Trees in cities make us feel happier and more relaxed, writes Pat Thomas, but that's only the beginning of the benefits they confer. They also reduce air pollution, levels of asthma and other respiratory problems, and lower healthcare costs by $7 billion in the US alone.
… Science Forests tree-hugger-cut.jpg Trees in cities make us feel happier and more relaxed, …
Far from being the healthy drink implied by its sports sponsorships, Diet Coke is a worrying cocktail of neurotoxic and potentially carcinogenic chemicals
… take the FIFA World Cup Trophy on tour to cities throughout the world. Last year …
Sleep deprivation is a worse malaise than most people realise. Pat Thomas explains some of its causes, effects and remedies
How to be healthy: Insomnia Pat Thomas | 4th July 2007 Ethical Living Sleep Health Wellbeing Insomnia Exercise Diet Caffeine Bodycare Health Green Living_27.jpg Sleep deprivation is a worse malaise …
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.
The Monsanto Years: Neil Young rocking for a greener world Pat Thomas | 31st May 2016 Activism GMOs Media Arts Music Farming Politics monsanto years_landscape-cut.jpg Celebrities have a unique …
Mix flour, water and yeast and you’ve got a tasty loaf of bread. But make your bread the industrial way and you’ll end up eating more than you bargained for.
Behind the label: Hovis Wholemeal Bread Pat Thomas | 1st May 2007 Ethical Living Hovis Bread Wholemeal Health Behind The Label Food And Health Green Living HOVIS_MAY06_MAIN.jpg Mix flour, water and …
Obesity is a problem that is chronic, stigmatised, costly to treat and rarely curable. Why? Because we are looking in the wrong places for a solution. Pat Thomas reports
… question of why the people in polluted cities like London and New York remain slimmer than those in industrial towns and cities. Given what is already known about …
Relationships, like so many other aspects of modern life, are increasingly subject to the pressures of commercialisation. ‘Buy this and you’ll be happy’, suggests the marketing. And one recent product, both intimate and as impersonal as can be imagined, boasts particular success…
Love: batteries not included Pat Thomas | 1st November 2006 Comment Rampant Rabbit Rabbit Vibrator Sex Orgasm Consumerism Bodycare Green Living Society Archive_26.jpg Relationships, like so many …
What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed...
Burying The Truth Jon Hughes Pat Thomas | 11th October 2007 News Monsanto PCB's Enviroment Agancy Brofiscin Risk Industrial Farming Health Politics And Economics Waste And Recycling …
What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed...
Burying The Truth, the orginal Ecologist investigation into Monsanto and Brofiscin Quarry Jon Hughes Pat Thomas | 11th October 2007 News Monsanto PCB's Enviroment Agancy Brofiscin Risk Industrial …