Anti-Offshore Drilling Rally

As oil continues to spill in the Gulf, come out to Coney Island this Saturday to add your voice to the growing anti-offshore drilling movement.

Panel at Pace Law School

Brighter Green Executive Director Mia MacDonald will be discussing the environmental impacts of factory farming.

Brighter Green at World People’s Conference on Climate Change & Mother Earth Rights

The conference brings together social organizations and indigenous representatives from around the world to analyze the systemic causes of climate change and to draft a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Mother Earth. It’s being called the “hippest environmental meeting of the year.” Check back for blogs and updates from the conference.

Screening of “What’s for Dinner” at Apple Store, Beijing

“What’s for Dinner?” director Jian Yi will be presenting a collection of his works at the Apple Store in Sanlitun, Beijing. Among clips Jian Yi will screen are some scenes from Brighter Green’s forthcoming documentary.

“What’s for Dinner?” Screening at the Klimaforum09 in Copenhagen

Brighter Green’s short documentary, “What’s for Dinner?,” (running time: 26 minutes) will be screened at the Copenhagen Klimaforum, the “people’s climate summit,” on Wednesday, December 16th at 9 p.m., with a panel discussion to follow. Directed by award-winning… Read More

Livelihoods, Forests, Livestock and Climate Change:Green Belt Movement & Brighter Green side event UNFCCC COP 15

Deforestation and forest degradation are among the major sources of greenhouse gas emissions (approximately 20%). At the same time, forests are vital to the global ecosystem as well as crucial for human well-being. How can the global community… Read More

Brighter Green at Massachusetts Climate Action Network Conference

Come listen to Brighter Green Research Associate Justine Simon discuss the connections between meat consumption and climate change.

Brighter Green at the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival

Come listen to Brighter Green Associate Stella Zhou at the Boston Vegetarian Food Festival Festival. Stella will be discussing the current lost connection between food and its origin. She will also address the missing role of farm animals in present-day public health discussions, and will examine the growing trend of factory farming in China.

350.org – International Day of Climate Action

Food and climate change: it’s an essential connection. Join Brighter Green and other members of New York City’s FoodPrint Alliance as we take part in 350.org’s International Day of Climate Action.

Food and Climate Change: The Meat of the Matter

Join Brighter Green Executive Director Mia MacDonald, Farm Sanctuary National Advocacy Organizer Jasmin Singer, and Kind Green Planet’s Outreach Director Marisa Miller Wolfson for a presentation on the connection between animal agriculture and global warming. As part of… Read More