Confused when shopping? Wondering if, when you go into the nation’s favourite supermarket, you’re getting the maximum green bang for your buck? Andrew Simms’ latest book, Tescopoly, is a forensic investigation of all things Tesco – including the chain’s green and ethical credentials. Forget the hype, he says, Tesco’s most recent charm offensive, the Good Neighbour policy, launched in May 2006, isn’t good enough. Could Britain’s largest retailer do it better? Take a look at Tesco’s Plan A – then read Plan B
… recent charm offensive, the Good Neighbour policy, launched in May 2006, isn’t good … and Robinson, £7.99). Andrew Simms is policy director of the New Economics …
As the bluetongue virus sinks its teeth into British livestock, there is one appalling certainty: like the outbreaks of Mad Cow Disease and foot-and-mouth before it, some farmers will see no way out, and take their own lives. Farmers in Britain are the profession second most likely to commit suicide (after, bizarrely, dentistry).
… per cent in 1999–2000. The net effect of this policy has been to drive the poor out of agriculture. It is an economic policy that will soon be blessed by the World …
Growing crops to solve the planet’s energy needs doesn’t work. Recycling the energy in our waste just might have a significant part to play. By Jeremy Smith & Jon Hughes
… by 2020. To Sweden. This radical energy policy, the most ambitious of its kind in the …
Plant fuels can never meet our current and growing energy needs and, as Robin Maynard reports, adopting a ‘carbohydrate economy’ may prove disastrous for our farmers, our food supply and our future
… vested interest in pushing biofuels, the policy framework coming from the European … getting nervous. Lester Brown of the US Earth Policy Institute gives a grim prediction: …
Two critical markets are pursuing a stressed planet’s renewable resources, presenting policymakers with complex and difficult choices. The Worldwatch Institute’s latest look at Earth’s “vital signs” sees dangerous times ahead as the “sustainability crisis” unfolds. China Dialogue's Maryann Bird investigates
… planet’s renewable resources, presenting policymakers with complex and difficult … resources will present difficult choices for policymakers for a long time to come.” The … community bring pressure to bear on US policymakers to address the climate crisis.” …
March 22nd in World Water Day, an UN initiative to draw attention to the dreadful conditions in which many millions of the world's citizens draw their water. Maggie King reports
Water, water, nowhere... Maggie King | 22nd March 2007 News World Water Day Water Shortage Drought Pollution Agribusiness Farming Drought Fresh Water Green Living Health Society Green Living_38.jpg …
We didn’t want GM on your table, but the crucial question now is, will we allow it in our tanks? Robin Maynard and Pat Thomas report
The next genetic revolution? Robin Maynard Pat Thomas | 29th March 2007 News Gm Biofuel Maize Oilseed Monsanto Syngenta Biofuel Agribusiness Bio-fuels Agribusiness Biotechnology Famine Organics US US …