In the red corner, the increasingly successful citizens' campaign to label foods containing GMO ingredients. In the blue, a supine government and powerful GMO and grocery industry that will fight it all the way. Welcome to 2014 ...
… GMO and 'natural' food - let the fight begin Ronnie … genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as "natural" . The response: 'voluntary' and … chemically-intensive foods and crops. Since natural health and food activists discovered …
According to classical economics Adam Smith's 'invisible' hand' of free markets produces the greatest good for us all, writes JP Sottile. But what happens when rip-roaring 'external costs' are left out of the equations? Wars, repression, pollution, resource destruction and climate change. And because that invisible hand is connected to Mother Nature, it's coming back to strike us.
… Big Oil cannot simply exempt itself from the natural economy governing all things in this … closed system called planet Earth. It's only natural Since Adam Smith published The Wealth … unenlightened sellers - those who peddle unnatural combinations of poor products at high …
Left-wing, progressive politicians hold sway across Latin America, writes Benjamin Dangl. But defying their own 'green' rhetoric, they are committed to mining and other environmentally damaging development. Now they face growing resistance from small farmers and indigenous peoples.
… social movement demanded that Bolivia's natural gas reserves be put under state … ambitions were concerned in terms of Bolivian natural gas, Morales wanted natural resources to "construct a political …
Gas flaring of natural at shale oil wells is carried out on such a scale in North Dakota and Texas that 'phantom cities' show up at night in satellite photos, writes Sharon Kelly. Billions of dollars worth of gas are going up in smoke, adding to CO2 emissions - but far worse for the climate is when the gas is 'vented'. Regulators are doing too little, too late.
… flaring and venting billions of dollars in natural gas Sharon Kelly DesmogBlog | 20th … Fuels gas-flaring-nd.jpg Gas flaring of natural at shale oil wells is carried out on … While their shale wells extract valuable oil, natural gas also rises from the wells …
Leaving the EU provides a "once in a lifetime opportunity" for England to change the way its land is managed so that nature, the environment, and society are better off according to a new report by the UK charity People Need Nature which is published to coincide with this week's Oxford Real Farming Conference. KATHRYN HINDESS reports
… corridors, or flood-risk managers designing natural flood defence measures in catchment …
Precious World Heritage Sites that protect vital biodiversity and human cultures are at risk from oil decelopment and other industries. Under threat are not just nature, wildlife, land and water but the 11 million people who depend on the 114 sites' environmental quality for their livelihoods.
… Industrial expansion threatens half of natural World Heritage Sites The Ecologist | … for their livelihoods. Nearly half of all natural and mixed World Heritage sites are … below. According to the study, 114 of the 229 natural and mixed World Heritage sites have …
A charge of 'criminal defamation' against Andy Hall, the Finnwatch migrant labour researcher who revealed the plight of migrant food sector workers in Thailand, was dismissed today. But with another three civil and criminal cases pending, he's back in court tomorrow.
… charge brought against Andy Hall by Natural Fruit Company Ltd, which owns a … section 120 of the criminal procedure code. Natural Fruit has launched multiple criminal … revealed serious human rights violations at Natural Fruit's pineapple juice production …
While other countries apply themselves to environmental challenges from climate change to nature protection, Russia - with its massive wealth of nature and natural resources - is stubbornly refusing to take part, writes Lucy E J Woods. And as the economy declines, the pressure is on: to ignore environmental regulations, and clamp down on environmental defenders.
… Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Nuclear Law Politics Natural World linevo-russia-cut.jpg While … - with its massive wealth of nature and natural resources - is stubbornly refusing to … globe's second largest quantities of coal and natural gas with significant oil reserves, …
The way to a sustainable, people-centred agriculture lies in agroecology - farming based on ecological principles, taking account of the interdependence of all living things.
… again. Nature is not maximally productive. Natural selection does not favour maximum … is a biologist with special interests in natural history, evolution and genetics, food …
Expelled from Eden and adrift amid the miracles of modern living, going back to nature is the only way to stay sane and healthy in this mad, bad world, says Fergus Drennan
… through repeated personal dialogue with the natural world, through forays, excursions and …
Sanctions against Russian natural resource tycoons could be good for the environment, writes eco-campaigner Konstantin Rubakhin - if only they would target the right people. But so far, the EU has been turning a blind eye to powerful Kremlin insiders with an open licence to pollute and destroy.
… Sanctions against Russian natural resource tycoons could be good for the … via the 'the usual channels.' Crimes in the natural environment are turning entire regions … for a long time. Especially crimes in the natural environment, which are turning entire …
The Apricot Centre in Essex is a unique project that uses organic horticulture and animal husbandry to heal, inspire and educate children from diverse backgrounds, and kindle love for the natural world, writes Martin Large. Now it's expanding to Devon, to establish a second, much larger biodynamic smallholding near Totnes and Dartington.
