By using taxpayers' money to back environmentally-destructive projects around the world, ECAs are lining the pockets of multinational companies at the expense of the planet. Export credit agencies, explains Simon Retallack, are the worlds largest public financiers of environmental destruction.
ECAs Exposed Simon Retallack | 7th June 2000 News Export Credit Agencies World Trade Organisation Environmental Destruction World Bank Three Gorges Dam Yangtze River International Development …
A Norwegian research scientist can trace PCB pollution on the seabed along the Norwegian coast directly back to the manufacturer. Norwegian authorities are considering suing chemical giants such as Monsanto and Bayer for millions of pounds. They may now pay for their misdemeanours, says Tom Erik Økland
Stand up and be counted Tom Erik Økland | 8th June 2000 News PCB Industrial Pollution Norway Monsanto Bayer Environmental Toxin The Great Toxin Hunt Poison List Shipyards Norwegian Society For The …
Are we getting the facts about the world from a free press, or being led astray by a corporate media uninterested in the real issues? Writer and thinker David Edwards argues it out with environmental journalist Caspar Henderson
… 4 series, Against Nature , claimed that environmentalism is ‘based on a fear of …
Peter Rosset argues for small farms in the North...and Vandana Shiva champions those in the South
Small scale farming: A global perspective Peter Rosset Vandana Shiva | 3rd June 2000 News Local Food Production Farming Rural Communities Farmers' Markets Productivity Efficiency Agriculture Farming …
Kirkpatrick Sale is shocked by a new and disturbing view of the ecological role of the American Indian.
Again, the savage Indian Kirkpatrick Sale | 14th June 2000 News American Indian Ecological Model The Ecological Indian Shepard Krech III Powhatan John Smith Pocahontas Native Americans Indigenous …
A new threat to whales, dolphins and other marine life exists in the worlds oceans, as the US Navys new sonar technology could have huge long-term effects on their whole way of life. Leigh Calvez reveals why the lords of the sea aren't singing any more.
Deafness in the deep Leigh Calvez | 7th June 2000 News Whales Sonar US Naval Sonar Low Frequency Active Sonar Whale Behaviour Whale Song Low-frequency Sound Whales Technology Military Natural World …
Big may look impressive, but life can be hell for the individual in agriculture today. The problems are vast and complex, and do not lend themselves to easy answers. So what is the agricultural crisis all about, and what can be done to tackle it? Steven Gorelick seeks out the true root of the crisis.
Facing the farm crisis Steven Gorelick | 5th June 2000 News Agriculture Farming Crisis Agribusiness Factory Farming Small Farms Independent Business Economics Monoculture Farming Factory Farming …
Ross Hume Hall explains how bureaucracy and regulations are crushing small farmers in the USA
The other cider the farm gate Ross Hume Hall | 1st June 2000 News Cider Pasteurisation Small Farmers US Food And Drug Administration Unpasteurized Cider Unfermented Unfiltered Apple Juice Wine Beer …
Steven Gorelick lays out just a few of the policy changes, priority shifts and new approaches that could help save rural life, and lead to more sustainable farming
Solutions for a farming future Steven Gorelick | 7th June 2000 News Farming Agriculture Food Miles Food Transportation Local Food Production Subsidies Small Buusinesses Farmers' Markets Organic …