Matthew Hayek
NYU Asst. Prof. of Environmental Studies. Climate, emissions, land use, and food systems. Thoughts and opinions my own; retweets are not endorsements.
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Will Putting Honey Bees on Public Lands Threaten Native Bees?
Yale E360 93d 1 tweets
As suitable sites become scarce, commercial beekeepers are increasingly moving their hives to U.S. public lands. But scientists warn that the millions of introduced honey bees pose a risk to native species, outcompeting them for pollen and altering...
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Matthew Hayek Did you know your beekeeping hobby and taste for honey could be contributing to pollinator extinction? See also: suburban development, monocultures. 93d
Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues
Henry Fountain - Nytimes.com 96d 16 tweets
The United States is home to 95 million cattle, and changing what they eat could have a significant effect on emissions of greenhouse gases like methane that are warming the world.
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Matthew Hayek The piece on cattle methane is textbook industry denial. I have no issue with highlighting that industry is making progress on one of their many problems. But they also downplay and deny the nature of the problem itself 95d
Planet-Based Diets | WWF
Planetbaseddiets.panda.org 108d 1 tweets
High human health benefits, low environmental impacts
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Matthew Hayek This is incredible: going all-in on plant-based diets. I’d call these *plant-rich* diets as they still recommend fish, meat, and dairy in many places. But 147 countries could stand to drastically reduce their consumption & see massive benefits 108d
Does Overselling Regenerative Ag’s Climate Benefits Undercut its Potential? | Civil Eats
Civil Eats 116d 7 tweets
A new white paper from the Rodale Institute and the Carbon Underground says that regenerative practices, if adopted around the world, could sequester all annual carbon dioxide emissions. Critics warn the scientific data doesn’t support these claims,...
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Matthew Hayek It’s heartening to see folks at now pushing back against some of the most extreme, magical claims about regenerative agriculture’s benefits. There are even more potential drawbacks than they discuss here, but it’s a good start. 116d
Food and Climate Change
Climate Week 130d 1 tweets
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Matthew Hayek Come to this virtual NYC's Climate Week event to get a bird's eye view of the role that entire food systems can play in fighting climate change. With and 130d
The carbon opportunity cost of animal-sourced food production on land
Nature Sustainability 140d 9 tweets
Shifting global food production to plant-based diets by 2050 can sequester 99–163% of the CO2 emissions budget towards limiting climate warming to 1.5 °C.
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Matthew Hayek Our article is 'The Carbon Opportunity Cost of Animal Sourced Food Production on Land' was just published in Nature Sustainability! Animal feed croplands and pasture compete with native ecosystems & their potential to draw down CO2. 139d
Want to eat less meat? Take a page from these cultures that already do
CNN 248d 3 tweets
As the pandemic pokes holes in America's meat supply chain, some are considering going vegetarian. Chefs from cultures where vegetarianism is common have advice on the ins and outs of meat-free cooking.
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Matthew Hayek It's not all about high-tech burgers. So many cultures have spent centuries making plant-based ingredients taste incredible. Thanks for highlighting. 244d
At least three recent E. coli outbreaks in lettuce linked to nearby cattle
The Counter 248d 1 tweets
Bacteria from cow manure can make its way from the animal’s stomach, onto a lettuce leaf, and proceed to sicken people two weeks later.
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Matthew Hayek Zoonitic (animal-borne) diseases stem from meat production. Pro-meat folks jumped on the romaine e. coli outbreaks to claim fruit & veg production is risky too. But outbreaks all seem to have come from beef production nearby. 248d
Viewpoint: Stop Saying that Coronavirus is Good for the Planet | Greenhome NYC
Greenhomenyc.org 276d 1 tweets
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Matthew Hayek In case anyone needs another reminder, here's why a global pandemic and an economic shutdown are NOT good for the environment. Stop looking for silver linings, and instead, look for ways to help 276d
Underlying Health Disparities Could Mean Coronavirus Hits Some Communities Harder
NPR.org 299d 6 tweets
In the U.S., health and wealth are often linked. As the coronavirus spreads, experts worry low-income communities will be especially vulnerable — and ill-equipped to respond.
