Read on BBC: THE MEAT WORKERS WHO BECAME VEGAN ENTREPRENEURS

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BBC writes a story about several former animal-industry workers who have founded start-ups focusing on plant-based foods— they reference Environmental Studies and Science Professor Anne Toomey’s scholarly work, ‘Why facts don’t change minds: Insights from cognitive science for the improved communication of conservation research’.

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