loved ones and those

who suffered. Let's instead call it what it is: staggering irresponsibility. In

the end, 15 people died, six miscarriages occurred and at least 62 people were

sickened by listeria-contaminated meat from the Sara Lee-owned company. Amid

findings that the meat processing plant was unsanitary and did not heed

warnings in the past to raise hygiene standards, once again we discover we're

not all that far from what Upton Sinclair described in The Jungle. We did a

bunch of stories on this.

http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive991.html#listeria2

 

5. U.S and Europe Accuse Each Other of Unsafe Meat.

At last, vegetarians and omnivores can agree on the same point: meat is

inedible. http://www.veganstreet.com/news/newsarchive992.html#meatwars

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