Environment
The Telegraph: France becomes first country in Europe to ban all five pesticides killing bees
It is that simple. Read here
Food Production
Environment
The Guardian: Monsanto ordered to pay $289m as jury rules weedkiller caused man’s cancer
In November 2017 the EU permitted glyphosate to be used for a further five years in the Union. This was achieved due to Germany changing its vote in favour, which is little wonder as the […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Biosafety in Danger – How industry, researchers and negotiators collaborate to undermine the UN Biodiversity Convention
Documents released to Corporate Europe Observatory following a Freedom of Information request reveal how pro-biotech lobby platform Public Research Regulation Initiative (PRRI) unites industry, researchers and regulators in ‘like-minded’ groups to influence crucial international biosafety […]
Climate Change
Kieran Cooke – Ireland’s household pollution tops EU league
It’s known as the Emerald Isle, but Ireland’s household pollution means the country’s homes emit more carbon than any other EU member. Kieran Cooke is a founding editor of Climate News Network, a former foreign […]
Climate Change
Alnoor Ladha: From “Green Growth” to Post-Growth
Good critique of growthismand why its numbers do not add up. Read here
Climate Change
actionaid: Why “Climate Smart Agriculture” Won’t Save the Planet
There is a saying: When during a war a government claims that it is turning the tide with “wonder weapons or tactics”, you know the war has been lost. The same seems to be true […]
Austerity
George Monbiot – How to really take back control
A wide ranging lecture by George Monbiot that ticks almost all boxes.
Environment
Corporate Europe Observatory – What the Monsanto Papers tell us about corporate science
The Monsanto Papers are a treasure trove of internal documents slowly released since March 2017 as part of a US lawsuit by cancer victims against Monsanto over its ubiquitous herbicide, glyphosate. They tell a lot […]
Climate Change
Andrew Fanning – If everyone lived sustainably, what would their lives be like?
No country currently meets the basic needs of its citizens at a globally sustainable level of resource Andrew Fanning, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow in the Sustainability Research Institute at the University of Leeds Cross-posted from From Poverty to […]
Energy
Climate News Network – Fairer world may mean more modest dreams
To achieve a fairer world, humans must think again about how they manage the only planet at their disposal. By Tim Radford, a founding editor of Climate News Network, worked for The Guardian for 32 […]