Stephanie McClain is a NYC-based writer and fashion stylist. She has been plant-based for nearly two years. Her hobbies include vintage shopping, hiking and hanging out with her rescue cat Silky.
Stephanie McClain
French Government Announces Mink Fur Farming Ban
France, the second-largest fur exporter to the UK, is joining a rising number of countries in banning factory mink farming. Announced by French minister Barbara Pompili, France will shut down the last four remaining factory mink fur farms in the next five years...
Woody Harrelson Narrates Documentary About How to Save the Planet
Actor Woody Harrelson is the narrator of a new climate change documentary called Kiss The Ground available to stream on Netflix. The star is known to be a staunch advocate for both animals and the environment through his vegan lifestyle, which he has followed for more than 30 yea…
Poland, The World’s Third Largest Fur Producer, Aims to Ban Fur Farms
Poland, the third-largest fur-producing country in the world after China and Denmark, just may put an end to fur in the next year. Previously this month, the country voted to ban fur farming in the Sejm, or lower parliament, and now the legislation that will now pass to the upper parliament in …
Alicia Keys Teams Up with E.L.F. Cosmetics to Launch a Vegan Beauty Line
Legendary Grammy-award winning singer Alicia Keys has just announced an upcoming partnership with e.l.f. Cosmetics to collaborate on a new vegan, cruelty-free beauty line set to debut in 2021. The star has long been an advocate of promoting natural beauty, after participating in a photoshoot in 2016…
Martha Stewart Teaches Snoop Dogg to Grow His Own Food on New Show
Martha Stewart, the original domestic goddess and businesswoman, and Snoop Dogg, one of the most iconic American rappers, may be an unlikely pairing, but their friendship has flourished ever since the two linked up in 2008 on Martha's cooking show, and again in 2016's VH1 show Ma…
KFC Expands Beyond Meat Vegan Chicken to 50 California Locations
Popular fried chicken fast-food chain KFC launched Beyond Meat vegan 'chicken' in Atlanta, Georgia last year, selling out of of a week's worth of new product in a mere five hours. The menu item subsequently launched in 70 KFC stores during a market test in Tennessee and Nort…
Factory Farming Is the ‘Most Risky Behavior’ That Could Lead to the Next Pandemic, New Rep…
A new report published today by ProVeg called the Food and Pandemics Report says factory farming is the number one risk when it comes to the chance of future pandemics.
The report focuses on "risk mitigation and the prevention of future outbreaks by addressing the root causes of zo…
The report focuses on "risk mitigation and the prevention of future outbreaks by addressing the root causes of zo…
Papa John’s UK Launches Vegan Breakfast Pizza with Plant-Based Sausage
Pizza lovers in the UK have a new limited-edition favorite to wake up to: Papa John's is launching a vegan breakfast pizza complete with plant-based sausage, Heinz beans, Bute Island Foods vegan "Sheese", tater tots and portabello mushrooms...
The World’s Bee Population Is Recovering During COVID-19 Lockdown
As shelter-in-place orders march into summer, quarantiners are getting restless, but the Earth is enjoying a much-needed reprieve. One such lucky beneficiary from the curtailing of human activity is the wild bee.
The natural world is stretching and awakening: In China, the coronav…
The natural world is stretching and awakening: In China, the coronav…
Beyond Meat Plans to Drop Prices During Nationwide Meat Shortages
As meat prices across the nation surge due to the shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Beyond Meat looks to position themselves as the best option for vegans and non-vegans alike by reducing prices to be more competitive with animal protein...
The ‘King of Kombucha’ on His Plant-Based Diet and Connecting with Nature
Few things can make me feel like I am the epitome of health instantaneously, but kombucha tastes as if it's aligning my chakras, clearing my skin and ridding my body of disease with every sip. If you're a fan of the fermented tea like I am, and drink it daily,…
Queen Elizabeth II May Be Eating Vegan on Her 94th Birthday Today!
About to turn 94, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving royal in British history. Her secret to this longevity, it turns out, just maybe in her diet. Rumors that the queen is a vegetarian have swirled for years, and her recent ban on fur from her personal wardrobe late last year caused…