Celebrities have a unique ability to engage people in environmental campaigns, writes Pat Thomas. Neil Young is a case in point: his latest album, The Monsanto Years, conveys an eloquent message of the dangers of GMOs and corporate power, and his upcoming European tour offers green campaigners a unique opportunity to engage a broader public in the fight for a green future.
… in the EU about meat, climate and sustainable diets that is still going on … explored on The Monsanto Years , the theme of sustainable farming and GMOs is the one that …
In his final State of the Union address, George Bush announced his support for the adoption of biofuels on a massive scale. But is the plan such a good idea? By Pat Thomas
… using words like ‘deforestation’ and ‘sustainable farming’ and rubbing shoulders …
Two decades ago the world's first GM foods went on sale, writes Pat Thomas. The consumer flirtation with GMOs soon died away, yet the biotech industry has grown into a global behemoth, driving agricultural intensification and sending agro-chemical sales through the roof. It's time for us to take a stand once again and insist: there are better, healthier ways of growing food.
… and health consequences? What productive and sustainable alternatives have fallen by the … in the future, needs to have a rational sustainable food policy which acknowledges … the Right to Food concluded that organic and sustainable small scale farming could double …
Increasing quantities of 'hidden GMOs' are finding their way into our diet, writes Pat Thomas. They are coming mainly in US imports for supermarkets and caterers, and in animal feeds used for meat, dairy and egg production. It's time for chefs, pubs, takeaways and restaurants to take responsibility for the food chains that supply them - labelling the GMOs in their meals, and better still, cutting them out.
… about them, or about where they fit in the sustainable food and provenance debates. In …
The Panorama programme on GM foods and crops last Monday was a masterpiece of spin, bluster, misrepresentation and outright deceit, write Lawrence Woodward & Pat Thomas, with the BBC's top investigatory strand hijacked to force feed the UK population with the purest of pro-GMO propaganda.
… and successful non-GM approaches to sustainable farming. The perspective that GM …
How we farm matters, writes Pat Thomas - not just for water, insects, birds and the wider environment, which benefit from organic farming, but also the nutritional value of our food. It's time to value the quality of what we eat, instead of prizing quantity above all.
Organic farming boosts environment and nutrition Pat Thomas | 1st August 2014 Comment Food Farming Health Organic organic-courgettes-cut.jpg How we farm matters, writes Pat Thomas - not just for …
Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. Tesco alone sells 5 million a year. This is what the £1.80 you pay for your BLT buys...
BLT Sandwich: The Big Lifestyle Trade Off Jon Hughes Pat Thomas | 22nd September 2006 News Food BLT Fast Food Junk Food Pigs Bacon Farming Pesticides Proccessed Food Processed Farming Fast Food Green …