The health of Europe's citizens is on trial as the EU's food safety regulator challenges the World Health Organisation over glyphosate and cancer, writes Corporate Europe Observatory. On the WHO side, published, peer reviewed science, real world epidemiology and open processes. While the EFSA conclusion is based on secret industry studies and opaque procedures. Will science or realpolitik win the day?
… of all, EFSA officials explained that the two reviews used different sets of data. As … their evaluation because public, final peer reviews of the data by the US government and …
Elizabeth DeSombre and J. Samuel Barkin’s readable prose makes unpicking the complex politics and economics behind the fishing industry look as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
… review: Fish Ben Hudson | 15th December 2011 Reviews Fish Fishing Politics Hugh Fearnley … Whittingstall Project Ocean Conservation Reviews Books fish.jpg Elizabeth DeSombre and …
The 'New Alliance', backed by £600m of UK aid, is meant to improve food security, reduce malnutrition and lift people out of poverty, writes Aisha Dodwell. But it's all a huge con - delivering corporate welfare, attacking small farmers, enabling land grabs - and leaving a trail of poverty and human devastation. It draws praise from only a single review of its activities: its own.
Who's telling the truth about the New Alliance and farmers in African countries? Aisha Dodwell Global Justice Now | 15th January 2016 Activism Farming UK Africa Corporations Aid …
Three in one: EFSA set to re-licence glyphosate based on secret industry studies; Monsanto moves against IARC verdict that glyphosate is a 'probable carcinogen'; and new science shows that FDA principle of GMO 'substantial equivalence' is bunk.
… regulators, IARC has a strict rule that it reviews only published, peer-reviewed studies …
In a hard-hitting new investigation, Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway report on the scientists prepared to distort the truth on the key issues of our time - from tobacco to climate change to coal fired power stations
… of Doubt Phil England | 10th September 2010 Reviews Science Climate Change Tobacco Reviews Science And Technology Greenpeace …
There's absolutely no evidence for BBC Panorama's claim of 90% success for Bt brinjal in Bangladesh, writes Claire Robinson. But that has not stopped the BBC Trust from dismissing all complaints against its monstrously dishonest report. Nor has it diminished the jubilation of GMO cheerleaders.
BBC's GMO coverage 'fair and accurate'? You decide Claire Robinson GMWatch | 14th April 2016 Comment GMOs Science Bangladesh Media UK Regulation Farming Corporations brinjal-cut.jpg There's …
Did you know that the humble octopus can teach us how to prevent security threats or deal with natural catastrophes? Nor did Rachael Stubbins until she read Rafe Sagarin’s new book
… the Octopus Rachael Stubbins | 3rd May 2012 Reviews Octopus Politics And Economics Natural World Books Reviews jacket.jpg Did you know that the …
Although arguably reductive in its initial analysis, Fleeing Vesuvius is a refreshingly uncompromising critique on almost every aspect of current global trends
… Collapse Tom Antebi | 3rd March 2011 Reviews Books Reviews Fossil Fuels Economics …
Global weather patterns have always been unpredictable but current changes are being amplified by the impact of people, consumption and pollution. In The New North, Laurence Smith looks at what the next four decades could bring – both for the weather and for us
… Laurence Smith Jeff Holman | 31st March 2011 Reviews Books Reviews Climate Change Polar Region …
Written to coincide with the WWF’s half century, Saving the World’s Wildlife is a fascinating account of the 50-year history of the world’s most famous eco charity
… Fifty Years Ruth Styles | 14th April 2011 Reviews WWF Conservation Reviews Books Natural World wwf-book.jpg …
Wonderful illustrations, an entertaining story and a free packet of rocket seeds make Rio Rocket’s adventures an enjoyable way to introduce kids to green issues
… Frisbee to Fly Ruth Styles | 29th March 2012 Reviews Seeds Reviews Books Children Gardening Easter …
From slave labour to armed conflict, our thirst for natural resources has created serious problems for Africa. Pádraig Carmody’s latest book attempts to unravel the moral morass, says Mark Newton
… for Africa Mark Newton | 9th May 2012 Reviews Books Reviews Africa Minerals Natural Resources …
From natural paradise to environmental catastrophe and back again, the story of Monterey Bay is a compelling one. Lucky then, says Mark Newton, that marine biologists Stephen R. Palumbi and Carolyn Sotka do it justice
… Story of Revival Mark Newton | 2nd June 2011 Reviews Books Reviews Wildlife Industry Revival Monterey Bay …
Is population really the demographic time bomb it’s portrayed as? Author Vanessa Baird sifts through the evidence and comes up with some surprising answers, says Mark Newton
… Population Mark Newton | 19th April 2012 Reviews Books Reviews Population Society Demographics …
A new report finds that 28 nuclear reactors, 18 of them EDF plants in France and one at Sizewell in the UK, are at risk of failure 'including core meltdown' due to flaws in safety-critical components in reactor vessels and steam generators, writes Oliver Tickell. The news comes as EDF credit is downgraded due to a growing cash flow crisis and its decision to press on with Hinkley C.
Sizewell B and 27 other EDF nuclear plants 'at risk of catastrophic failure' Oliver Tickell | 29th September 2016 News Nuclear Energy Regulation UK France Corporations sizewell-b-cut.jpg A new report …
Don’t let the touchy-feely title put you off: Dr Fabrizio Mancini’s latest opus is packed with sensible advice, argues Ruth Styles
… in 21 Days Ruth Styles | 19th January 2012 Reviews Health Healing Natural Remedies … Mancini The Power Of Self-healing Hay House Reviews Books Green Living jacket.jpg Don’t …