Campaigners have forced the biggest shareholder in a titanium mining project on south Africa's 'Wild Coast' to withdraw, reports Rachel Lees. But they now fear the project itself will continue under the auspices of local 'front' companies, while the big profits enrich the British and Australian investors that are the real masters of Africa's neo-colonial minerals boom.
… Finance UK Australia Indigenous Peoples Campaigning … much more than the impact of public campaigning. For instance, War on Want's … and MRC's activities we see the necessity of campaigning in Britain made clear too. But the …
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.
… in the fight for a green future. If you're a campaigning NGO, your daily worry - apart from … with Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), campaigning against the Nocton Dairies - the … involvement and the long-term commitment of campaigning can be difficult. But over the …
As part of a global week of action campaigners from Divest London have gathered to ‘Raise the Heat' on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, writes Hal Rhoades - protesting its plan to invest in a ‘carbon bomb' coal project that endangers global climate and threatens to finish off the Great Barrier Reef.
CommBank must ditch its plans to fund Great Barrier Reef destruction Hal Rhoades | 26th May 2015 News Climate Change Finance Australia UK Oceans divest-london-4-cut.jpg As part of a global week of …
UK supermarkets led the world in saying 'no!' to GM foods and ingredients, writes Liz O'Neill. But they faltered on GM feeds for pigs, cattle, poultry and fish, with GM soy and corn dominating the UK's non-organic market. Now campaigners are putting the pressure on supermarkets to make their entire supply chains GMO-free for the sake of animal, human and ecological health.
Supermarkets: 'Feed me the Truth' about GMOs in our food chain! Liz O'Neill GM Freeze | 7th March 2017 Activism GMOs Health Farming UK Consumerism Corporations tesco-milk-cut.jpg UK supermarkets led …
The battle of local communities against Tesco is much larger than first thought with over 80 local campaigns against the supermarket.
The Battle Against Tesco 30th January 2007 News Tesco Campaign Supermarket Campaigns Supermarkets Tesco Farming Campaigns Society News web pic 2_38.jpg The battle of local communities against Tesco …
Cornell, one of the world's leading academic institutions, has abandoned scientific objectivity, writes Stacy Malkan - and instead made itself a global hub for the promotion of GM crops and food. Working with selected journalists and industry-supported academics, Cornell's so-called 'Alliance for Science' is an aggressive propaganda tool for corporate biotech and agribusiness.
Why is Cornell University hosting a GMO propaganda campaign? Stacy Malkan | 22nd January 2016 News GMOs Science Academia Corporations Media Farming cornell-cut.jpg Cornell, one of the world's leading …
With 80% of the world's fossil fuel reserves 'unburnable' if the world is to meet its climate targets, writes Melanie Mattauch, the divestment movement is moving from strength to strength. As investor confidence in fossil energy ebbs away, 2015 is where the endgame for a dying industry begins.
2015 - the fossil fuel endgame begins Melanie Mattauch | 12th January 2015 Comment Climate Change Finance Fossil Fuels Oil Gas Coal fossilfreeuk-210914-cut.jpg The Force is with us! Giant carbon …
Local authorities around the world are going pesticide-free following an initiative by a small town in Canada 25 years ago, writes Keith Tyrell. Now the movement is coming to the UK, with campaign groups setting up in towns, cities and rural communities to keep pesticides out of our streets, parks, playgrounds and allotments.
… use them more. We can do it too - with active campaigning by local communities So can the UK …
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, worth over $900 billion, has today announced that it will divest from coal, a move expected to force the sale of investments worth $13.3 billion. Campaigners say that other funds have now 'run out of excuses' not to follow suit.
… in renewables! They also promised to continue campaigning for the fund's full divestment …
The essential first lesson for an animal rescuer: you are unimportant. It's the animals that matter. Sophie Morlin-Yron meets Jan Creamer - effective, courageous and seemingly selfless campaigner against animal cruelty worldwide, from Bolivia to Zambia, from circuses to factory farms.
