High in fat and with a carbon footprint to match, cow’s milk is neither the greenest or healthiest milk available. So what are the alternatives? Here are 10 of the best
… Styles | 13th April 2011 Ethical Living Milk Soya Food And Drink Rice Goat Buffalo Food And … pick of the best alternatives to cow's milk. Soya Milk Packed with protein and fibre, benefits of soya milk include the presence of …
It was a bad year for the biotech barons. At a conference in January 1999, the consulting firm Arthur Andersen revealed Monsanto executives’ vision of an ideal future – a world in which natural seeds were virtually all extinct and where commercial seeds were genetically modified (GM) and patented.
… any human has ever eaten them. Soon after GM soya was introduced into the UK, researchers … Yorkshire, reported that allergies to soya had skyrocketed by 50 per cent in a … new one. Both appear to have happened in GM soya. Levels of one soya allergen, trypsin …
Why are GM crops being grown, how are plants genetically modified, where is it being cultivated, who’s in control and what is being researched and developed?
… Genetically Modified Research And Development Soya Biotechnology Gm Products Natural World … hectares % crop worldwide of total HT soya bean 36.5 62 Bt maize 7.7 … to assess the safety of herbicide-resistant soya beans made by Monsanto, 36 cows were …
Whether it’s because of GM or gluten; if you’re giving wheat the chop, there’s an eco-friendly alternative to suit you
… at Holland and Barrett The staples: corn and soya Sustainability isn’t often associated … two agricultural mainstays. In fact, corn and soya have been linked with GMOs and … in consumer goods throughout the world. And soya often brings to mind Monsanto’s …
The Ecologist investigates allegations a coal power project in India, approved under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests and livelihoods
… and environmental devastation in Paraguay’s soya fields Cheap meat has become a way of … is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals …
In the penultimate extract from Fatal Harvest’s demolition of agribusiness disinformation, The Ecologist assesses the claim that biotechnology will solve industrial agriculture’s ills.
… Roundup herbicide. The seeds – usually for soya beans, cotton or canola – allow farmers … showed that growing herbicide-resistant soya beans actually resulted in lower … than that achieved with conventional soya beans. These results confirmed the …
Sprouts are a 'living food' bursting with nutritional value. Here is a simple guide to sprouting seeds at home
… in sprouted seeds? Vegetable protein In green soya (mung beans), sunflower, sesame, alfalfa … four hours, whereas chickpea, mung bean and soya seeds, for example, will need more than …
Investigative films on key environmental and climate change issues from the Ecologist Film Unit
… in Holland; the human rights abuses linked to soya cultivation in Paraguay; and the planned … and environmental devastation in Paraguay’s soya fields Sick As A pig – the menace of MRSA …
Globally, meat consumption has increased by 20 per cent in the last decade despite concerns about its environmental impact. So, asks Laurie Tuffrey, can going vegetarian really help the earth?
… Food And Farming Green Living Vegetarian Soya Deforestation Veganism Vegetarianism Meat … . The inefficiency comes when crops such as soya, which could be eaten by humans, are …
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
… bioethanol; while the ever-expanding area of soya-bean plantings, already a leading cause … – mostly illegally – been destroyed to grow soya beans. Going bust Norfolk may seem a long … the flames of that brutal competition. US soya-bean farmers felt the heat last year: …
Targets for increasing the use of biofuels to power cars, trains and buses will result in more ecosystems being converted to agriculture - actually increasing carbon emissions, says new report
… READ MORE... COMMENT Forget palm oil and soya, microalgae is the next big biofuel …
Forget Pimms: eco-friendly cocktails not only taste great, they don’t cause a headache for the planet either. Amy Hall shows you how to give your tipple an eco-friendly spin
… READ MORE... GREEN LIVING The dark side of soya: how one super crop lost its way A decade ago, soya was being hailed as a superfood but in …
Less than a month after George Bush used his State of the Union address to announce that the US would use biofuels to achieve energy independence, companies across the globe are threatening to stop production because of rising prices.
… make biodiesel from oil-bearing crops such as soya, peanuts, palm oil and rapeseed. The …
The Danes might not like it much but marmite is one British institution that’s worth keeping. Here's why, love it or hate it, marmite is an eco-friendly essential
… in are brown rice, whole wheat, molasses and soya beans, marmite is an easy and cheap way …
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
… 2006. Free from pesticides, dairy, gluten, soya and refined sugars, their rich chocolate …
In the past decade, the sales pitch of the biotech companies has shifted with the climate of public opinion. Public scepticism has remained high, but politicians seem to have bought enthusiastically into the GM ‘solution’. In many ways this encapsulates where science has gone wrong – by inventing technologies without first deciding what problems need addressing. If GM crops are the answer, what exactly is the problem?
… other crops: the annual inflation rate for GM soya meal from Argentina to May 2008 was a …
Big may look impressive, but life can be hell for the individual in agriculture today. The problems are vast and complex, and do not lend themselves to easy answers. So what is the agricultural crisis all about, and what can be done to tackle it? Steven Gorelick seeks out the true root of the crisis.
… and mustard are being driven under by soya imported from the US. Mexican beef …
Looking for a fabulous place to eat without compromising on your eco-friendly lifestyle? Valentina Jovanovski serves up 10 restaurants that combine good eating with a green ethos
… organic and hemp napkins, low VOC paints and soya tea light candles. Find out more: …
In the run up to the British general election, Pat Thomas says the various party manifestos are starved of sound policies on food security and sustainability
… British livestock fed on food containing GM soya and maize and...well, you get the …
From the Atkins to the Dukan, protein-based diets are big news in the celebrity world. But what effect is our love affair with meat, fish and cheese having on the environment?
… the UK and around 90 per cent of the world’s soya harvest. Growing these crops requires a …
We were sitting chatting outside our home when two small planes flew over very low. We went down to our fields to see what was happening. My husband said, “Look, they’re dropping poison on our land.”
… GM coca would be exactly like Monsanto’s GM soya, known as Roundup Ready, in that it would … of Roundup herbicide to Roundup Ready soya in Argentina has encouraged the emergence …
In an extract from his new book, The Power of Self-Healing, Dr Fabrizio Mancini explains why sugar and food additives - from aspartame to trans fats - could have a severely detrimental effect on your health
… are wheat, milk, eggs, certain nuts, corn, soya, yeast, and chocolate. Certain food …
Are we getting the facts about the world from a free press, or being led astray by a corporate media uninterested in the real issues? Writer and thinker David Edwards argues it out with environmental journalist Caspar Henderson
… the fact that they were being force-fed GM soya in food, without even labelling: ‘Public …