… diverse backgrounds, and kindle love for the natural world, writes Martin Large. Now it's …
If the world is to feed a growing population against a backdrop of climate change and biodiversity loss, argues Charles Windsor, we must put a cost on the damage we are causing to soils, water, climate and ecosystems.
… | 12th December 2013 Comment Food Farming Natural World charles-windsor-gm-food.png If … of greenhouse gas emissions, the depletion of natural capital, public health costs and its … ultimate source of all economic capital is natural capital and not the other way round. …
Farming should not only sustain people with healthy food, writes Jigmi Y. Thinley. If humans are to survive on Earth, it must also revitalise nature and sustain vital planetary systems, instead of poisoning and over-exploiting them. And to do that farming must be organic.
… researchers have found that human action and natural processes are causing the loss of over … practice of organic farming. Oil and natural gas depletion It was inevitable that … Scientific evidence suggest that oil and natural gas reserves will run out within 40 …
Managing grasslands in a way that mimics natural grazing by wild animals improves water infiltration, reduces erosion, conserves nutrients, reduces costs, raises production and increases profits, writes Natasha Giddings. Why isn't everyone doing it?
… | 21st March 2014 Comment Food Farming Natural World UK Flooding Water … Managing grasslands in a way that mimics natural grazing by wild animals improves water … in addressing these challenges. The UK is natural pasture land In agricultural terms, …
The UK has just opened a bidding round for fracking licences. But the rules contain only weak protections against fracking in National Parks and AONBs - and none at all for even the most important wildlife sites and drinking water aquifers.
… Gas UK Regulation Politics Pollution Water Natural World Law stonehenge2-cut.jpg The UK … Parks, the Broads, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and World Heritage Sites. … with the World Heritage status of natural sites on the World Heritage List." And …
Thanks to Andy Hall's investigations of abuses of migrant workers in Thailand's fish and pineapple industries, a criminal trial begins today in Bangkok - his own. He faces eight years in prison and a $10 million fine for exposing their crimes in a devastating report that has inspired international action against the companies involved.
… have been filed against me since 2013 by Natural Fruit Company Ltd , an exporter of … Association (TPIA), whose President owns Natural Fruit, after an international … Samut Sakhon Province, at the office of MWRN. Natural Fruit Company determined to punish me …
If the roll call of scary ingredients has put you off conventional creams then antioxidants could be the alternative you’re looking for
… Antioxidants: the natural way to tackle ageing Matilda Lee | … to be quenched.’ Former Ecologist editor and natural health expert Pat Thomas helps to … easiest to get into your skin.’ How to get a natural antioxidant boost Berries Eat it: …
Men are less likely than women to be vegan, but veganism can help individuals express their masculinity.
… Masculinity Gender Food Gillette Fitness Natural Food patrikbaboumian.png Men are less … masculinity of meat? Meat-eating is natural, strength-inducing, and morally … first problem with Alan’s idea that meat is natural and therefore masculine is that …
The mighty Grocery Manufacturers Association is to sue Vermont for making food companies label GMOs in their products. Ronnie Cummins calls on all concerned consumers to boycott GMA companies and products - starting with their 'traitor brands' ...
… to drop the practice of labeling GE foods as "natural" or "all natural" . On May 9, true to its word, the GMA … it. We boycott every product, including the natural and organic brands, owned by members …
Nearly 100,000 people have pledged to risk arrest if the Obama administration approves the Keystone XL pipeline. Among them is Jeremy Brecher, who believes that the real criminals are governments who betray their fiduciary duty as trustees for the public good.
… crime in history - the destruction of the natural conditions on which we and our … public enterprises to lay waste to the very natural conditions that our people, our … people - specifically, rights to the public natural resources on which we all depend. In …
An eight-year research project into the nutrient content of food grown under three different organic gardening systems has left a filing cabinet full of documents, writes Matt Adams. Now he wants to analyse those years of accumulated data, in the hope that they can show the way to richer soils, more nutritious food, and healthier people.
… life in the soil each year and tracked 23 naturally occurring minerals known to effect … recognise our own symbiosis with the wider natural world. As the leading organic farmer …
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
… Face up to natural limits, or face a 1970s-style energy … and business community cannot accept that natural systems impose physical limits upon …
Monsanto was accused of 'crimes against humanity and the environment' at COP21 in Paris this week, writes Pavlos Georgiadis. And now the evidence against it is being gathered for presentation at a 'Monsanto Tribunal' taking place next October in The Hague.
… as a prosecutable criminal offense, so that natural persons could incur criminal …