Vets have an essential role to play in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of farm animals at the hardest times in their lives, writes Philip Lymbery. But confronted with the ugly reality of the slaughterhouse, many vets are reduced to becoming passive servants of the industrial farming machine.
It shouldn’t happen to a factory farm vet Philip Lymbery Sustainable Food Trust | 1st December 2014 Comment Food Farming Health philip-lymbery-cut.jpg Philip Lymbery at work among happy young pigs. …
As the new nuclear renaissance grows, so too does uranium extraction. In Niger, which boasts some of the world's richest deposits, NGOs say that the poor are being exploited for the West's 'clean energy'
Think nuclear is clean energy? Ask the Nigeriens Carolyn Lebel | 1st June 2010 News Energy Nuclear Sustainable Development Areva Power Politics And Economics tailings.jpg A mountain of uranium …
Philip Hammond is due in the House of Commons to present a 'make or break' budget after ten years of austerity have led to social inequality and growing despair. But, KATE HUDSON from CND argues, one single cut could result in a debt free public spending bonanza.
How chancellor Philip Hammond could drop a real Budget bombshell Kate Hudson | 22nd November 2017 Comment Kate Hudson CND Budget Nuclear Weapons 27675478446_ee83d638e4_z.jpg Philip Hammond is due in …
We may know that palm oil is wiping out rainforests worldwide, writes Philip Lymbery. But few realise that our factory farmed meat and dairy are contributing to the problem. As revealed in Philip's new book, 'Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were', palm kernels, left after pressing the fruit for oil, is a protein-rich livestock feed of growing importance. And nowhere is the impact greater than Sumatra, home (for now) to its own unique species of elephant.
The oilpalm connection: is the Sumatran elephant the price of our cheap meat? Philip Lymbery CIWF | 28th March 2017 News Food Farming Extinction Forests Indonesia Elephants sumatran-elephant-cut.jpg …
Labels on meat, egg and dairy products are often the only clue we have into the lives of the animals they came from, writes Philip Lymbery. But they are often confusing or even misleading about the truth of cruel farming practices. Labelling needs to be clearer to allow ethical consumers to make the right choices.
No more keeping consumers in the dark over animal welfare! Philip Lymbery | 10th March 2016 Comment Animal Welfare Farming Consumerism UK EU Food intensively reared animals are typically kept in …
So just how serious is the impact of industrial farming? Worse than you could ever imagine, writes organic farmer Julian Rose in this review of 'Farmageddon - the Real Price of Cheap Food', which lifts the lid on the industry's human and ecological devastation, and the systematic cruelty inflicted on the animals that feed us.
Farmageddon - the true cost of cheap meat Julian Rose | 5th February 2015 Reviews Food Farming Fishing Corporations farmageddon-cover.png So just how serious is the impact of industrial farming? …
Abusive farming of animals in factory farms is one of the great cruelties of the modern age, writes Philip Lymbery. While some may justify it as necessary to 'feed the world', it is no such thing. The answer lies in supporting small scale traditional farmers, and respecting the livestock that are intrinsic to sustainable agriculture across the planet.
The future of our food depends on small farmers and well cared-for livestock Philip Lymbery CIWF | 19th October 2016 Comment Food Farming Animal Welfare Un farmyard-cut.jpg Abusive farming of animals …
Fakenomics: Julian Morris was Britain's leading climate denier in 2003 - and his think tank was secretly funded by ExxonMobil.
The love, the anger and the oil funding Brendan Montague | 22nd October 2018 Comment Fakenomics Julian Morris Kendra Okonski International Policy Network Philip Stott Exxonmobil …
You don't need a garden to grow your own fruit and veg. If you're a budding horticulturalist with no space to swing a trowel, here are some creative - and sometimes bizarre - ideas from around the world
How to grow food in strange places - by the experts Helen Babbs | 29th September 2010 Activism Food And Farming Farming Urban Agriculture Self-sufficiency How To Make A Difference …
The BBC's have Philip Foster, a climate science denier and UKIP supporter, on to debate a scientist about whether or not humans have caused climate change immediately drew ire, writes MAT HOPE
Scientists urged to take a stand against BBC’s false balance on climate change Mat Hope | 2nd August 2018 News BBC BBC Cambridgeshire Philip Foste Rchristopher Monckton x The BBC's have Philip …
A new book charges the world's biggest conservation group with forging links with global corporations that are using its name to 'greenwash' environmentally damaging activities, writes John Vidal - in the process becoming too close to industry, and over-dependent on corporate funding.
