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Are Diamonds Vegan? These Conflict-Free Gems Are Made From Air Pollution

Aether Diamonds uses air pollution to create the first-of-its-kind, conflict-free diamonds that can offset your carbon footprint.

by Aruka Sanchir

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21 Vegan Father’s Day Gifts That Are Better Than a Mug

From somewhat kitschy Cookie Monster socks to an urban farmstand, these vegan Father’s Day gifts will make Dad’s day.

by Tanya Flink and Rachel Krantz

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Singapore Becomes First Country in the World to Allow Sale of Cell-Based Meat

After a thorough approval process, Singapore will allow the sale of chicken bites made with Eat Just’s cultured meat, setting a precedent for other countries to “divorce meat production from industrial animal agriculture,” according to Good Food Institute Executive Director Bruce Friedrich.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Texas-Style Vegan Jerky Launches at Whole Foods

Urban Cowboy’s mushroom-based jerky is made with the help of artificial intelligence to replicate the meaty texture of old-fashioned beef jerky.

by Nicole Axworthy

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Chile’s High-Tech Vegan Milk Makes US Debut at Whole Foods Nationwide

The Not Company uses artificial intelligence to create vegan approximations of animal-derived foods, including its “NotMilk”—the first of its products to hit US shelves.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Volvo Commits to Setting New Animal-Free Standard in Car Industry, Starting With Leather

Volvo is removing all cow-derived materials, starting with leather, from its vehicles to set a new, animal-friendly sustainable standard in the automotive industry.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Wants to Save the Planet. He Just Invested in 2 Cell-Based Meat Companies to Help Do It.

Actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio is now an investor and advisor in pioneering cell-based meat companies Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat to help advance the development of sustainable beef.

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Awkwafina Is the Voice of Lightlife’s New Plant-Based Meat Campaign

Actress Awkwafina is lending her distinctive voice to plant-based meat brand Lightlife’s new wellness campaign.

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This Startup Just Raised $314 Million To Make Animal Silk Obsolete

Japanese startup Spiber is using its $314 million in new funding to create a global sustainable materials market that relies on microbial fermentation rather than animal products to make silk, wool, leather, and more.

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New Vegan Mushroom Fining Technology Could Eliminate Animal Products From Beer

Chinova Bioworks is using its proprietary mushroom fiber to create a rapid fining agent for breweries so that animal-based compounds can be eliminated from the beer production process.

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Impossible Foods’ New Vegan Chicken Nuggets Are Here. Get Them at These 150 Restaurants and 10,000 Grocery Stores

Celebrity chefs are adding the new Impossible Chicken Nuggets to menus nationwide and more than 10,000 grocery stores will stock the vegan nuggets by the end of the year.

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Walmart to Cut 60,000 Pounds of Plastic Annually with One Simple Change to Its Cucumbers

By switching to plastic-free Apeel English cucumbers—which feature a plant-based, life-extending “peel”—the major retailer is eliminating the equivalent of 85 million plastic straws.

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Can Vegan Milk Get Any Better? Danone Thinks It Can.

Danone’s next-level vegan dairy products will launch as Silk NextMilk and So Delicious Wondermilk in the US, and as Alpro Not Milk in Europe.

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Dominique Crenn, the First Female US Chef to Get Three Michelin Stars, Now Aims to Be the First to Serve Lab-Grown Chicken

Dominique Crenn was the first US female chef to get the coveted three Michelin stars. Now, she’s poised to become the first US chef to serve lab-grown chicken on the menu at her San Francisco mainstay Atelier Crenn—where meat from slaughtered animals has been off the menu since 2018.

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We Can Slash Carbon Emissions by 90 Percent by 2035. But Government Subsidies for Animal Agriculture Must End First.

A new report by RethinkX says we need to remove barriers that favor carbon-intensive industries, like government subsidies for animal agriculture, so that disruptive technology can take over and reduce carbon emissions.

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Singapore Gets a Taste of the World’s First Lab-Grown Crab

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Qatar Is Poised to Become Second Country in the World to Allow Sale of Lab-Grown Meat

by Anna Starostinetskaya

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Beyond Meat Files for 100 Trademarks for Vegan Milk, Bacon, Eggs, and Seafood

Vegan brand Beyond Meat is looking to make more than beef and pork, according to more than 100 trademarks the company filed for terms such as Beyond Milk, Beyond Crab, and Beyond Shrimp.

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Want to Eat Vegan and Fight Food Waste? There’s An App for That.

Too Good To Go is fighting food waste by partnering with local restaurants to sell discounted excess food that would otherwise go to waste.

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Questlove and Lewis Hamilton Join $235 Million Investment in Vegan Meat and Dairy Brand NotCo

NotCo will use the new $235 million investment—raised with the help of musician Questlove and racing champ Lewis Hamilton—to expand its AI-powered vegan burgers, ice cream, and mayo into North America, Europe, and Asia.