Jessica Scott-Reid

Canada

Journalist for the animals & planet: @globeandmail @torontostar @corporateknight @winnipegnews. Features & debunking @sentient_media.

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Articles

Your Climate Action Works Better With Collective Change, New Research Shows

2 days ago | sentientmedia.org | Jessica Scott-Reid

When it comes to tackling climate change and industrial animal agriculture, a long-standing debate continues to divide advocates — is it better to focus on individual dietary shifts, or demand systemic change? Over the last decade or so, environmental and animal welfare organizations have grappled with how to combine individual behavior change and with a broader push for collective action.
Joe Rogan and Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds

2 days ago | desmog.com | Jessica Scott-Reid

Remember last November, when Elon Musk joined Joe Rogan on his podcast, and the two dismissed meat production as “irrelevant” to the climate crisis? Or last December, when fellow podcaster Russell Brand, once a committed vegan for ethical and environmental reasons, posted about eating steak at Mar-a-Lago with President-elect Trump?
Joe Rogan and Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds

2 days ago | ecotopical.com | Jessica Scott-Reid

Remember last November, when Elon Musk joined Joe Rogan on his podcast, and the two dismissed meat production as “irrelevant” to the climate crisis? Or last December, when fellow podcaster Russell Brand, once a committed vegan for ethical and environmental reasons, posted about eating steak at Mar-a-Lago…
Joe Rogan & Other Top Podcasts Spread Climate Disinfo, Research Finds

6 days ago | sentientmedia.org | Jessica Scott-Reid

Remember last November, when Elon Musk joined Joe Rogan on his podcast, and the two dismissed meat production as “irrelevant” to the climate crisis? Or last December, when fellow podcaster Russell Brand, once a committed vegan for ethical and environmental reasons, posted about eating steak at Mar-a-Lago with President-elect Trump?
Why New York City's last dairy switched from cows to nuts

1 week ago | corporateknights.com | Jessica Scott-Reid

This is the fourth installment of our six-part Masters of Metamorphosis series, in which we look at corporations that have reinvented themselves in order to seize opportunities in the energy transition. In 2016, New York’s Elmhurst Dairy closed its doors as the last remaining fluid-milk plant in the city. The following year, under the continued leadership of second-generation owner Henry Schwartz, the company rebranded as Elmhurst 1925, shifting its focus to plant-based milks. “Established 1925.
How good people do bad things to animals

2 weeks ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Jessica Scott-Reid

Livestock auctions exist all across North America. They serve as a stop between the farms where animals are born and the farms where they will be “fattened” or “finished” — the stop between life and death, where animals are sold to be slaughtered. In these fast-paced spaces, animals are pushed through like products — prodded, chased, tossed and dragged — by people paid to get the job done, quickly.
The Vegan Vs. Carnivore Narrative Distracts From Climate Action

3 weeks ago | sentientmedia.org | Jessica Scott-Reid

The majority of us want to see more done on climate change. According to recent research, a striking 80 to 89 percent of people around the globe want stronger climate action. But one of the most impactful individual climate actions a person can take — diet change — often gets lost in the public discourse.
Opinion: Canada’s horse export trade and the election

3 weeks ago | winnipegfreepress.com | Jessica Scott-Reid |Kaitlyn Mitchell

By: Jessica Scott-Reid and Kaitlyn Mitchell Posted: 2:01 AM CDT Wednesday, Apr. 23, 2025 Do you remember back in 2021, ahead of the last federal election, when the Liberal Party promised to end Canada’s cruel export of horses for slaughter? Animal lovers sure do.
Pennsylvania egg brand agrees to drop ‘free-roaming’ label

3 weeks ago | northcentralpa.com | Jessica Scott-Reid

Bucks County, Pa. — For decades, the meat industry has been attempting to thwart undercover investigations with so-called “ag-gag laws,” state laws that criminalize the unauthorized recording of livestock farm operations. One way investigators have persisted, however, is with the use of drone technology, which can enable investigators to document conditions on farms that may not align with the claims on the label.
MAHA movement aims to reverse American farming policy

3 weeks ago | kiowacountypress.net | Jessica Scott-Reid

(Ohio News Connection) Click play to listen to an abbreviated version of this article. Now that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has kicked off his Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA Commission, food system advocates are wondering which of his ideas will come to fruition. One promise was to revamp the food system with a plan to “reverse 80 years of farming policy.” But what exactly would it mean for the average American to eat like we did in the 1940s?