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COMMENT: Why the organic movement's badger cull stance threatens its image
18th June, 2013
Dominic Dyer
If the Soil Association joined those opposing the cull it would be able to brand its organic milk and dairy products 'badger friendly'- no doubt leading to a much needed boost in sales, says Dominic Dyer more...
COMMENT: Boycotting organic farms over badger cull is 'counter-productive'
18th June, 2013
Helen Browning
Buying organic food is an important choice for everyone concerned about animal welfare, wildlife and conservation. It would not make sense for consumers to stop buying organic if they disagree with badger culling, says Helen Browning more...
Wildlife in the firing line in global war against bovine TB
18th June, 2013
Sarah Stirk
Where there are cattle, there is the threat of bovine Tuberculosis (TB). The farming methods may differ greatly, but from the dairy farms of Ethiopia to the beef herds of Canada the race is on to find the best way to tackle the disease more...
Badger cull a PR disaster for UK countryside, warn 'dissident' farmers
18th June, 2013
Andrew Wasley and Sarah Stirk
A growing number of farmers are now questioning the nature of the cull and its effectiveness. And some are blaming poor biosecurity and intensive farming for the spread of TB in the UK cattle herd. Andrew Wasley and Sarah Stirk report more...
America's secret and brutal horsemeat trade
18th March, 2013
Andrew Wasley
Few Americans are aware that their country's horses are being exported and slaughtered abroad - often in appalling conditions - to supply European taste for a meat that's shunned at home. Andrew Wasley reports more...
Shades of gray: America's wolf dilemma
11tth March, 2013
Jim Wickens
Reviled by ranchers and fawned over by conservationists, the Gray wolf is highly controversial in the US. Jim Wickens travels to Montana and Wyoming to unravel the complex arguments surrounding plans to cull the animalsmore...
Fracking Hell? How Poland's dash for gas turned sour
28th February, 2013
Andrew Wasley
Poland is about to open its doors to an unprecedented dash for gas. But with multinational energy companies circling and widespread fracking about to begin, people and the environment are in the firing line. Andrew Wasley reports from Gdansk more...
Youngstown: where the promise and curse of shale gas collide
28th February, 2013
Dimiter Kenarov
Natural gas could be a game changer for one impoverished Ohio city. But there are serious environmental and social risks associated with extracting it, reports Dimiter Kenarov more...
Hunting for Pennsylvania’s abandoned gas wells
28th February, 2013
Dimiter Kenarov
Across the Marcellus Shale, most abandoned oil and gas wells are supposedly harmless. But some are leaking - polluting land, water and air - and now there are concerns about other risks, reports Dimiter Kenarov more...
Fracking hell? Britain's gas rush
28th February, 2013
Ecologist
Much of the UK is being carved up for exploitation by 'extreme energy' companies wanting to undertake shale gas, coal bed methane and underground coal gasification extractions. But, as a new film shows, affected communities are putting up a fight more...
Horsemeat scandal highlights murky trade in farm animals
February 11th, 2013
by Andrew Wasley
The discovery of horsemeat in burgers and ready meals has revealed how live horses are shipped across Europe in a complex and secretive business. And it's just part of a bigger global trade in livestock and poultry. Andrew Wasley reports......... more...
Livestock falling ill in fracking regions, raising concerns about food
28th January, 2013
Elizabeth Royte
In the midst of the US domestic energy boom, livestock on farms near oil-and-gas drilling operations nationwide have been quietly falling sick and dying. Elizabeth Royte reports more...
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COMMENT: Does the Cayman Islands really need 'cramped, dirty and overcrowded' turtle farm?
10th January, 2013
Rachel Alcock
If local people had the choice between eating a bowl of turtle stew, or having access to a new hospital, school or lower tax it’s hard to imagine they’d pick turtle stew, says Rachel Alcock more...
Cayman Islands under fire over 'factory farming' of sea turtles
Ecologist
10th January, 2013
The tropical tourist destination is at the centre of a dispute over the farming of green sea turtles after animal welfare campaigners launched a campaign to shut the world's only facility rearing the animals for human consumption more...
Migrant workers face 'severe exploitation' in Italy's farm sector
Andrew Wasley, investigations editor
4th January, 2013
Amnesty International report calls for urgent action to tackle 'widespread' abuse of migrants in the food sector. This follows two Ecologist investigations into 'slave labour' connected to the Italian tomato and orange harvests. Andrew Wasley reportsmore...
Conservative MP 'promoted cotton trade linked to child labour'
Lucy Dunne
2nd January, 2013
A Tory MP has been accused of drumming up support for the controversial Uzbekistan cotton trade campaigners claim is linked to child labour. Lucy Dunne reports more...
The GM lobby and its 'seven sins against science'
Peter Melchett
31st December, 2012
The pro-GM lobby has sought to take the 'scientific high-ground' by positioning itself as the voice of reason and progress, while painting its opponents as unsophisticated 'anti-science' luddites. In a scathing response Peter Melchett turns the tablesmore...
Is it possible to make EU budgets a force for good?
The Ecologist
31st October, 2012
With better planning, EU spending can finance projects which bring environmental, social and economic benefits to all, says a new coalition of campaign groupsmore...
Revealed: how our shoes are linked to deforestation and slavery in the Amazon
Ida Dalgaard Steffensen, DanWatch
26th October, 2012
Europe is the world's largest importer of leather shoes but much of the leather itself comes from cattle farms deep in the Brazilian Amazon, where farms use slave labourers and where slaughterhouses do not respect workers' safety. Ida Dalgaard Steffensen reports more...
Toxic chemicals used for leather production poisoning India’s tannery workers
Pter Bengsten,Danwatch
26th October, 2012
India’s tanning industry has started tackling environmental issues but its progress on worker safety is woeful. As Peter Bengtsen found out, illness and deaths linked to toxic tanning chemicals appear worryingly commonmore...
Cruelty and animal suffering blight India’s booming leather industry
Peter Bengtsen, DanWatch
26th October, 2012
Cattle crammed into trucks, calves hurled on their backs and other serious animal welfare abuses happen daily in India. Despite ambitious legislation, animal welfare is a concept the leather industry are yet to embrace. Peter Bengtsen reports more...
Film reveals hidden slavery in Europe's asparagus fields
The Ecologist
16th October, 2012
The recent conviction of three men in the Czech Republic for people trafficking offences shone a light on the hidden exploitation and violence endured by farm workers cultivating asparagus for European diners more...
Why the Philippines’ role in the illegal ivory trade must stop
Dan Bucknell
16th October, 2012
The Philippines have become a significant transit point for illegally traded ivory, and far greater law enforcement is required, says Elephant Family's Dan Bucknall more...
Blood harvest: Coca Cola challenged over orange trade linked to 'exploitation and squalor'
Andrew Wasley
24th February, 2012
The manufacturer of Fanta is being urged to help address the poor conditions and low wages endured by some African migrant workers harvesting oranges in southern Italy. Andrew Wasley reports from Rosarno more...
Road building programme gets green light by stealth
Jan Goodey
5th October, 2012
With a government seemingly intent on pushing through the latest road-building programme via its localism agenda campaigners are readying themselves for combined resistance using legal experts, alliance groupings and direct actionmore...
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