Our Food System is Rigged feat. Sheril Kirshenbaum | Hot Mess

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Content of the Lesson: It’s not as easy as we want it to be. Lots of references below! Like this video? SUBSCRIBE to Hot Mess! ►► http://bit.ly/hotmess_sub The way we eat is unsustainable for the climate. Our food system contributes a massive amount of greenhouse gas emissions and touches basically every facet of our life. Modern diets also contribute to millions of lost lives every year from all the negative health outcomes. The answer is pretty simple on paper: We need to convert more of our diet to plant-based foods, and away from red meat. But in practice? It’s nowhere near that easy. How can something so necessary be so hard? We talked to food policy expert Sheril Kirshenbaum to learn more. #climate #climatechange #globalwarming Read more: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GU6_Rvwlb6sYwB3Bwiy9T6z3ub4ljXTSLI6KRff39og/edit?usp=sharing Connect with us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/HotMessPBS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotmesspbs Facebook: http://facebook.com/hotmesspbs Hot Mess T-shirts!: https://store.dftba.com/products/hot-mess-shirt ----------- Host: Miriam Nielsen Guest: Sheril Kirshenbaum Writers: Miriam Nielsen and Sheril Kirshenbaum Editor-in-chief: Joe Hanson Creative Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Producer: Stephanie Noone Editor/Animator: Sara Roma Camera: Miriam Nielsen ----------- Produced by PBS Digital Studios Theme Music: Eric Friend/Optical Audio Music: APM


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