Vegan Outreach Lincoln and East Midlands: April 2013

Episode 19 of The Species Barrier... this time Ruth plays Fangirl as we are joined by compassionate cookbook author, podcaster and all round icon... Colleen Patrick Goudreau. Ahead of the Lincolnshire premiere of Chasing Ice we speak with the film's director Jeff Orlowski.

Also James Hansen quits as NASA climate scientist, Europe urges the ethics behind veganism to be given legal protection, Ecuador auctions off rainforest to Chinese oil companies, somber parting words from The Independent's environment editor and are electric cars really better for the environment?

Colleen says "Pigs not Pork"

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Ready To Chase Ice

Show Notes for episode #19 of The Species Barrier:

Coventry Free Vegan Food Fair: http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=45

Equality rights: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9977214/Vegans-and-druids-to-gain-workplace-rights-under-new-equality-rules.html

"Mother: Caring For Seven Billion" Free to stream online: http://www.motherthefilm.com/

Departing environment editor of 15 years: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/man-is-fallen-and-will-destroy-the-earth--but-at-least-we-greens-made-him-wait-8554548.html

James Hansen leaves NASA: http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2013/04/climate-scientist-james-hansen-l.html

Ecuador welcome Chinese oil company bids for rainforest: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/26/ecuador-chinese-oil-bids-amazon

Electric cars needn't be green: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22001356

1600 years of ice melted in 25 years: http://www.care2.com/causes/how-could-1600-years-of-ice-melt-in-just-25-years.html#ixzz2QLyjvhzw

Chasing Ice: http://www.chasingice.com/

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: http://www.compassionatecook.com/

Fact Of The Day: http://www.vetsonline.com/actualites/detail/57389/75-of-exotic-pets-survive-less-than-a-year-claims-study.html

Episode 18... Marcus gets the chance to play fanboy as we're joined by one of his favourite musical artists, Sticman; half of hip-hop supergroup Dead Prez, producer, fitness and plant-based eating activist. Also after attracting plenty of media interest by being publically branded with a hot iron, Aran, an animal rights activist from the global 269 campaign tells us why.

Also... we look back on the busiest bring and share yet, attending a horse meat debate, Britain blocks bid to save bee populations, climate change cut from school curriculum, violence in slaughterhouse workers and why has Lily Allen offering to kill a pig for Comic Relief caused such an outcry?