The oil and gas industry has admitted that its canals and drilling rigs have destroyed 1,900 square miles of coastal wetlands on the US Gulf Coast, but a Federal Judge with deep industry ties has ruled that 97 companies off have no liability for the $50 billion damage.
Oil lawyer turned judge rules: industry not liable for $50bn Gulf Coast damage Farron Cousins DeSmogBlog | 19th February 2015 News Oil Oceans Fossil Fuels Law gulf-oil-depot-cut.jpg The oil and …
From country cousin to king gold, silver is slowly cleaning up its tarnished reputation, writes Matilda Lee
… silver comes to market as a byproduct of the industrial mining of other metals, such as … world’s most destructive industries’, as the industrial mining industry is known. According … says more and more of the silver used for industrial purposes is being recouped and …
Reeling from California's decision to ban glyphosate, fearful of 're-evaluation' by EU and US regulators, and facing ruinous cancer claims in federal courts, the US chemical industry are fighting back, writes Carey Gillam. Their key argument: don't trust independent doctors and scientists - trust us! And as they just told a California court, profit must come before people.
On trial: Monsanto's 'alternative facts' about glyphosate Carey Gillam USRTK | 1st February 2017 News Pesticides Corporations Health Law USA Un Science roundup-cut.jpg Reeling from California's …
The chemical industry and the European Food Safety Authority are refusing to disclose key scientific evidence about glyphosate's risks, citing 'trade secrets' protection, writes Corporate Europe Observatory. They must be compelled to publish the 'mysterious three' scientific studies EFSA used to assess glyphosate as 'unlikely' to cause cancer to humans - contradicting the IARC's view.
… property which if released would harm their industrial and commercial interests as well as … which it represents, which rely heavily on industrial secrets to protect their …
Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer activism and the release of her second 'eco collection'.
Fashion conscience: Stella McCartney Matilda Lee | 1st May 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Fashion Stella Mccartney Clothes stella_01.jpg Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer …
Renewable, natural and long-lasting, some claim that it’s time for us to take another look at real fur - or maybe even embrace it. But as Ruth Stokes found out, not everyone is convinced
Cruel or eco-friendly: is fur the ultimate sustainable material? Ruth Stokes | 10th April 2012 Ethical Living Fur Sustainable Natural Renewable Cruel Eco-friendly Fashion Natural World Green Living …
No one believed Big Tobacco could ever be snuffed out - until health warning stickers were made law. If the same principle of science, information and activism were applied to the aviation industry, argues Mark Anslow, the air we breathe could get cleaner yet
Think before you fly Mark Anslow | 11th April 2008 News Aviation Industry Advertising Flying Aviation Marketing Consumerism Aviation Green Living Climate Change Politics And Economics Pollution …
Thanks to Andy Hall's investigations of abuses of migrant workers in Thailand's fish and pineapple industries, a criminal trial begins today in Bangkok - his own. He faces eight years in prison and a $10 million fine for exposing their crimes in a devastating report that has inspired international action against the companies involved.
On trial today - Thailand's food workers' rights Andy Hall | 2nd September 2014 News Food Thailamd Law Corporations andy-hall-team.jpg Thanks to Andy Hall's investigations of abuses of migrant …
We, the signatories of this declaration, are calling on the European Union (EU) to exclude bioenergy from its next Renewable Energy Directive (RED), and thereby stop direct and indirect subsidies for renewable energy from biofuels and wood-burning.
… The EU is provoking a global expansion in industrial bioenergy use and the rapid … as it relies on a major expansion of industrial agriculture, of monoculture tree plantations, and of industrial logging. These industrial …
After a five year battle against fracking companies, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled that towns and cities can pass zoning laws that forbid fracking and other industrial land uses. The verdict will inspire other communities across the USA to enact similar measures.
… zoning laws that forbid fracking and other industrial land uses. The verdict will inspire …
We didn’t want GM on your table, but the crucial question now is, will we allow it in our tanks? Robin Maynard and Pat Thomas report
… cleverly reposition GM crops as a non-food, industrial ‘green’ energy commodity, it might … GM as food (not acceptable) and GM for industrial uses (acceptable). For example, … of remaining natural forest. Biofuels and industrial biotechnology constitute a key …
The organic perfumier chats to the Ecologist about why organic is best and what IFRA’s latest legislation means for the natural fragrance industry
The Ecologist meets… Tsi-La founder Annie Morton Ruth Styles | 21st March 2012 Ethical Living Perfume Health And Beauty Health Green Living Fragrance Ifra Tsi-la Annie Morton Rich Hippie Honore Des …
What's the real price of your bouquet? Pat Thomas dishes the dirt on cut flower production in less-industrialised countries
… the dirt on cut flower production in less-industrialised countries In 2007, just in time … in use, or deemed to dangerous to use, in the industrialised world. While groups like the …
Sarah Ditty explains why she believes manufacturers and consumers should join the increasing numbers of us who are voting with our wallets and choose fashion that doesn't harm people or planet.......
