Second advert from palm oil industry lobby group is banned for its sustainability claims
… UK bans Malaysian palm oil advert The Ecologist | 3rd November 2009 News Palm Oil Food And Farming palmoil2.jpg Demand for palm oil is growing as a …
Major UK cereal brand switches to more sustainable sources of palm oil following interview with the Ecologist
… Jordans cereals switches to 'sustainable' palm oil The Ecologist | 11th February 2010 News Food And Farming Palm Oil WWF Natural World jordans.jpg Jordans has … it will use 100 per cent sustainable palm oil by the end of 2010 Major UK cereal brand …
Tesco and Waitrose lagging behind on sustainable sourcing of world's most traded edible oil, found in wide range of everyday products from cakes and cosmetics
… Major retailers ranked on sustainable palm oil The Ecologist | 28th October 2009 News Palm Oil Food And Farming palmoil.jpg The palm oil industry in Indonesia has …
Organic olive oil is the eco-friendly alternative to butter and rapeseed oils
… Green gold: organic olive oil The Ecologist | 21st February 2011 Ethical Living Organic Olive Oil Food And Drink Italy Food And Farming … Green Living olivetreeedit.jpg Organic olive oil is the eco-friendly alternative to butter …
Land victory will allow Borneo’s indian tribes to fight palm oil industries, although use of sustainable palm oil sits at a mere one per cent.
… Sustainable palm oil usage at unsatisfactory levels The Ecologist | 1st July 2009 News Palm Oil Borneo Sustainable Logging Food And … allow Borneo’s indian tribes to fight palm oil industries, although use of sustainable …
Nestlé is ignoring the social and environmental crimes of its palm oil suppliers says Greenpeace
… | 19th March 2010 News Food And Farming Palm Oil Nestle Natural World oran.jpg Orang-utans … social and environmental crimes of its palm oil suppliers says Greenpeace Orang-utans are losing their forest homes to palm oil plantations that supply Nestlé, according …
Campaign groups call for a suspension on lending to palm oil plantation developers after critical internal audit
… World Bank breaks rules in lending to palm oil companies The Ecologist | 27th August 2009 News Food And Farming Natural World Palm Oil Indonesia Politics And Economics palmoil.jpg The palm oil industry in Indonesia has …
The use of the jatropha plant as a source of biofuel has gone from environmental hero to zero in the space of two years.
… Jatropha overtakes food crops in oil swindle The Ecologist | 19th June 2009 News Jatropha Biofuel Swaziland Oil Food And Farming Politics And Economics … hailed as a new, sustainable source of plant oils due to its ability to grow on marginal …
Marks and Spencer and Sainsbury’s have been praised for disclosing their ‘forest footprint’ but experts say that consumers are still not aware of the impact of their daily diet
… Food And Farming Deforestation Amazon Palm Oil deforestationlogging.jpg Marks and Spencer … risk commodities’ such as timber, palm oil, beef, leather, soy and biofuels. A number … 'We use 0.1 per cent of the volume of palm oil that Sainsbury’s use. On the one hand we …
The financial industry has been quick to dismiss its role in pushing up food prices but with the evidence growing daily the Ecologist cuts through the jargon to explain the reality of food speculation
… price. Here’s a real world example from the oil markets: In early 2009, oil futures prices rose ‘too high’ relative to the spot price of oil that could be purchased in the present. …
More than a quarter of the total US grain crop was turned into ethanol to fuel cars last year, according to a new analysis
… founder Lester Brown said the high price of oil was also making fuel ethanol production profitable. 'As the price of oil climbs, it becomes increasingly profitable … ethanol or biodiesel. In effect, the price of oil becomes the support price for food …
Study predicts the yields of jatropha will fall in the next decade and that it is better suited to community-level, rather than industrial-scale, production for the biofuel market
… for the biofuel market Jatropha, an oil-seed shrub touted as a 'miracle crop' that … seeds that contain a non-edible, vegetable oil that can be used for biodiesel, could be … it produces much higher yields on fertile soils previously used to grow food crops. An …
Responses from some of the key players to the Ecologist's investigation into fish feed.
… As part of a story looking at fish meal / oil production , frequently used in … that fish used to produce fishmeal and oil have been responsibly sourced, without … of IFFO, the International Fishmeal and Fish Oil Association. As such, we support IFFO’s …
European investment companies continue to tout the biofuel as a 'wonder-crop' despite serious environmental and social impacts - Friends of the Earth report
… in jatropha - a bushy shrub planted for its oil producing fruit and ability to survive in … have marketed the crop as the new 'green oil' and claim it has the potential to … jatropha guarantees high returns on marginal soils – but their promises are far from …
11 years after it opened, Islington’s Duke of Cambridge pub is still one of London's best organic eateries
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… (optional) ¼ cup white vinegar ¾ pint oil (veg or olive) 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice (optional) • Warm the oil. • Whisk together egg yolks, mustard and … • Add seasonings. • VERY slowly add the oil while whisking, in droplets at first, …
Many of the substances that make wastewater a pollutant can also be useful as fertilisers for agriculture and in generating gases for small power stations, says report
… GREEN LIVING How to grow a green manure Your soil will love you for it, wildlife thrives in … components. NEWS Shell should clean up 'oil exploited' Niger Delta, says report Oil giant should stop gas flaring, provide …
The Sumatran elephant, one of the smallest of the Asian elephants, is the most endangered elephant in the world. Currently there are between 2,400 and 2,800 left, making the species 'critically endangered', according to the charity Elephant Family.
… | 2nd July 2013 News News Photo Story Palm Oil Elephants Elephant Family Food And Farming … loss, caused by increasing demand for palm oil: Across Indonesia hundreds of thousands of …
Rising consumer demand for fish with large quantities of omega-3 fatty acid is putting a strain on marine ecosystem
… use large quantities of fishmeal and fish oil made from less valuable wild-caught … wild fish. 'Our thirst for long-chain omega-3 oils will continue to put a lot of strain on …
Government is talking about issues like food security, climate change and oil dependency but failing to take the 'inconvenient' but necessary action says the Soil Association
… the real crisis in the food system, says soil association director Patrick Holden … issues like food security, climate change and oil dependency but failing to take the … 'inconvenient' but necessary action says the Soil Association Key policy speeches by the UK …
Wholly organic and (fairly) good for you, Crazy Jack’s organic butter biscuits are a tasty teatime treat with an eco-friendly twist
… you; the mellow butter proving the perfect foil for the zesty ginger. While we like them … LIVING NEW! PICK OF THE DAY: AlmaWin Orange Oil Cleaner An all-in-one household cleaner …
Report on land-grabbing reveals large-scale farmland deals amounted to 45 million hectares in 2009 alone with 6 million hectares expected to be added every year in less industrialised countries
… result in 'largest land grab of all time' Oil giant's investment in Indonesian REDD … increase profit and gloss over its expanding oil drilling operations, say campaigners …