Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing our honeybees. Sign the Soil Association petition to help get it banned. Then take part in Twitter's 'Tweehive' - starting on 14th July
… Help protect our honeybees Laura Sevier | 13th July 2009 Activism Wildlife Natural World Bees Colony Collapse Disorder CCD Pesticides Neonicotinoids ta-protect-our-bees.jpg Neonicotinoid pesticides are killing …
The Government's 'National Pollinator Strategy' has a fatal flaw, writes Georgina Downs - it contains no meaningful measures to address farmers' spraying of highly toxic pesticides, often in mixtures that can further increase the harm they cause. And with 80% of the UK's pesticides used in agriculture, that's setting the 'strategy' up to fail.
… new 10-year strategy aimed at supporting bees and other pollinators that are vital for … Environment Secretary she acknowledged that bees and other pollinating insects such as … bring about the best possible conditions for bees and other insects to flourish." What …
Neal's Yard Remedies is a cut above other skincare companies in its commitment to natural ingredients. Laura Sevier speaks to owner Peter Kindersley about the brand's deep ecology
… to launch the Bee Lovely and Help Save the Bees campaign. Sign the campaign petition to … as part of NYR's Bee Lovely and Help Save The Bees campaign. Read Ruth Styles's review of … A DIFFERENCE TAKE ACTION to protect Britain's bees Sign the petition to ban neonicotinoids …
From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration...
… the subject really well. Help protect our bees Neonicotinoid pesticides have been … petition to help get them banned. UK bumblebees are also in trouble. The Bumblebee … trust has a ‘ gardening for bumblebees ' page on its website. Create a wildlife …
After an apparent cave-in to Europe's pesticide industry, the European Food Safety Authority's latest guidance on pesticides conflicts with European law, writes Georgina Downs - by ignoring the real-life agrochemical exposure of rural residents. Commission President Juncker must step in and demand the withdrawal of this disgraceful document.
… EU legislation. EFSA was willing to protect bees but has failed to protect people It is … in the existing risk assessment for bees and subsequently advised the European … human health is even higher than that of bees: the Article 4 duty in the PPP Regulation …
If it wasn't climate change, was the real purpose of the Number 10 meeting of Theresa May's advisors and President Trump's environmental transition supremo Myron Ebell to plan the post-Brexit deregulation of UK farming, including pesticides? That's how it looks, writes Georgina Downs - and we had better begin now to fight for our health, wildlife and environment.
… these farm chemicals to either human health, bees, or the wider environment. [3] An … on this day and age. I also see loads of dead bees!!!" Charlotte Davis: "As a teenager I …
Sam Roddick on spontaneous pleasures, ethical sex toys and civil disobedience
Q & A: Sam Roddick, activist & founder of Coco de Mer Laura Sevier | 14th March 2009 Ethical Living My World Sam Roddick Activist Fashion Society my_world_march.jpg Sam Roddick on spontaneous …
The risk of cancer from the world's top herbicide, glyphosate, is just the tip of the iceberg of health damage caused by exposure to pesticides and other toxic agrochemicals, writes Georgina Downs. It's time for governments to correct their scandalous failure to protect rural residents from the cocktails of poisons sprayed on crops.
… loss of beneficial organisms and impact on bees of $1.2bn, $520m and $283m respectively. … of pesticides implicated in the decline of bees, or others. This really rather misses the …
Some like it hot, others like it... raw. A vegan diet based on uncooked plant food is good for the planet - but is it right for everyone?
Raw food diets: are they worth it? Laura Sevier | 12th July 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Food And Drink Raw Food Vegan Detox Vegetarian Juice Sprouts Raw Chocolate raw-food.jpg Some like it hot, …
Campaigner Georgina Downs has scored a significant victory in her 12 year battle against the UK Government. But DEFRA Ministers have still failed to secure protection from pesticides for people in the countryside.
… No toxic chemicals that can harm humans, bees, and other species, should be used to …