So Oprah Winfrey’s joined the list of celebs taking the vegan challenge. From the PETA files: Inspired by the book Quantum Wellness, by Kathy Freston, Oprah’s going to be cutting all the meat, dairy, and eggs out of her diet in an effort to live a healthy, cruelty-free lifestyle. According to Peta (the original quote’s now gone from Oprah.com), she [...]

Full video from a panel at Harvard on April 24th, 2007.

I’m often asked whether I’m a vegetarian because of ethical concerns about the treatment of animals (i.e., that we kill them) or for health reasons (because, I suppose you could argue, the animals humans eat kill us). The easy answer is yes. And also for environmental reasons. That’s the one people don’t even think to ask about.