Flea powder probably isn't something you think often about. But with some frighteningly toxic ingredients you should: they can be deadly for you and your pets
… Flea Powder Pets Behind The Label Health Pesticides Toxins … now being asked is: could regular exposure to pesticides - for instance through tick and … living close to farmland, or those who use pesticides in their homes: small chronic …
The UK’s organic brewers are calling time on beer corporations, as Rachel Clode discovers
… Independent Brewers Breweries Organofluorine Pesticides UK Beer Green Lifestyle Wine Beer … of the heat as you raise a pint of refreshing pesticides to your lips. Cheers. Yes, pesticides. In a bottle, in a glass. That’s …
In an exclusive extract from her new book - Naked Fashion - the People Tree founder looks at the environmental damage caused by modern fashion – and sketches out a radical new way forward
… Tree Safia Minney Fashion London Fashion Week Pesticides Pollution Society holding.jpg … Worse still, pests exposed to synthetic pesticides build up a resistance to them so … each year, farmers have to buy and use more pesticides to grow the same amount of cotton. …
A weedkiller that kills a lot more than simply weeds? If it’s worse than the poison it’s no cure at all, says Pat thomas
… Natural World Ill Health Gm Pests And Pesticides Agribusiness Gm Products Monsanto … Risk Cancer National Trust Industrial Pesticides Biotechnology Agribusiness … in combination with surfactants and other pesticides that is most harmful. Given this, …
If you don't know what's gone into making your drink, stick to organic beer and wine this Christmas, says Pat Thomas
… Green Living Behind The Label Alcohol Pesticides wine_web.jpg If you don't know … grown grapes rely heavily on the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilisers. Earlier … found traces of as many as 10 different pesticides in wines on sale in the EU. Lab …
Katharine Hamnett tells how Choose Love, her
new line with Tesco, is her attempt to change the
nasty business of making and selling clothes
… Cotton uses 10 per cent of the world’s pesticides and 16 per cent of insecticides. … According to the World Health Organization, pesticides cause 20,000 deaths per year from … no information on the dangers of the pesticides (often banned in Europe and the …
What's the real price of your bouquet? Pat Thomas dishes the dirt on cut flower production in less-industrialised countries
… dangerous chemicals. A vast range of pesticides, fertilisers and fumigants are used … we know that mixtures of chemicals such as pesticides can have a more potent adverse … not on the MPS-Code 2006 list (the list of pesticides registered in Ethiopia) and …
Sunday is Mother's Day, which for many of us, means flowers. But how green are your blooms and can you really get a bunch that doesn’t come with a price for the planet?
… of the blooms will have been grown using pesticides. So how can you make the … problematic. ‘There is still some use of pesticides in the flower industry,’ explains … safe adds: ‘There are rules that say certain pesticides can’t be used and any grower worth …
Faced with an itchy young head full of nits, it's all too easy to reach for a bottle of potent chemicals. But is smothering your child's hair in pesticides really the best solution?
… But is smothering your child's hair in pesticides really the best solution? Of the … to another. Chemical warfare In the UK, four pesticides are used to treat head lice; … in people who have been exposed to these pesticides over the long-term, such as …
From buying a nest box to keeping Mr Bigglesworth under control; there are plenty of ways in which you can help the UK’s bird population
… home.’ READ MORE... NEWS Controversial pesticides linked to 'total ecological … INTERVIEW Pierre Mineau: let's get rid of the pesticides that are killing birds Canadian … the ongoing struggle to protect birds from pesticides that 'don't belong in this …
Making Ghana’s cocoa sector more sustainable isn’t the easiest of tasks but for the Louis Bolk Institute’s Christian Mensah that’s all part of the job. Ruth Styles caught up with him to find out how he’s doing it
… the Cocoa Board has an approved list of pesticides that can be used on cocoa farms. Fortunately all those pesticides are also approved for use on … than a simple ‘dos and don’t's’. SAN banned pesticides like Paraquat and Atrazine in 2005 …
Is it healthy? Is it organic? Is it fairly traded? How far has it travelled? At times, making informed choices can feel like a full-time job. Here is a pocket guide to buying food from the new book Stuffed
… sustainably produced foods without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers, antibiotics, … friendly • No use of synthetic fertilisers • Pesticides avoided • Maintains soil fertility … means • Preserves natural habitats • Fewer pesticides • Produced in the UK What it …
You can help save our bees with 'citizen science', writes Paul de Zylva - recording those you spot in your local area to help build up a long term picture of their changing numbers. Today we publish an identification guide to the 'top ten' bees, so you can get started right away. But be quick - the Great British Bee Count 2015 ends on Sunday.
