VegE-News is a monthly news and events email service. It is free to subscribe. Their December issue's stories include:

Health Meat can raise cancer risk according to a recent study involving 500,000 people.

“People who eat a lot of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of several types of cancer, including lung cancer and colorectal cancer”

Britain faces mad cow epidemic from infected beef. Study reports no effect of calcium, dairy on weight loss. Mediterranean diet lengthens Americans' lives too.

Environment CNN feature: Food and the environment.

“...as much as 31 per cent of the EU's greenhouse gas emissions come from the food chain. More than half of that amount - 18 per cent of total emissions - comes from meat production, leading to growing calls for people to cut back on their meat consumption, or to eliminate meat from their diets completely.”

Water – Beef consumes seven times the amount of water per ounce of protein as wheat, and almost 25 times as much per calorie. EU agrees to quota cuts to save bluefin tuna. Fish farms pushing wild salmon to extinction.

Lifestyles and Trends Vegan bodybuilder proves meat and muscles aren't synonymous. Tips for teens on becoming vegetarian Help! A vegetarian's coming to dinner. Study: Price of fresh fruit, vegetables and other lower-calorie foods rising drastically. Veggie experiences: "More and more people sharing my vegan disposition."

Animal Issues and Advocacy Bill Maher to George Bush: Pardon all the turkeys. In some households, every day is turkey day. Australian navy to track Japan's whaling fleet. Foie gras a 'diseased' food, U.S. animal welfare groups say. Animal sentience: Animals do the cleverest things. U.S authorities investigate alleged massive pig abuse.

Books The Whale Warriors: The Battle at the Bottom of the World to Save the Planet’s Largest Mammals.