Celebrities have a unique ability to engage people in environmental campaigns, writes Pat Thomas. Neil Young is a case in point: his latest album, The Monsanto Years, conveys an eloquent message of the dangers of GMOs and corporate power, and his upcoming European tour offers green campaigners a unique opportunity to engage a broader public in the fight for a green future.
… ability to engage people in environmental campaigns, writes Pat Thomas. Neil Young is a …
A new book by WWF 'Meeting Environmental Challenges: The Role of Human Identity' makes the case for a new kind of campaigning that sees the person behind the behaviour. Pat Thomas is impressed
What campaigners need to know about human nature Pat Thomas | 22nd July 2009 Reviews Society Environmental Campaigning Identity Campaigning WWF reviewwwf2.jpg A new book by WWF 'Meeting Environmental …
Friends of the Earth opposes new nuclear power stations in the UK. And that's great, writes Jonathon Porritt, except for their complete failure to campaign about it - even though the government's nuclear obsession is a huge obstruction to the renewable energy future FoE says it wants. Please can we have some action now?
… letter-writing, and support for a few sign-up campaigns. It's left all the rest of it to …
People have been talking about some kind of 'progressive alliance' ever since the 2010 General Election, writes Jonathon Porritt. If ever there was a moment where such an alliance could start coming together, and start working out a game plan to transform our political prospects between now and 2020, this has to be it.
The power of redemptive anger Jonathon Porritt | 27th June 2016 Comment Green Party Politics Europe Brexit Transformation brexit .jpg Every new political movement begins as a counter-narrative to an …
Growing anxiety, growing concern, growing doubts, growing uncertainty. If you are one of a growing number of people who want to be heard on the subject of GM, and to find out how you can become involved in keeping the future GM-free, here are some places to start.
… 2008 News Gm Focus Biotechnology Monsanto Campaigns Natural World Food And Farming …
Is the UK sinking into authoritarian rule? That's how it looks, writes Jonathon Porritt, as the government joins with right wing media and fossil fuel companies to attack local democracy and environmental campaigners. Is this 'merger of state and corporate power' a sign of more, and worse, to come?
Beware the march of the authoritarians! Jonathon Porritt | 16th March 2016 Comment Politics Corporations Politics UK Fracking Fossil Fuels Is the UK sinking into authoritarian rule? That's how it …
Four trustees of the Soil Association just resigned, 'more in sorrow than in anger'. Joanna Blythman, Lynda Brown, Andrew Whitley and former Ecologist editor Pat Thomas all decided they were unable to contribute further to the organisation, the UK's leading organic certifier and the 'mother ship' of British organic farming.
… to 'infantilise' the organic message in major campaigns. The policy of 'pick and mix' … targets. The lack of 'fire in the belly' campaigns and conviction in its own beliefs. …
With the Wall Street Journal warning that the GMO crop boom may be over in the face of superweeds, higher seed prices, falling yields and farmer antipathy, writes Pat Thomas, the Monsanto-Bayer merger is a sign of weakness as both companies struggle to deliver growth and profits to match shareholder expectations. We had better be ready to press home our advantage!
… of big business is hard work (as the campaigns against TTIP TTP and CETA have … involved. Without public support many campaigns find they cannot get funding and …
The UK government is determined to bring GMOs to England', writes Pat Thomas, and changes in EU rules mean this could happen as soon as next year. The way to keep them out is people power - so go ahead and declare yourself 'GM FREE ME'!
… are not activists and academic papers are not campaigns. Raising the volume What we need is …
Naomi Klein's magnum opus on climate change, capitalism and the growing resistance to extreme energy is positive, inspiring and full of hope, writes Jonathon Porritt. But it's also deeply challenging: the 'everything' that has to change is not just government and corporations, but you, me and the ideas that guide our lives.
