Genetically modified food is flooding into the UK through the back door. Few consumers know that the meat and dairy products they eat may have been made from animals fed a diet containing GM crops.
… on this issue." The Soil Association cites a previous Food Standards …
Bibi van der Zee discovers there is no excuse for Britain – still struggling with an energy system built for the 1950s – not to construct a new and greener energy system fit for the 21st century. All that is lacking is the political will.
The Future of Energy Bibi van der Zee | 20th January 2013 Other solar butterfly.jpg Bibi van der Zee discovers there is no excuse for Britain – still struggling with an energy system built for the …
The NHS is buying drugs from pharmaceutical companies in India whose dirty production methods are fuelling the rise of superbugs, write Andrew Wasley & Madlen Davies. There are no checks or regulations in place to stop this happening - even though the rapid growth in antibiotic resistant bacteria in India is spreading across the world, including to the UK and NHS hospitals.
Dirty production of NHS antibiotics in India helping to create superbugs Andrew Wasley Madlen Davies | 26th October 2016 News Health Corporations UK India 3-cut.jpg The NHS is buying drugs from …
Migrant workers are vital for meeting the UK's demand for year-round fruit and vegetables. But despite improvements since the Morecambe Bay tragedy, allegations of poor conditions and abuse in the horticulture sector persist. Andrew Wasley reports
Bitter harvest: how exploitation and abuse stalks migrant workers on UK farms Andrew Wasley | 10th October 2011 News Food And Farming Horticulture Salad Migrant Workers Labour Rights Supermarkets …
The backing of Cameron, Clegg and Kofi Annan isn't enough, say Climate Week's critics, it is blinkered – and RBS-sponsored. Bibi van der Zee reports
Climate Week is trying to galvanise the green movement – but it is splitting it Bibi van der Zee | 3rd March 2011 Comment Climate Change Politics Comment Oil RBS climateweek.jpg The backing of …
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
America's secret and brutal horsemeat trade Andrew Wasley | 18th March 2013 News Horsemeat Food And Farming Ecologist.hsus Andrew Wasley News dsc_0499-sml1.jpg Few Americans are aware that their …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
How our growing appetite for salmon is devastating coastal communities in Peru Andrew Wasley Jim Wickens | 1st December 2008 News Fish Food And Farming Salmon Peru fishybusiness.jpg The coast of Peru …
The organic movement faces a dilemma. Should it hold to its roots and stick with traditional production methods and local distribution? Or embrace technology and supermarkets, and feed as many mouths as possible? Andrew Wasley meets two very different organic apple producers ...
A tale of two apple farms - can big be beautiful for organic growers? Andrew Wasley | 11th November 2014 Comment UK Farming Organic organic-apples-cut.jpg The organic movement faces a dilemma. Should …
US researchers behind a study that showed links between gas drilling and sickness in livestock say a moratorium should be imposed on fracking in the UK until its impact on food safety can be assessed. Andrew Wasley reports
Fracking poses risk to UK farm animals and food safety, experts warn Andrew Wasley | 17th September 2013 News Fracking Energy Food And Farming News Investigations Gas Dairy Farming Food Safety hunger …
Much of our meat and dairy produce is made from animals raised on GM feeds. Alarming new claims suggest that the GM diet is affecting animal health - prompting fears over human safety. Andrew Wasley reports ...
… on this issue." The Soil Association cites a Food Standards Agency-published poll …
The use of certain antibiotics deemed critical to human health has surged on British pig farms supplying major supermarkets.
Pig farms escalate use of crucial antibiotics Andrew Wasley | 17th June 2021 | News Antibiotic Resistance Factory Farming British Supermarkets Editor’s Picks Transparency International Farmed Pigs …
A Unison survey of UK meat hygiene inspectors found that, last year, 51% of respondents had been the victim of bullying and harassment. One inspector said the situation was so bad he had considered suicide. Campaigning reporter, ANDREW WASLEY investigates
Special Investigation: How bullying and intimidation in abattoirs threatens food safety checks Andrew Wasley | 19th April 2017 News Animal Welfare Bureau Of Investigative Journalism Bullying …
After some of the biggest breakthroughs in their history, the Green Party now faces a leadership election so what happens now? Are the Greens ready to take the next big leap forward, asks Bibi van der Zee
Where next for the Greens? Bibi van der Zee | 28th May 2012 News Green Party Politics And Economics Westminster Caroline Lucas Investigations caroline_lucas_high_res.jpg After some of the biggest …
Unilever denies some female employees at its Rainforest Alliance-certified tea plantation in Kenya are subjected to sexual harassment. But Dutch research outfit SOMO paints a very different picture. Verity Largo and Andrew Wasley report
PG Tips and Lipton tea hit by 'sexual harassment and poor conditions' claims Verity Largo Andrew Wasley | 13th April 2011 News Tea Natural World Food And Farming Africa tea-main-image.jpg Unilever …
Documents reveal Celtique Energie has been privately touting 'dedicated fracking' to investors for Sussex oil and gas drilling - while publicly describing fracking plans as 'hypothetical'. Andrew Wasley reports.
UK fracking industry's PR offensive 'becoming more canny' Andrew Wasley | 9th December 2013 News Fracking Hydraulic Fracturing Oil And Gas Politics And Econimics News Energy Ecologist …
UK fund managers are selling investments in jatropha plantations as a wallet-swelling, planet-saving financial bonanza. But the reality for poor farmers is very different. Andrew Wasley reports
Jatropha biofuels: UK investors sell controversial crop as 'green' Andrew Wasley | 15th February 2010 News Energy Biofuels Jatropha Development jatrophaaa1.jpg UK fund managers are selling …
UK fund managers are selling investments in jatropha plantations as a wallet-swelling, planet-saving financial bonanza. But the reality for poor farmers is very different
Jatropha biofuels: UK investors sell controversial crop as 'green' Andrew Wasley | 15th February 2010 News Energy Biofuels Jatropha Development jatrophaaa1.jpg UK fund managers are selling …
It was bred to aid the rural poor, but one bird is also helping break industrialised farming’s stranglehold on India. Andrew Wasley meets the remarkable Giriraja
The Forest King Andrew Wasley | 7th August 2008 News Giriraja Chicken India Sustainable Development Industrialised Farming Food Factory Farming Farming Food Security Natural World Food And Farming …
Government and big business are countering resurgent eco activism with spies, strongarm tactics and news manipulation. Who are they calling terrorists? asks Andrew Wasley
Plane Stupid, climate campaigners treated as terrorists Andrew Wasley | 1st July 2008 News Infiltration Plane Stupid News Management Campaigns Campaigns Politics And Economics Society Archive_232.jpg …
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
… think the cull is 'a big issue'. The union cites a recent YouGov survey which revealed …
Millions of us are successfully treated with ciprofloxacin and other fluoroquinolone antibiotics each year. But for some patients the drugs are linked to severe adverse reactions involving terrifying physical and mental health impacts. Andrew Wasley reports
… it outweigh the harm?,’” says Aronson. He cites the example of someone suffering a …
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
Fracking Hell? How Poland's dash for gas turned sour Andrew Wasley | 28th February 2013 News Fracking Politics And Economics News Poland Investigations andrew image 1.jpg Poland is about to open its …
Natural resources,are increasingly responsible for fuelling violence across the world. Now some environmentalists want to fight back – using force if necessary.
A green army Andrew Wasley | 1st June 2008 News Poachers Wildlife Rangers Green Army Conservation Campaigns Species Extinction Conservation Natural World Politics And Economics Society …