WWF International accused of 'selling its soul' to corporations John Vidal The Guardian | 14th October 2014 News Corporations Books panda-kiss-cut.jpg The '1600 Pandas' exhibition in Nantes, France, …
Julian Rose's diverse collection of essays is engaging, enlightening and life affirming, writes Philip Lymbery - conveying an organic farmer's revulsion at the increasing horrors of industrial agriculture, while setting out his vision of the green and sustainable future he is working to bring about.
In Defence of Life: essays on a radical reworking of green wisdom Philip Lymbery | 23rd April 2015 Reviews Food Farming Books in-defence-of-life.png Julian Rose's diverse collection of essays is …
Would you like to run your own rewarding Eco Club to empower the next generation?
Course: Grow Your Own Eco Club Philip Hunton | 22nd August 2013 Ethical Living boytree.jpg Would you like to run your own rewarding Eco Club to empower the next generation? Having worked in the …
Scotland's native forest remains in only a few fragments, but Trees For Life is working to restore it, and almost all of the work is done by volunteers. Philip Mason joined their newly expanded long-term volunteer programme for two months last autumn.
One tree at a time: restoring the forest of Caledon Philip Mason | 3rd February 2014 Ethical Living Forests Scotland Natural World tfl-river.png Scotland's native forest remains in only a few …
We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Dr Frances Kelsey, write Helena Paul & Philip Bereano. In 1960, she defied her bosses at the FDA to prevent the licensing of thalidomide in the USA, saving thousands from being born with serious deformities. Her tough approach to minimising the risk from new drugs contains lessons we ignore at our peril.
Dr Frances Kelsey: thalidomide and the precautionary principle Helena Paul Philip Bereano | 25th August 2015 Comment Health Science Corporations USA Regulation thalidomide-children-cut.jpg We owe a …
On the face of it, the UK's policy to pursue nuclear power at all costs, while destroying the renewable energy sector, is totally illogical, write Philip Johnstone & Andy Stirling. But then it may make perfect sense - if only you accept that it's really all about maintaining the country's role as a nuclear weapons state for generations to come. And the 'deep state' has a way of getting its way.
Making sense of the UK's muddled energy policy - is it all about nuclear weapons? Philip Johnstone Andy Stirling | 14th October 2015 News Nuclear Energy Renewables Politics WMD nuclear-sub-cut.jpg On …
Philip Parker flies the flag for a people-first approach to traffic management to regain control of the streets.
City planning as if people mattered Philip Parker | 22nd June 2008 News City Planning Essay Competition Community Green Living Society road sign.jpg Philip Parker flies the flag for a people-first …
Fakenomics: Fred Smith has been a leading figure in the oil funded US climate denial industry. Here, he reveals the relationship between the energy industry funders and the free market think tanks who attack climate scientists. BRENDAN MONTAGUE investigates
How free market 'Baptist' Fred Smith sold out to the big oil 'Bootleggers’ Brendan Montague | 5th September 2018 Comment Fakenomics Fred Smith Competitive Enterprise Institute John Blundell Charles G …
Fakenomics: The tobacco industry’s PR tactics proved inspirational for the army of climate change deniers, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE
How tobacco shills inspired climate denial Brendan Montague | 17th September 2018 Comment Fakenomics Tobacco Science And Environmental Policy Project Fred Singer Frederick Seitz The Marshall …
The iconic, compact fluorescent lightbulb is dead: meet its next generation replacements that are brighter, more efficient, longer-lasting, and mercury-free
… Fluorescent Lights Light Emitting Diodes Leds Philips Exergi Osram Megaman GE … LampSpecs.co.uk Jane Withers John Cullen philipsbulb.gif The iconic, compact … or bayonet cap GLS (traditional lamp lights): Philips 7W Master Glow LED bulb has warm …
Campaigners have welcomed chancellor Philip Hammond’s call for ideas on financial carrots and sticks to drastically cut single-use plastics in his spring statement. However, they stressed the need for more rapid action, reports CATHERINE EARLY
Campaigners urge government to hurry up with plastics tax Catherine Early | 14th March 2018 News Plastics Spring Statement Tax Policy Air Pollution Plastics collected for recycling (c) Pabak Sarkar …
Fakenomics: Free-market zealots Roger Bate and Julian Morris were secret beneficiaries of ExxonMobil’s spending bonanza.
ExxonMobil climate denial funding seeps into the UK Brendan Montague | 11th October 2018 Comment Fakenomics Exxonmobil Roger Bate Julian Morris International Policy Network …