Topic: Livestock Industry

2 chapters across the catalog

Fossil Fools
Episode 1613 1:15:53 - 1:18:25

1613: Fossil Fools

Antibiotic Resistance in China, Drug Development Stagnation

Dr. Sanjay Gupta discusses the role of bacterial infections and antibiotic resistance in China's respiratory illness surge. The hosts criticize pharmaceutical companies for halting antibiotic research in favor of more profitable vaccines and weight-loss drugs.

Climate Crisis Special
Episode 1336 1:58:06 - 2:00:36

1336: Climate Crisis Special

Republican Electorate Shift, Meat Consumption in Paris

A Reuters poll suggests a majority of Republican voters are willing to take individual steps to curb climate change, despite the denialist rhetoric of GOP candidates like Donald Trump and James Inhofe. In Paris, climate activists promote plant-based burgers to reduce the livestock industry's greenhouse gas emissions. The World Health Organization also warns that red and processed meats increase cancer risks, adding a health incentive to the environmental movement.