Winsome Constance Kindness Medal for 2011

We have again selected an outstanding recipient of the Winsome Constance Kindness Medal for 2011 and we are delighted to advise that the recipient is Dr T. Colin Campbell from New York.

The 2011 Winsome Constance Kindness recipient: Professor T.Collin Campbell

Dr. Ian Gawler, last years recipient of the medal,  kindly accept the award on Colin’s behalf.

Colin’s CV

T. Colin Campbell, PhD

Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus

of Nutritional Biochemistry (Cornell)

&

Author of. "The China Study. Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long Term Health" (Campbell TC and Campbell, TM II, 2005)

T. Colin Campbell, who was trained at Cornell (M.S., Ph.D.) and MIT (Research Associate) in nutrition, biochemistry and toxicology, spent 10 years on the faculty of Virginia Tech's Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition before returning to the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell in 1975 where he presently holds his Endowed Chair (now Emeritus).

His principal scientific interests, which began with his graduate training in the late 1950's, has been on the effects of nutritional status on long term health, particularly on the causation of cancer. He has conducted original research both in laboratory experiments and in large-scale human studies; has received over 70 grant-years of peer-reviewed research funding (mostly NIH), has served on several grant review panels of multiple funding agencies, has lectured extensively, and has authored over 300 research papers. Also, he a) coordinated a USAID-supported technical assistance program for a nationwide nutrition program for malnourished pre-school age children in the Philippines (1966-74), b) organized and directed a multi-national project responsible for nationwide surveys of diet, lifestyle and mortality in the People's Republic of China (1983-present), c) was a co-author and member of National Academy of Science's expert panels on saccharin carcinogenicity (1978); food safety policy (1978-79); diet, nutrition and cancer (1981-82); research recommendations on diet, nutrition and cancer (1982-83); and food labeling policy (1989-1990), d) was the organizer and Co-Chair (but listed as Senior Science Advisor) of the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research report on international diet and cancer recommendations (1993-1997), e) was the principal witness for the National Academy of Sciences in two Federal Trade Commission hearings on issues concerning product-specific health claims (1984-1986), f) was Visiting Scholar at the Radcliffe Infirmary, University of Oxford/England (1985-1986), g) was the Senior Science Advisor for the American Institute for Cancer Research/World Cancer Research Fund (1983-1987, 1992-1997), h) presently holds an Honorary Professorships at the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine and i) is on the Research Advisory Board of the Chinese Institute of Nutritional Sciences in the Chinese Academy of Science, the government’s leading institution responsible for nutrition research and policy in China and is an Advisory Professor of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is the recipient of several awards, both in research and citizenship. In summary, he has conducted original research investigation both in experimental animal and human studies, and has actively participated in the development of national and international nutrition policy.

Since he accepted his Emeritus position in 2001, he initially devoted his time to co-authoring "The China Study", a anthology-like story of his experimental findings, along with the work of others, His co-author was Thomas M. Campbell II, MD, who switched his career from theater to medicine while writing the book. Following the publication of the book in early 2005, he (Colin Campbell) has lectured extensively, both in the U.S. and abroad, giving more than 300 lectures, most of which are now provided to medical professional communities. The book has become a national best seller at least 6 times over.

In recent years, he has overseen the development of a highly successful on-line course on 'plant-based nutrition' that drew from his lectures that he taught at Cornell for 7 years. This is a unique program that was developed and is now directed by a former student (Meghan Murphy) and others in collaboration with a Cornell University owned company responsible for the development of on-line courses for Cornell faculty. It is hosted by the Campbell Foundation at www.tcolincampbell.org.

A MOST Inconvenient Truth

Meat The Truth 

Meat The Truth is an engaging, thought provoking film produced by the Party for the Animals from the Netherlands. The film picks up where An Inconvenient Truth conveniently left off, and is a must-see for anyone who cares about the future of life on this planet.


A MOST Inconvenient Truth | What Al Gore forgot to mention...
By now you've probably seen 'An Inconvenient Truth', and if you haven't, you are no doubt aware that the Earth is in crisis due to ever increasing greenhouse gases. But do you know the whole story?
While Al Gore focused on carbon emissions, which without question are harmful, he failed to mention that there is a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide that is polluting our environment everyday — methane. The largest producers of methane gas? Livestock.

Did you know that transport systems around the world make up 13% of global greenhouse gases? That may sound like a lot, but livestock farming and production systems make up a whopping 18%. That's right — livestock production is responsible for more greenhouse gases than every single car, bus, train, plane, tractor and scooter put together.
'Meat The Truth' shows us the startling environmental costs of raising animals for food, including how a single dairy cow produces 500-700 litres of methane a day. In one year that cow has created the same amount of greenhouse gas as a medium sized car travelling 70,000 kilometres.
Factory farming of animals also contributes to high levels of carbon dioxide in the air. Carbon sinks such as the Amazon and the Cerrado in Brazil are continuously being cleared for soya bean crops, 75% of which are exported to feed sheep, cattle, pigs and chickens in the Western world. It takes 7Kg of these crops to produce just 1Kg of meat — the livestock industry literally gobbles up this precious food.
To produce animal products, approximately ten times the amount of land is needed than to produce the same amount of vegetable product. It's not hard to see that this is an incredibly inefficient and unsustainable way to produce protein.
Whilst the Australian meat industry attempts to convince the public of its environmental credentials, the reality is that, with the Earth's population predicted to hit 9 billion by 2050, there is just no way for the unsustainable consumption of meat to continue. The answer is simple. Less meat means less animal production, which means less greenhouse gases, less water consumption, less deforestation and finally, less global warming.

Quotes from the Film 


“A vegetarian in a Hummer produces fewer greenhouse emissions than a meat eater in a Toyota Prius.”

“People don't realise that it's actually the meat on their plate that's causing global warming rather than the car that they're driving.”
“Everybody needs to know that food and agriculture contributes to climate change and has environmental impact.”

“Half of the total global wheat harvest is used as livestock feed to support out meat and dairy consumption. At the same time, people in poor countries are starving.”

US, the meat industry uses about one third of all the fossil fuels that we generate.”

“I do not believe that we can have a good situation for animals or the environment if we continue to eat as much meat as we're eating.” — Wayne Pacelle, HSUS President

“If you reduce your total [meat] consumption by half ... you cut in half the greenhouse gas emissions ... Our fork is a powerful tool.”

“I knew that what we were doing was wrong, was absolutely, totally non-sustainable.” — Howard Lyman, ex cattle rancher

“If we don't change our eating habits, we will be consuming 450 billion kilos of meat by 2050.”

“The production of 1kg of beef is just as bad for the environment as driving around in the car for three hours while you left all your lights on at home.”

“If all people in the world started eating as much meat as we do, then we'd need three planets to feed them al

The Truth About Tigers

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
A 40 minute film on India's wild tigers and their conservation                                                                                                                                                                    

• The Truth About Tigers - Part 1 - a film by Shekar Dattatri 

 

• The Truth about Tigers - Part 2 - a film by Shekar Dattatri

• The Truth about Tigers - Part 3 - a film by Shekar Dattatri