McDonald's now claims to be a champion of animal welfare. But the food chain continues to rely on super fast growing chickens - which even in the best cases live miserable lives. PRU ELLIOTT calls for a change of policy from the multinational
… 2018 Comment Animal Welfare Fast Food Chickens Change Makers … chain continues to rely on super fast growing chickens - which even in the best cases live … have a positive impact on society. Supersized chickens In a recent post on the business …
The Institute of Economic Affairs' Shanker Singham took visitors from Oklahoma into the heart of government. ALICE ROSS and LAWRENECE CARTER investigate
How the IEA teamed up with US donors to push for environmental deregulation post-Brexit Alice Ross Lawrence Carter | 31st July 2018 News Fakenomics Brexit Agriculture Lobbying Institute Of Economic …
Almost a trillion Euros in taxpayers' money is handed to EU farmers as part of the Common Agricultural Policy. The money is supposed to leverage environmental practices. But an international team of investigative journalists, today publishing with THE ECOLOGIST, has found the cash actually feeds significant pollution
… are raised by the thousands - in the case of chickens, tens of thousands. Environmentally … farms are known to be producing pigs or chickens, geese and ducks. Intensive … the amount that would be generated by 40,000 chickens, 2000 pigs or 750 piglet-bearing …
The treasury minister was speaking on the same day the Cato Institute called for softer environmental rules and NHS competition. JAMES BELL at Unearthed reports
Liz Truss slams regulations in speech to US think tank backing environmental roll-back after Brexit James Bell | 20th September 2018 Comment Unearthed Fakenomics Brexit Environmental Regulation …
Antony Fisher founded the IEA - the instigator of UK climate denial and now at the centre of the 'influencing Brexit' scandal. His dramatic life story is a vital morality tale for those concerned about climate change.
… enjoy seeing him feeding and chasing the chickens. I am so glad he is fond of animals,” …
Scientists across the globe are working to resurrect all kinds of extinct animals, from the Siberian permafrost to balmy California. Here you can read an edited extract of The Re-Origin of Species by TORILL KORNFELDT
… birds from other types of dinosaurs. Chickens have wings rather than arms and …
Brexit will result in Britain exiting the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy. It will have to decide whether subsidies to farmers should be retained, or reformed. In the second part of this groundbreaking investigation a team of investigative journalists from across Europe - publishing with THE ECOLOGIST - assess how effective the environmental mechanisms of CAP really are.
… – to erect a building that is home to 40,000 chickens, at the rate of 20 chickens per square meter. That is why even … on a small parcel of land and fill it with chickens or pigs. The rest of the land keeps …
Parliament will debate Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) this Tuesday. Caroline Lucas of the Green party wants to increase the democratic control of international trade. Without it, the UK may start importing GM food and more chemically treated products, warns GUY TAYLOR
Don't leave Liam Fox in charge of the international trade chicken coop Guy Taylor | 22nd June 2018 Comment International Trade Brexit Trump Regulations Food 1804gjnchicken01.jpg Parliament will …
The Institute of Economic Affairs arranged meetings with ministers for US donors. LAWRENCE CARTER and ALICE ROSS report
A leading think tank brokered access to ministers for US donors looking to influence Brexit Lawrence Carter Alice Ross | 31st July 2018 News Fakenomics Brexit Agriculture Lobbying Institute Of …
The founder of the Institute of Economic Affairs argued free markets needed honesty. But his own financial success was based on smuggling - and the IEA was itself conceived with the help of a white lie. BRENDAN MONTAGUE investigates
… less grain and in less time than ordinary chickens. Antony “immediately grasped the full … years he was producing more than a million chickens at any one time. “In 1953, I started …
Plastics are the green topic du jour. LOUISE DAVIES asks what the vegan movement can learn from plastic-free campaigners
Veganism must learn from the plastic revolution Louise Davies | 24th September 2018 Activism Campaigns Plastics Vegan Vegetarianism And Veganism plastic-ocean-cut.jpg Plastics are the green topic du …
The Institute of Economic Affairs offered a potential US agribusiness donor the chance to influence a report on 'green Brexit'. ALICE ROSS and LAWRENCE CARTER report
A hard Brexit think tank tells potential donor - funding can influence its reports Alice Ross Lawrence Carter | 31st July 2018 News Fakenomics Institute Of Economic Affairs Brexit Agriculture …
Deregulating trade while curbing immigration would lead to a sharp decline in animal welfare.
