A campaign has been launched to force the UK's Co-operative Bank to retain its ethical and green principles - in the face of a hostile takeover by hedge funds and financial speculators.
… the UK's Co-operative Bank to retain its ethical and green principles - in the face of … the Coop Bank will abandon all its ethical policies. But now a group of Co-op Bank customers, backed by Ethical Consumer magazine , have launched the …
The Gates Foundation has sunk $15 million into developing GMO 'super bananas' with high levels of pre-Vitamin A, writes Adam Breasley. But the project is using 'stolen' genes from a Micronesian banana cultivar. And what exactly is the point, when delicious, popular, nutritious 'red bananas' rich in caroteinoids are already grown around the tropics?
Why is Bill Gates backing GMO red banana 'biopiracy'? Adam Breasley Oliver Tickell | 24th November 2014 News Food Farming GMOs Health Pacific red-dacca-zanzibar-cut.jpg The Gates Foundation has sunk …
Vivian Woodell, social entrepreneur and founder of the phone co-op, shares his thoughts on the growing co-operative movement and its role in building collaborative, sustainable alternatives to the standard model. Interview by Oliver Tickell.
… Tickell | 15th June 2017 | Comment Coop Ethical Living Resurgence & Ecologist …
A legal challenge to a draconian Idaho law that outlaws free speech about animal abuses on factory farms has survived a 'motion to dismiss' in a federal court. The challenge, mounted by free speech, animal welfare, food and environment groups, claims the 'ag gag' law is unconstitutional.
… Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the …
The degrowth movement is on the ascent, and Marxists are joining the debate, spurred by Kohei Saito's best-selling book on "degrowth communism".
Degrowth in the age of the climate emergency Gareth Dale | 31st March 2023 | Comment Degrowth Marxism Economics Macroeconomics Editor’s Picks 43704614694_97f723d96a_h.jpg The degrowth movement is on …
A scientific study that identified serious health impacts on rats fed on 'Roundup ready' GMO maize has been republished following its controversial retraction under strong commercial pressure. Now regulators must respond and review GMO and agro-chemical licenses, and licensing procedures.
… rationalized on any discernible scientific or ethical grounds. Censorship of research into …
Farmers in the Bicol region of the Philippines have gathered to renew their fight against field trials of Golden Rice and halt moves towards its commercialization. But with last year's 'advanced' Golden Rice trials showing low yields, the prospect of a GR release is fast receding.
… children are being discussed because of ethical lapses in the study. If retracted, …
Another week, another series of disasters for EDF and it's Hinkley C nuclear power project, writes Oliver Tickell, with the company's credit rating downgraded partly due to its exposure to the project, and its Chinese partner CGN ruling out a takeover of the site. How much longer can the tragicomedy continue before the curtain falls?
From one disaster to the next - Hinkley C's last days? Oliver Tickell | 13th May 2016 Comment Nuclear Energy France UK China Finance Corporations hpc-ai-big-cut.jpg Another week, another series of …
A vast bauxite mine in India that would destroy the 'sacred mountain' of the Dongria Kindh people has been quashed following a local referendum that decisively rejected the $8.1 billion project.
… of England, sold their company shares on ethical grounds . Investigations in India …
An elite group of aid donors and agribusiness corporations met in London this week to plan the takeover of Africa's seeds, writes Ian Fitzpatrick, replacing traditional seed breeding and saving by small farmers with a corporate model of privatized, 'improved', patented, genetically uniform and hybrid seeds in a profit-driven market.
Carving up Africa - aid donors and agribusiness plot the great seed privatization Ian Fitzpatrick Oliver Tickell | 26th March 2015 News Africa Food Farming Corporations Seeds USA UK …
The world's collective failure to tackle climate change comes down to one big problem, says Naomi Klein: the clash of climate necessities against corporate power and a triumphant neo-liberal world order. So after decades of government dithering, she told Oliver Tickell, it's time for civil society to unite and build a radical justice-based movement for climate action.
Naomi Klein: A crisis this big changes everything Oliver Tickell | 21st January 2015 Comment Climate Change Politics Corporations Society Books naomi-klein-resurgence-cut.jpg The world's collective …
The second in a three-part interview on capitalism and climate breakdown from Political Economy for the End Times.
Techno-socialism or de-growth? Javier Moreno Zacares Gareth Dale Jack Copley | 7th April 2020 News Capitalism Climate Breakdown Economy Degrowth Green Growth Technology Green New Deal …
Rothamsted Research has applied to field trial GM Camelina plants that make long chain omega-3 fatty acids - an important nutrient currently available only from fish. This poses a dilemma for those who have so far opposed GMO foods.
… all GMO and GM technologies on a matter of ethical or philosophical principle, or from …