Building Momentum for Sustainability in Fashion Sarah Ditty | 9th September 2013 Ethical Living Fashion Green Living londonfashion.jpg Fashion brands are increasingly incorporating eco-friendly …
The government's policies on climate, energy and industry are not merely stupid, writes Alan Simpson. The repeated cuts to renewables and energy efficiency, combined with limitless largesse to fossil fuels, has reached the point of insanity in the face of the UK's legal obligations and the growing climate crisis. Only we, the people, can end the madness.
… blame it on 'green' energy rather than crap industrial policy. This is the heady terrain …
The lesson of fracking in the US and Canada is a simple one, writes Naomi Klein. The fracking industry is vicious, brutal and will stop at nothing to get its way. British anti-frackers can celebrate yesterday's achievements - but the fight ahead will not be an easy one.
Message to the UK: the fracking 'bridge' is burning! Naomi Klein | 27th January 2015 Comment Fracking Fossil Fuels Energy Climate Change Pollution Corporations Law US UK Canada …
The British establishment does nothing quite so well as lies, cover-ups and high-level corruption, writes Georgina Downs - whether it's the Hillsborough disaster or permitting polluters to poison us. Georgina won her own High Court legal victory protecting rural residents from pesticide exposure as long ago as 2008 - only to have it snatched away as Court of Appeal judges closed ranks.
From Hillsborough to pesticides: establishment cover-ups, lies and corruption Georgina Downs | 4th May 2016 News Law Human Rights UK EU Health Farming Corporations spraying-cut.jpg The British …
Internal Glasgow University emails show that it terminated geophysics professor David Smythe's email account and access to scientific papers because his concerns about the impacts of fracking were upsetting its 'industrial research partners', writes Kyla Mandel - not as part of a 'routine review' as previously stated.
… the impacts of fracking were upsetting its 'industrial research partners', writes Kyla … by cutting off this lifeline." Making 'industrial research partners' unhappy The … suggests, some of the university's "various industrial research partners" were not happy …
Soaring fuel prices and stratospheric carbon emissions bode ill for the aviation industry. Is flying beyond redemption? Mark Anslow tries some blue-sky thinking
Can flying ever be green? Mark Anslow | 24th July 2008 News Flying Holidays Aviation Green Lifestyle Green Living Climate Change Pollution Science And Technology Society 747lg.jpg Soaring fuel prices …
Thanks to damage to coastal wetlands by the oil & gas industry, Louisiana is losing two acres to the sea an hour, writes Julie Dermansky. The companies are legally obliged to repair their damage - but they haven't and the cost has reached $50 billion. The answer? A Bill backed by the state governor to make them immune from lawsuits.
New Orleans: oil & gas evading $50bn coastal restoration obligations Julie Dermansky | 5th September 2014 News USA Oil Fossil Fuels Oceans Law Politics la-wellhead-paul-goyette-cut.jpg Thanks to …
Denton's 59-41 vote to ban fracking has got right up the nose of the state's fossil fuel elite, writes Julie Dermansky. The Texas city has already been hit with two lawsuits - but it's going to fight them all the way, with a $4 million legal fund ready and waiting.
Denton, Texas hit with lawsuits after landslide fracking victory Julie Dermansky | 11th November 2014 News USA Oil Gas Fracking Law Politics frack-free-denton-cut.jpg Denton's 59-41 vote to ban …
As falling milk prices push dairy farm out of business, new mega-dairies and feedlot operations of 700 or more cows are filling the void, writes Andrew Wasley. Never mind the pollution, slurry lagoons, and heavy plant on country lanes - do we want the cows that produce our milk confined to sheds? And what's the future for traditional dairy farmers with small, well cared for herds?
… The march of the industrial mega-dairy - is this the future of … where we want our milk to come from? It is an industrial scene a world away from the popular … But campaigners have warned that this new industrialised model of milk production could …
A Spending Bill now under debate in Congress would cut over $100 million from renewable energy, grant extra funds for dumping nuclear waste and fossil fuel research, exempt 'mountain top removal' coal from regulation, and limit the EPA's power to enforce clean water laws.
House Spending Bill's huge dirty energy giveaway Farron Cousins | 24th June 2014 News US Law Politics Fossil Fuels Nuclear Energy Renewables mtr-wva-cut.jpg A Spending Bill now under debate in …
The global catch of fish and seafood is falling at three times the rate reported by the United Nations and urgently needs to be slowed to avoid a crash, reports Christopher Pala. The finding comes in a new study for Nature which quantifies the huge illegal industrial fish pillaging taking place around the world, together with artisanal catches, which in 2010 added over 50% to UN estimates.
… for Nature which quantifies the huge illegal industrial fish pillaging taking place around … the world's international fleets of industrial fishing vessels are seeing their … and Agriculture Organization their so-called industrial catches - few large vessels, few …