Copenhagen is awash with lobbyists of all creeds and colours, but those representing big business interests have more power than most. Here are their demands...
… Copenhagen Climate Change Business Corporate Lobbying COP15 lobbyinggraphic.jpg Copenhagen is awash with … the graphic above to learn more about their lobbying demands. Download and read the full …
US company wants its GM crops to be given carbon credits and to be at the forefront of tackling climate change despite link to deforestation
… been criticised for its aggressive corporate lobbying on climate change at the Copenhagen … Carbon credits The company has also been lobbying for carbon credits for its RoundUp … for the Angry Mermaid Award for corporate lobbying were: American Coalition for Clean …
A Government adviser has called for the regulatory overhaul on genetically modified crops in the EU and opposes the ‘strange’ ban on pesticides.
Government advisor lobbies for EU and UK to overhaul GM regulations The Ecologist | 1st March 2009 News GM Crops Pesticides Politics And Economics Honeybee News Roundup inthenews.jpg A Government …
Attacks from scientists may be putting off further research into GM crops
GM lobby just as militant as opposition The Ecologist | 4th September 2009 News Gm Food Health Politics And Economics Gm Food Nature maize.jpg Attacks from scientists may be putting off further …
EU looking at the impact of land use changes on greenhouse gas emissions from moves to increase biofuel production
… land being converted to growing biofuels. EU lobbying In response, a coalition of countries … the argument'. 'These countries have been lobbying heavily on this issue for more than a …
Seek out campaigns, context and investigations that you're unlikely to find in the mass media in our pick of the best independent publications
10 independent media groups The Ecologist | 19th June 2009 Activism Culture Change Huffington Post Alternet Common Dreams Corporate Watch Worldwatch Institute Gm Watch Independent Media Center Lobby …
In 1962, Rachel Carson's famous exposé of the environmental impacts of the pesticide DDT rocked the chemical industry. Today, Carson's European legacy - the REACH legislation - ought to safeguard public health. But will it?
… environmental campaigners, with the industry lobbying the European Parliament, claiming … industry - and particularly its German lobbying arm - seem to believe that if you are …
Swedish energy giant Vattenfall won a gold medal at this year's celebration of climate spin and misinformation, with a special award going to the government of Denmark for services to the world's most polluting industries
… portraying itself as a climate champion while lobbying to continue business as usual, using …
The first blows may be struck on Canadian ice, but it's at the checkout that the coup de grace is delivered. Andrew Wasley explores the UK companies profiting from the trade in seal fur
… involved in the trade in sealskins, and are lobbying the EU parliament to vote to …
He is the latest politician to fall for the aviation lobby's social class argument – but it just doesn't stand up to scrutiny
Ed Miliband has his head in the clouds Leo Hickman | 17th July 2009 Comment Climate Change Travel Aviation gen_logo_hi-res.jpg He is the latest politician to fall for the aviation lobby's social …
Taking a break from his travels in southern China, Ewan surveys the wealth of campaigns and activist websites dedicated to showing that we care about the upcoming climate change negotiations
… doing, it’s time to really get cracking on lobbying and persuading, informing and … give them a unique position to suggest timely lobbying at crucial times. The untasted fruit …
UK citizens are confused by the current publicly available information on GM foods and want clearer facts made available in shops and supermarkets
Public wants labelling of all GM food The Ecologist | 26th November 2009 News Gm Food Food And Farming Health gmfood.jpg Consumers want all GM food to be labelled UK citizens are confused by the …
Four green travellers have lost their way on the road to Damascus. Only renewables have the answers to our energy predicament.
Environmentalists support nuclear? Jeremy Leggett | 1st April 2009 Comment Comment Jeremy Leggett Chris Goodall Mark Lynas Stephen Tindale Chris Smith Nuclear Renewable Energy blogs&comments.jpg Four …
All sectors must play their part in a global emissions deal, but could including agriculture in the mix lead to an intensification of farming and money for GM crops?
… claimed higher yields. The industry is also lobbying strongly against plans to prohibit …
Early falls in pesticide use on GM crops in the United States have been replaced by rapid increases according to study
GM crops causing a rise in pesticide use in US The Ecologist | 17th November 2009 News Gm Food And Farming Pesticides Chemical gmspraying.jpg Pesticide use on gm crops increased by 27 per cent in …
A hub of invention, why can't the automobile industry get a handle on low-carbon cars? The answer's in the profit margins - which is why the credit crunch offers hope for the future, says Harriet Williams
… possibility. As a study in corporate lobbying, the automakers’ campaign against … motorists. With deep pockets and decades of lobbying experience, it is little wonder that …
With a new President in the White House there's a fresh approach to climate change and energy policy in the US. But the Energy bill currently going through Congress is based on the widely-criticised "Cap & Trade" system and has been weakened further by a massive corporate lobbying campaign.
… been weakened further by a massive corporate lobbying campaign. How does this feed into the …
Europe's carbon trading scheme is making big windfall profits for industry but not reducing carbon emissions a new report says
Europe's failing carbon emissions trading system The Ecologist | 21st July 2009 News Carbon Trading Climate Change factorypolluting.jpg Industry is getting away with avoiding major carbon emission …
A new Ecology Party would work for a change in values, a paradigm shift in which human beings learn to work with the grain of the natural world, instead of against it.
… Their critique is aimed at environmental lobbying groups, most of which work on highly …
A charity has given millions to a biotechnology organisation in an aim to advance the use of biotechnology on crops in developing countries.
Grant aims to streamline GM crop technology into Africa The Ecologist | 1st March 2009 News Biotechnology Monsanto Africa Gm Science And Technology Politics And Economics inthenews.jpg A charity has …
‘Small-scale, incredibly cautious and very slow’ is how Derek Gow sums up the Government’s approach to nature conservation.
Visionaries: Derek Gow The Ecologist | 1st April 2009 News Visionaries Green Living Conservation Beavers Water Voles visionaries_derek_gow.jpg ‘Small-scale, incredibly cautious and very slow’ is how …
The European Snack Association, a lobby group for the likes of Pringles and Walkers, provides curriculum materials claiming that crisps are healthier than apples.
European Snack Association markets unhealthy food to children through curriculum The Ecologist | 1st February 2009 News Health Food Children inthenews.jpg The European Snack Association, a lobby …