There are 48 mapped struggles against the fossil fuel industry in India And whilst families run from justice for trying to protect their lands, it's the coal mining companies and police chiefs that should be brought to justice writes NICK MEYNEN
India's coal war heats up Nick Meynen | 13th October 2016 News India Mining Coal Conflict Environmental Justice Refugees india coal.jpg There are 48 mapped struggles against the fossil fuel industry …
A gap in the market and the digital age has seen the British organic cut flower industry flourish over the last couple of years - with chemical-free, low air-mile blooms finally seeing their day in the sun. LAURA BRIGGS reports on the homegrown market that offers a bigger variety of flowers and without the environmental costs of imported ones
If you're saying 'it' with flowers this UK Bank Holiday weekend make sure they're locally grown Laura Briggs | 26th August 2016 News Flowers Organic Cut Flowers Environmental Costs British Growers …
We refer to them as kitchen basics - milk and eggs - but how often do we stop to think about the true cost of their production? Not often enough writes TIM MADDAMS
THE ETHICAL FOODIE - Back to Basics Tim Maddams | 20th October 2016 Comment Milk Eggs Farming Food cows grass 1015.jpg We refer to them as kitchen basics - milk and eggs - but how often do we stop to …
Bristol's decision to trial vinegar as a weedkiller in place of glyphosate certainly grabbed headline-writers' imaginations, writes Harriet Williams. But with a wide choice of proven chemical-free weed control strategies available, might this experiment be 'set up to fail'?
… gaining momentum, with over 300 gardens, allotments and driveways pledged thus far. …
How to dissent peacefully from the corruption, waste and destruction of the world? By a mindful disengagement from evil, writes Julian Rose: from fossil fuel energy to propagandist media, from sweatshop clothing to the predatory financial system. Some of the steps we can take are easy, others very difficult - but what ultimately matters is the direction of travel.
The 'non-compliant challenge' - mindful disengagement from modern evils Julian Rose | 11th April 2016 Ethical Living Energy Food Finance Fashion Consumerism Media egg-cut.jpg How to dissent …
The US Environmental Protection Agency was on the defensive last week in its hearings to determine whether glyphosate, the word's number one herbicide, causes cancer, writes Carey Gillam, as it stood accused of giving preferential treatment to industry representatives, excluding evidence of cancer links, and refusing testimony from a world expert epidemiologist.
… ranged from 5-15 minutes. Knott said speaking allotments were assigned based on how much …
Koide Hiroaki has spent his entire career as a nuclear engineer, and has become a central figure in Japan's movement for the abolition of nuclear power plants. He met with Katsuya Hirano and Hirotaka Kasai to discuss the catastrophic nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima Daaichi in March 2011, and the crimes and cover-ups committed both before and after the event.
Koide Hiroaki: an insider's exposé of the Fukushima nuclear disaster Katsuya Hirano Hirotaka Kasai Asia-Pacific Journal | 17th March 2016 Comment Japan Fukishima Nuclear Politics Regulation …