Lappé talks to environmental scientist and ecologist Francisco Sánchez-Bayo about his new research on global insect decline and the under-reported connection to agriculture. by Anna Lappé, Civil Eats In early 2019, the journal Biological Conservation published findings from a study about global insect decline that did what few such scientific journal articles ever do: It hit the front […]
As bright minds dig into the details of this proposal, it’s critical to keep in mind the role of food production in the climate crisis. By Anna Lappé, Earth Island Journal 2009. That was the last year there was any significant legislation on the table to confront the climate crisis barreling down on us. The […]
After a decade of work to connect food and climate, four experts say the link is being made, but much work remains to be done. by Civil Eats Over the past 10 years, we have seen a tidal shift in awareness about the dangers that climate change poses, and the fact that it’s only going […]
by Anna Lappé, Food Tank Food dystopias make my stomach a little queasy. I remember a food industry conference that opened with one businessman dreaming of a day when cooking food would be as bizarre for consumers as sewing a pair of their own jeans. Applause ensued. What is the future of food? Are everyday […]
Anna had a blast with Mark Kurlansky at ClimateOne in San Francisco discussing food, climate, and farming. Listen to the podcast episode here, watch a short clip of Anna on the scalability of organic farming, and make sure to follow ClimateOne for more podcasts and events like this. Find this discussion at ClimateOne’s website. Photo […]
Anne and Janeane Bernstein, host and producer of Get the Funk Out!, got to chat climate, food, and sustainability ahead of Natural Products Expo West, where Anna is delivering a keynote. Listen to the podcast here. Findthis interview in the Get the Funk Out! series by KUCI Radio. Photo by Paige Green.
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of spending a few days with more than 200 leading researchers, advocates and farmer leaders talking about the connections between food and climate change and what we should do about it. I helped to capture some of the voices you can see in this short film. There was […]
Last month, as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to demand action to prevent catastrophic climate change, I was 30,000 feet in the sky, the jet-fueled irony not lost on me. I was heading to Paris to talk food and climate change with 260 scientists, civil society leaders, and advocates from 40 […]
by Anna Lappé for Al Jazeera America At the turn of the last century, the father of public relations, Edward Bernays, launched the Celiac Project, whose medical professionals recommended bananas to benefit celiac disease sufferers. Those pitched on the sweet fruit’s miraculous properties didn’t know the project was actually created for the United Fruit Co., […]
by Anna Lappé for Al Jazeera America “Doubt is our product,” wrote executives for tobacco giant Brown & Williamson in a now infamous 1969 memo on industry communications strategy. The memo was revealed during discovery in class-action lawsuits against tobacco companies that would eventually yield a trove of 85 million pages. Among those pages are […]