Brexit and the future of animal welfare Olivia Bridge | 28th November 2018 News Brexit Animal Rights Animal Welfare Thought Leaders animals_barn_calf_cows_farm_tagged-1036340.jpgd_.jpg Deregulating …
A fateful meeting between economist Friedrich von Hayek and British the industrial chicken farmer Antony Fisher had lasting consequences—including for the debate about climate change policy. BRENDAN MONTAGUE investigates
The 'second hand dealers in ideas' who sold us neoliberalism Brendan Montague | 7th August 2018 Comment Fakenomics Fisher Hayek Thatcher Marx Keynes Neoliberalism Communism x A fateful meeting …
A Trans-Pacific Partnership deal would 'threaten food standards and public services'.
Food and services under threat from trade deals Marianne Brooker | 25th October 2018 News Trade Liam Fox TPP 31011732366_f562cfc0ef_b.jpg A Trans-Pacific Partnership deal would 'threaten food …
Today, 80 percent of current animal welfare legislation comes from EU law. But animal charities are concerned that post-Brexit new trade agreements could be made with countries with lower standards. The RSPCA is calling for the government to use Brexit as an opportunity to incentivise famers to increase their levels of animal welfare. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… hens can be kept in cramped cages, meat chickens without any natural light, a …
John Blundell was welcomed into the inner circle of the Koch elite at at time of inner-family squabbling and political scandal. He gained insight into an empire run by obsession and apparent deception. Then he arrived in the UK and set up its first climate denial think tank. BRENDAN MONTAGUE investigates
The missing link between oil baron Charles Koch and british climate denial Brendan Montague | 31st August 2018 Comment John Blundell Koch Industries Koch Brothers Antony Fisher Atlast Economics Res …
IEA boss toured US conservative think tanks to fund the trade unit that wrote the high-profile 'Plan A+' report.
Think tank behind Brexiteers’ trade blueprint chased US funders Alice Ross Lawrence Carter | 28th September 2018 Comment Unearthed Brexit Iea x IEA boss toured US conservative think tanks to fund the …
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agroecology for Food and Farming has warned poor international trade deals made following Brexit could have a significant impact on British farmers - and in turn the regional and global environment. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports.
Poorly handled trade deals ‘biggest peacetime threat’ to UK food security Brendan Montague | 3rd January 2018 News Food And Farming Brexit kerry-mccarthy-david-hartley-rex-shutterstock-615x346.jpg …
Energy and resource efficiency could form the basis of a positive case for remaining in the EU.
Brexit, energy and cooperation Natalie Bennett | 22nd October 2018 Comment Brexit Energy Power IEM Green Party Renewable Energy hydrogen.jpg Energy and resource efficiency could form the basis of a …
Trends shaping consumerism, transport and farming could provide answers for some of the world’s sustainability problems, according to the think tank Forum for the Future. CATHERINE EARLY reports
Blockchain, regenerative farming and mobility as a service: global trends hold key to sustainability Catherine Early | 9th February 2018 News Blockchain Food And Farming Sustainability …
Frack Free Greater Manchester campaigners joined human rights defenders from as far as Argentina and Colombia in May to protest outside British Petroleum (BP)’s first ever shareholder meeting in Manchester, UK. HELENA COATES - a local resident - environmental campaigner and mum of two, explains why she took part
… is like putting the fox in charge of the chickens. BP is responsible for 2.5 percent …