New research suggests that we are heading for an "ecological Armageddon" that will affect all life on the planet, including humans. COLIN TODHUNTER investigates.
Rolling back the tide of pesticide poison, corruption and looming mass extinction Colin Todhunter | 24th November 2017 Comment Pesticides Extinction Corruption Tobacco WTO Many insects, including …
In early March author Steven Druker challenged the Royal Society to justify its outspoken and partisan support of GMO crops, writes Colin Todhunter, and to correct any errors of fact in his book 'Altered Genes,Twisted Truths'. Three months later, the Royal Society remains silent. Is it frightened of genuine scientific debate?
GMOs: the Royal Society's deafening silence Colin Todhunter | 3rd June 2015 Comment GMOs Science UK Health royal-society-cut.jpg Behind its palatial Nash facade onto London's St James's Park, the …
The government’s recent approval of the proposal to open a new coking coal mine in West Cumbria is an example of such climate nationalism in action.
The problem of climate nationalism Peter Somerville | 20th December 2022 | Comment Climate Nationalism West Cumbria Coal Mining Climate Breakdown Editor’s Picks 51826050491_9c2a07ede4_b.jpg The …
The mainstream British media have long acted as cheerleaders for GMOs, but none quite so much as The Times and its disgraced correspondent Matt Ridley, writes Colin Todhunter. His most recent article on the topic is a strange concoction of misrepresentations, falsehoods and blunders dressed up as science, and reflects both his ignorance of the real facts and his deep ideological commitment to corporate profit and power.
… on her nature reserve in the UK and cites various sources of evidence to highlight …
The 'cancer industry', including charities with close links to chemicals corporations, is always keen to blame cancer victims for their morally deficient lifestyles, writes Colin Todhunter. But the real fault lies with the commercial interests touting bad food, nutritionally unbalanced and laced with toxic agrochemicals - like the ubiquitous glyphosate - and their residues.
We are being silently poisoned: the case against glyphosate Colin Todhunter | 14th April 2016 Comment Heath Food Farming Corporations Regulation Pesticides Toxics EU USA burger-cut.jpg The 'cancer …
The UK Government ‘energy security’ strategy threatens more oil and gas - and more climate breakdown.
Energy policy more heat than light Peter Somerville | 18th May 2022 | Comment UK Government Energy Policy Climate Breakdown Energy 51662053310_8eace93650_3k.jpg The UK Government ‘energy security’ …
The UK government’s Net Zero Strategy just does not add up. We read every word - so you don't have to.
Government shows zero ambition Peter Somerville | 30th November 2021 | News Climate Breakdown Net Zero Net Zero Strategy 2.63472894.jpg The UK government’s Net Zero Strategy just does not add up. We …
'Sharpe’s favoured alternative to neoclassical economics is a form of evolutionary economics: when it comes to the energy transition this notion is deeply flawed.'
Climate policy at the Sharpe end Peter Somerville | 5th February 2024 | Comment Climate Breakdown EVs Economics Editor’s Picks …