… was her record of the number of these campaigns that are being led by indigenous … that these regenerative direct action campaigns will grow and grow. And that will … driving this new combination of direct action campaigns and divestment movements. First, the …
An exciting new project has been launched to give children a chance to join in the GMO debate, writes Pat Thomas. With young people speaking up and becoming more aware of food, health and environmental issues, they deserve the platform to voice their concerns and join in a wider global network of youth working for positive change in the world they will inherit.
Opening up the debate on GMOs to the voices of the future Pat Thomas | 13th April 2016 Activism GMOs UK USA Canada Society ofof-moodboard-cut.jpg An exciting new project has been launched to give …
Genetically modified food. It’s a big issue. Increasingly, we are handed the notion that GM food is just like any other food, only better, because of its almost magical power to solve our most immediate crises of poverty, hunger, fossil-fuel depletion and climate change.
Tested, assessed and treated as patients rather than mothers-to-be, it's no wonder women are afraid of giving birth naturally, says Pat Thomas as International Women's Day arrives
… shows that such programmes act like marketing campaigns for hospitalised birth and do little …
Over 1,000 juvenile delinquents showed a 44 per cent drop in antisocial behaviour when put on a low sugar diet. So why is the government completely ignoring what we are feeding our children, and yet is happy to spend £2,500 on administering each ASBO?
ASBOs vs Nutrition Pat Thomas | 1st April 2006 News ASBOs Anti-social Behaviour Orders Nutrition Diet Sugar Junk Food Food And Health Mental Health Pharmaceuticals Risk Drugs Food And Farming Health …
Antimicrobial resistance is a ticking time-bomb not only for the UK but also for the world, warns the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies
Why are we ignoring the role of livestock in antibiotic resistance? Pat Thomas | 13th June 2013 News Health Food And Farming shutterstock_127596050.jpg Antimicrobial resistance is a ticking time-bomb …
It may look pretty, but the unmistakable odour of nail polish betrays a cocktail of toxic ingredients
Behind the Label: nail polish Pat Thomas | 26th November 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Behind The Label Nail Polish Pat Thomas Dibutyl Phthalate Toluene Compounds Formaldehyde Phthalates …
Your recycled loo paper may be soft, strong and very, very long, but is it really all that green? Pat Thomas gets to the bottom of an issue of convenience
Behind the label: Recycled Toilet Tissue Pat Thomas | 22nd May 2008 Ethical Living Loo Roll Recycled Paper FSA Greenwash Recycling Bodycare Green Living loorollmain.jpg Your recycled loo paper may be …
We get an entertaining selection of press releases each week at the Ecologist. Recently, however, amid claims for the greenest 4x4s ever, vegan-friendly breastmilk ice cream and strip-mining with a heart, one stood out.
… chewing and snorting instead. Anti-smoking campaigns and smoking bans in the UK and US … figures on the success of 'stop smoking' campaigns. While smokeless tobacco products, …
It’s fair to say that we have our share of robust discussions in this office. Opinions get aired, fingers get pointed, occasionally voices get raised. It’s all in a good cause. Setting the world to rights isn’t always a civilised tea party.
… because they are built upon product marketing campaigns that do not have the power to create …
After a week of events throughout the UK aimed at highlighting the health risks of eating genetically modified foods, Pat Thomas highlights a key health message that many of us have missed.....
Are you eating ‘pesticide plants’? Pat Thomas | 12th September 2013 Comment Gm Pesticides Food And Farming pesticides.jpg Pesticide use in the US, where the vast majority of GM food crops are grown, …
The development of meat-like foods is introducing GM and novel technology into our diets. This presents new risks to our health, but also to the complex development of behaviour to prevent environmental destruction, argues PAT THOMAS
Does the Impossible Burger feed our desire to avoid necessary choices? Pat Thomas | 15th August 2017 News Meat Vegan Vegetarian Food Science Gm Technology 05_homepage_news.jpg The development of …
“We’re busy doing nothing, working the whole day through, trying to find lots of things not to do...”
Horsegate - we're busy doing nothing Pat Thomas | 28th February 2013 Comment horse meat.jpg “We’re busy doing nothing, working the whole day through, trying to find lots of things not to do...” …