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Matthew Hayek More data shows that underlying health issues are a serious risk factor for people carrying the coronavirus, with large disparities across the country and world. Most prevalent conditions: heart disease, type II diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease 298d
Research Briefs – Center for Environmental and Animal Protection
Wp.nyu.edu 353d 1 tweets
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Matthew Hayek and I launched a report for #WorldPulsesDay! Pulses like chickpeas, beans, & lentils are healthy, resilient, low-resource, and sustainable. They're also used in next-gen plant-based meats. But we produce too few, so how can we scale production? 353d
Faculty Fellows - NYU Center for Data Science
NYU Center for Data Science 810d 9 tweets
Below you will find a list of the current open Faculty Fellow positions at The NYU Center for Data Science (CDS). Please be sure to check back frequently for updates.   Faculty Fellows
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Matthew Hayek We're hiring at postdoc at in conjunction with ! Candidates with a strong data analysis and visualization background who are interested in the intersection of food, animals, and climate are highly encouraged to apply. 388d
Latest battle over South Central Farm ends — this time not with arrests, but a vote
Emily Alpert Reyes - Los Angeles Times 442d 1 tweets
The showdown over the South Central Farm went on for hours: Dozens of protesters were arrested by deputies who pried activists loose from concrete drums using power tools, bulldozed vegetable gardens and rolled in a ladder truck to pluck actress...
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Matthew Hayek These indoor facilities are making energy-hungry baby greens for affluent consumers. Meanwhile, high-yielding outdoor community farms nearby, serving poor and immigrant residents, have been displaced 442d
A new vertical farm is coming to Compton. Is this the solution to the world's global food crisis?
Jenn Harris - Los Angeles Times 442d 1 tweets
This new vertical farm is trying to make vegetables taste so good, you won't want to eat anything else.
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Matthew Hayek It’s incredibly worrying that indoor, artificially lit farms are being discussed as a solution to global hunger and climate change when they can only grow salad greens and have a far energy footprint than transporting conventional produce. 442d
Plant-based meat could create a radically different food chain
The Economist 472d 14 tweets
Meat no longer has to be murder
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Matthew Hayek Plant-based meat companies that don't use soy struggle to source enough peas and other legumes. Production of peas and beans is expanding, but their yields are much lower than soy because they haven't been invested in 455d
Opinion: Instead of flight shaming, let’s be thoughtful and selective about all travel
Ensia 495d 10 tweets
Ensia is a solutions-focused nonprofit media outlet reporting on our changing planet. Published by the Institute on the Environment.
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Matthew Hayek I really love this approach to thinking more conscientiously and scientifically about flights and their impact, rather than telling everyone to cut down or eliminate flights when it may not make sense for them to do so 484d
McDonald’s to test Beyond Meat-made ‘P.L.T.’ burger
Steve Goldstein - MarketWatch 487d 1 tweets
Shares Beyond Meat Inc. soared Thursday, after McDonald’s Corp. said it was testing a plant-based burger made by the company in Canada.
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Matthew Hayek McDonalds is finally testing a beyond burger, but giving it a name that is bound to hurt sales. 487d
The Companies Behind the Burning of the Amazon
Stories.mightyearth.org 514d 11 tweets
New analysis from Mighty Earth shows the incentives for the Amazon's destruction come from international agribusinesses like JBS and Cargill.
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Matthew Hayek Bonus: meat and animal feed is responsible for the vast majority of deforestation. Although US meat doesn't come from South America, global demand is driving forest loss and farmland degradation and US-based companies are profiting 507d
The IPCC land and climate report fails miserably | George Monbiot
George Monbiot - the Guardian 536d 23 tweets
It vastly underestimates the carbon cost of meat and dairy. We can’t keep eating like this, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Matthew Hayek A report myself concerning UK land use that and I published last spring got attention in 's latest article in the . It concerns the 's alarming call for fundamental changes in our food production and consumption. 535d
Elem Sci Anth
Elementascience.org 598d 2 tweets
Article: Estimation of methane emissions from the U.S. ammonia fertilizer industry using a mobile sensing approach
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Matthew Hayek Methane emissions from fertilizer production seem to be up to 10 TIMES higher than estimated by industry. 587d