… time doing human rights and social justice campaigning as a teenager, it was a campaign …
As the people of Argentina are driven by economic collapse to the point of starvation, a new solution is being imposed upon them. Ben Backwell reports on a country being force fed genetically modified soya designed not for humans, but for cattle
Soya Republic Ben Backwell | 1st February 2003 News Gm Soya Argentina Genetically Modified Biotech Agribusiness Biotechnology Agribusiness Soya Biotechnology Gm Products Soya Farming Organics …
Bee-killing insecticides will face a near total ban in Europe following a vote by member states in favour of proposals by the European Commission. The UK government supported the ban, which it says it will maintain after Brexit. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… conservation charity Buglife, which has been campaigning since 2009 for neonicotinoids to …
Cancer Research UK's slogan is 'Let's beat cancer sooner'. But Georgina Downs wonders why it ignores the role of pesticides sprayed on crop fields - which is a recognised cause of cancer - and why it has spent over £750 million since 2007 on paying its employees.
Pesticides can cause cancer - so why does CRUK ignore them? Georgina Downs | 3rd April 2014 Comment Health Pesticides Farming Society crop-spray.png Cancer Research UK's slogan is 'Let's beat cancer …
Anyone working to protect badgers from culling will know of Dominic Dyer - wildlife advocate and new director of the Badger Trust. Lesley Docksey met him 'on the hoof' at a recent march - and found out just why the badger campaign is so important to him.
… 9th April 2014 Comment Natural World Badgers Campaigning Politics Farming … haven't realised how powerful this form of campaigning is." Later he told me about his …
No letup in pressure: new consumer campaign builds off recent victory in getting General Mills to remove GMOs from Original Cheerios.
General Mills - get GMOs out of Honey Nut Cheerios! The Ecologist | 22nd January 2014 Activism GMOs Food Farming Gm Food cheerios-honey-nut.png No letup in pressure: new consumer campaign builds off …
Ukraine's state-owned nuclear generator is suing anti-nuclear activists in its latest attempt to stifle public debate over the country's ageing fleet of 15 nuclear reactors, while refusing to release information in breach of international obligations.
… Ecoclub-Rivne, NECU and others - have been campaigning since more than five years for of …
In the lead-up to tonight's Earth Hour one organisation is putting the creative community on the front lines of the battle for climate change. Rebecca Cooke reports on the remarkable series of 29 posters to provoke and intrigue us into climate action.
Tonight's Earth Hour - it's really about what you do next ... Rebecca Cooke | 29th March 2014 Ethical Living Climate Change Arts Energy Transport Farming dtgt-school-run.png In the lead-up to …
Reforms should be made to the Bank of England’s mandate to make climate stability a core purpose, according to a new report. CATHERINE EARLY reports
Time to bail out the climate, say campaigners Catherine Early | 16th May 2018 News Banking Finance Climate Change Risk Recession bank_of_england.jpg Reforms should be made to the Bank of England’s …
Blaming 'lack of time', Syngenta withdraws its emergency application to use a seed treatment blamed for killing bees. Friends of the Earth and 38 Degrees claim victory - but Syngenta warns: we'll be back!
Victory! Syngenta pulls 'bee-killer' pesticide application The Ecologist | 4th July 2014 News Farming Toxics Regulation UK Corporations bee-jack-wolf-cut.jpg Blaming 'lack of time', Syngenta …
Last night Edd Colbert hosted a massive knees-up in Trafalgar Square, to ceremonially devour eight pigs raised entirely on edible food waste - a delicious launch to a very original campaign. He spoke to The Ecologist about his ideas ...
Let them eat waste! Edd Colbert | 22nd November 2013 Comment Food Farming Waste Pigs pig-idea-20.png Last night Edd Colbert hosted a massive knees-up in Trafalgar Square, to ceremonially devour eight …
Jordans cereal bars and Warburtons bread have been found to contain traces of glyphosate - a controversial herbicide that campaigners say poses a risk to human health. Andrew Wasley reports ...
Harmful weedkiller in your bread and cereal bars Andrew Wasley | 31st December 2013 News Pesticides Glyphosate Food Farming News GMOs Food Safety GM Crops warburtons.png Jordans cereal bars and …
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.
… Government regarding its policy failings, and campaigning for urgent action to protect the … he asked me to use his name and to carry on campaigning on behalf of all those affected. …
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.
… and varied track record in food policy, campaigning, journalism and production. We … agenda to change the Soil Association from a campaigning membership organisation into a … keen to keep mainstream agriculture onside." "Campaigning organizations need to lead from …
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!
… fertilisers, ammonia and in 2005, when campaigning focus was increasing on Monsanto, …