Public Health England is guilty of gross scientific misconduct, writes Paul Mobbs, for its apparently deliberate whitewashing of the public health impacts of fracking. But it's all part of a pattern of maladministration that reaches to the heart of government.
… 2011 and 2012 put together. The 'draft for comment' that excludes comments To be fair, PHE did consider a number … few days after PHE launched their 'draft for comment' report I spent a long train journey …
Just as long term research into the health impacts of the 'electrosmog' created by wifi and mobile phones is yielding its first results, it's at risk of sudden termination from President Trump's budget cuts, writes Paul Mobbs. But the cuts have little to do with saving money - and a lot to do with protecting corporate profit and economic growth from harsh truths, including evidence that electrosmog causes cancer in laboratory rats, and maybe humans too.
… research? Paul Mobbs | 27th March 2017 Comment Radiation Media Science Technology … the results were not definitive, researchers commented that the use of so many animals over … Slesin, the editor of Microwave News , he commented: "A possible indirect effect is that …
None of the various technofixes on offer alter the fact that humanity has to learn to stop living on the last drops of cheap energy, and to start living within its means
… energy crisis Paul Mobbs | 19th January 2010 Comment Energy Climate Change Oil Gas … the climate crisis, and the energy crisis... COMMENT Gordon Brown's figures for offshore …
Little publicised government plans to 'reform' court costs are intended to foreclose access to environmental justice for all but the wealthiest individuals and communities, writes Paul Mobbs. Meanwhile cuts to agencies and regulators will make it ever harder for them to do their jobs - making public participation in environmental protection all the more important.
… justice Paul Mobbs | 30th November 2015 Comment Politics Law Natural World Pollution … demonstrates - in line with David Cameron's comments in 2012 - that the Government holds …
A consistent pattern is emerging in the UK government's plans and policies, writes Paul Mobbs: the stripping away of human rights and freedoms; the detachment of public institutions from democratic accountability; an increase of the powers of the state; and the empowerment of corporations at the expense of people. We must act to preserve our liberties, while we still can.
Behind the Magna Carta spin, Britain's 'dictatorship of the 1%' is taking shape Paul Mobbs | 11th June 2015 News Human Rights Politics UK Society Fracking Health great-dictator-cut.png A consistent …
The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has just begun to take oral evidence from a very select group of witnesses, writes Paul Mobbs in this open letter. Sadly its choices betray a systematic bias to industry and establishment figures - while community groups are entirely excluded.
… and impartial Paul Mobbs | 13th January 2015 Comment Fracking Politics UK Pollution Climate …
In the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 we have found oil slicks and debris everywhere - none of it connected to the missing plane, writes Paul Mobbs. The seas are littered with human trash, and it's killing the oceanic ecosystem.
… awash with trash Paul Mobbs | 5th April 2014 Comment Waste Oceans Transport …
Low oil prices are putting a stop to some of the world's most environmentally damaging 'extreme energy' projects, writes Paul Mobbs, and may close down the entire fracking and tar sands industries. So why are so many 'Greens' issuing dire warnings, instead of celebrating the good news?
… crisis Paul Mobbs | 8th January 2015 Comment Energy Oil Fracking Tar Sands …
Three years after the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe hit our TV screens, Paul Mobbs examines the still unfolding global disaster - and the motives of politicians whose love of nuclear power is stronger, than it is wise.
… 'pro-nuclear' - and that's not to forget one commentator who, remarkably, went pro-nuclear …
Politicians are forever citing 'terror' as a reason to expand the security state and restrict civil liberties, writes Paul Mobbs. But when it comes to the real threats that face the world - ecological breakdown, climate disruption, resource crises, and an unjust and rapacious world order ... well, that's all 'green crap'. Isn't it?
… politicians Paul Mobbs | 3rd September 2014 Comment War Oil Water Climate Change Society …
Campaigning has never been so easy - sign an Avaaz petition here, send an email there ... and the world is soon put to rights, no? No, writes Paul Mobbs. We must examine the impacts and implications of our e-life, from climate change to corporate dominance, and take control of the technologies we increasingly depend on.
… footprint Paul Mobbs | 15th August 2014 Comment Technology Corporations Climate Change …
Medact, the organization of health professionals for a safer, fairer and better world, has called for a five year moratorium on fracking due to its serious hazards to public health, writes Paul Mobbs. Their new report is a powerful challenge to government policy that cannot be ignored.
… for five years Paul Mobbs | 31st March 2015 Comment Health Fracking Energy Politics …
The greatest myth of the consumer society is that modern lifestyles are 'normal' - and this can continue forever because we're clever little apes who can solve any problem, writes Paul Mobbs. That hubris, in the face of insurmountable ecological limits, will be our collective downfall.
… to address Paul Mobbs | 18th January 2016 Comment Consumerism Climate Change Society …
Why does the fracking lobby refuse to engage in open, public debate? Because, writes Paul Mobbs, it has already got its way, with the uncritical support of all the 'mainstream' media and political parties. You and I simply do not matter. So what are we going to do about that?
… are not important Paul Mobbs | 24th June 2014 Comment Fracking Politics Corporations Science …
The Environmental Audit Committee today calls for shale fracking in the UK to be 'put on hold', writes Paul Mobbs. But the EAC is missing an even more dangerous technology that the Infrastructure Bill would support - underground coal gasification.
… go far enough Paul Mobbs | 26th January 2015 Comment Fracking Energy Oil Gas UK Politics …
The UK's insistence on opening up the UK to fracking is symptomatic of a deeper malaise, writes Paul Mobbs. Of course we need a change of government, but more than that, we need a deeper, enduring change of the nation's governance if we are ever to effect the transition to sustainable policies on energy and environment. It's time for the UK to become truly democratic.
… announcements will be allowed to pass without comment. All sorts of unwelcome news came out …
Amid the human suffering caused by terror attacks, it's easy to forget the economic dimensions, writes Paul Mobbs. But after the 13th November attacks in Paris defence industry shares soared, while a host of connected think tanks, lobbyists and politicians dominated the media in pushing for military responses. Is it time to expose and confront the terror industrial complex?
… the UK media regularly feature 'independent' commentators from the Royal United Services …