… billion a year in labour and pollen alone. Pesticides and habitat loss driving bee … nectar and pollen-rich flowers, avoiding pesticides and providing a source of water are …
European retailers have imposed 'ethical' certification processes on their banana suppliers, writes Rachel Smith. But reports from Ecuadorian plantations reveal serious weaknesses in the schemes that leave workers poisoned and abused. To get to the truth, inspectors must dig deeper, and make surprise visits.
… exporter supplying the UK market, applying pesticides to the fruit after they have been … enforce. No contract, no pension, sprayed in pesticides Carlos has worked for one such … the plantation where he works, raining down pesticides on the fruit while workers are in …
The fashion industry listens to shoppers, even if governments don't. Use your power as a consumer to make safer, organic cotton more widely available:
… Action Campaigns Consumerism Pests And Pesticides Organics Companies Human Rights Pesticides Green Living Natural World … in advertising, one quarter of ALL farming pesticides are used in the manufacture of …
With the big day just around the corner, Ruth Styles says it’s time to give Valentine's Day a green-over
… are among the world’s biggest users of pesticides. Even getting it on can cause … conditions with crops laced with dangerous pesticides,’ says Annabelle Randles, owner of … thanks to the use of numerous chemicals and pesticides. The cost of farming is also kept …
The powerful antibacterial nanosilver can now be found in everything from air fresheners and food packaging to babies' bottles and bandages. But has anyone looked at the risks?
… many antibacterials work in ways similar to pesticides and, more alarmingly, antibiotics. …
How can we bridge the gap between ‘fast food' living and responsible consumption when mass production and a throw-away mindset still dominate the lifestyles of most people? LAURA BRIGGS has some thoughts...
… benefit to human health. Without the need for pesticides, naturally reared food contains … further to the decimation of land. Pesticides not only destroy pests but end up … by the United Nations condemned the use of pesticides as ‘going against our basic human …
Want to know the difference between raw and commercial chocolate? Hannah Corr answers your raw chocolate conundrums and takes a look at whether it really is better for the planet
… organic raw chocolate since 2006. Free from pesticides, dairy, gluten, soya and refined …
Held at Bristol Harbourside and celebrating its 10th anniversary, Europe's largest organic festival is a feast of food, drink and fabric that doesn't cost the earth
… successful because the same concerns about pesticides existed then as today, he says. The … stitch of material made without the use of pesticides - and you can spot woolly jumpers …
Ethical Consumer, a bi-monthly publication which helps purchasers make ethical choices, explains why we should care about where and how our clothes are made
… uses more than ten per cent of the world's pesticides and a quarter of the world's … than any other single crop. While the use of pesticides may not impact on us in the … each year from poisoning by agricultural pesticides. Pesticides also threaten the …
From carbon offsetting to ethical sourcing, Oxfordshire’s Hen and Hammock is proof that retail can be green
… the web’s best organic gardening blogs EVENT Pesticides and Pollinators: A future without … Carson Memorial Lecture looks at the role of pesticides in the decline of bees HOW TO MAKE …
Britain’s bees are in big trouble, but Neal’s Yard Remedies have come to the rescue with a campaign and limited edition hand cream. Ruth Styles put it to the test
… are also running a petition to outlaw neonic pesticides [a class of pesticide that causes a …