What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed...
… Burying The Truth, the orginal Ecologist investigation into … else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been …
What does Douglas Gowan know that everyone else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been suppressed...
… Burying The Truth Jon Hughes Pat Thomas | 11th October … else wants to keep hidden? For 40 years the story of Brofiscin Quarry – now the most polluted place in the UK – has been …
The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused vigourous debate in the media. Their reasoning is that we simply don't have the capacity to produce enough renewable energy to meet our needs. But as this comprehensive Ecologist report from 2007 shows the UK is really a renewable energy powerhouse.
… The future of energy is renewable Jon Hughes … Politics And Economics Power_On_MAIN.jpg The recent U-turn by of some of the UK's leading environmentalists - and one-time nuclear energy opponents - on the issue of nuclear energy, has caused …
Following last month's exclusive Ecologist investigation, Burying the truth, the Douglas Gowan story continues...
… exclusive Ecologist investigation, Burying the truth, the Douglas Gowan story continues... This … murky world of Monsanto, Brofiscin Quarry and the Environment Agency and into a story that …
Following last month's Ecologist story, Burying the truth, the Douglas Gowan story continues.
… last month's Ecologist story, Burying the truth, the Douglas Gowan story continues. This month … murky world of Monsanto, Brofiscin Quarry and the Environment Agency and into a story that …
Sometimes, choosing not to think like a scientist can be a good thing. Jon Hughes sits down with the Harrisons, environmental activists and conceptual artists
… be a good thing. Jon Hughes sits down with the Harrisons, environmental activists and … thinkers all. Add to that pub-quiz pantheon of connubial collaboration Newton and Helen Mayer, the Harrisons. They are not well known in …
Sir David King is credited with bringing climate change to serious political attention. But he is also a campaign of GM crops. How does that square?
… King has been Chief Scientific Adviser to the British Government since 2000. In 2002 he changed the world when he declared ‘climate change is … to civilisation than terrorism’. At a stroke, the threat of climate change started to be …
The answer to the ongoing Brofiscin saga lies not in the South Wales Quarry but in Doncaster. Jon Hughes explains the complex legal judgement that has paralysed the Environment Agency and undermined its raison d’etre; to make the polluter pay
… The Brofiscin saga Jon Hughes | 10th January … Cancer Pollution Society investigates.jpg The answer to the ongoing Brofiscin saga lies not in the …
The answer to the ongoing Brofiscin saga lies not in the South Wales Quarry but in Doncaster. Jon Hughes explains the complex legal judgement that has paralysed the Environment Agency and undermined its raison d’etre; to make the polluter pay
… The Brofiscin saga Jon Hughes | 10th January … Risk Cancer Pollution Society Archive_22.jpg The answer to the ongoing Brofiscin saga lies not in the …
February 1968. From South Vietnam the explosive Teêt Offensive has dealt a final blow to shattered US troops and sparked a worldwide appetite for insurrection. Left destitute by standards of living and provoked by a three-year war on their ideological comrades, student leaders across Europe rise up with a single voice ‘We shall fight. We will win. Paris, London, Rome, Berlin.’ Within six weeks, 20,000 protesters will besiege the American embassy in London’s Grosvenor Square. It is the Spring of Discontent, and revolution is the air.
… Talking about the Why Generation Ed Hamer Jon Hughes | 1st … X Baby Boomers Millenials Protests 1968 The Future Hippies Environment Protest … February 1968. From South Vietnam the explosive Teêt Offensive has dealt a final …
A ruling in the US courts at a meeting which the Environment Agency claims never took place has dashed all hopes of making Monsanto pay up for polluting Brofiscin quarry in Wales. Is the Agency guilty of obstructing the course of justice? Jon Hughes investigates
… Has the Environment Agency obstructed the course of justice? Jon Hughes | 26th … Pollution Investigates_70.jpg A ruling in the US courts at a meeting which the …
A ruling in the US courts at a meeting which the Environment Agency claims never took place has dashed all hopes of making Monsanto pay up for polluting Brofiscin quarry in Wales. Is the Agency guilty of obstructing the course of justice? Jon Hughes investigates
… Has the Environment Agency obstructed the course of justice? Jon Hughes | 26th … Pollution investigates.jpg A ruling in the US courts at a meeting which the …
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 … Is it worse than Mc Donalds? The BLT sandwich is an icon, the ultimate symbol of convenience culture. …
Sir Nicholas Stern was asked to find out what way of averting climate change was economically feasible. A loaded question that has allowed him to find a perverse solution to a fatal problem.
… The Stern Review: Editors Comment Jon Hughes | … with emotive language, which is what makes the Stern Review at first seem so striking. Sir Nicholas Stern is one of the world’s leading economists – a former …
The Environment Agency (EA) is within weeks of letting Monsanto escape its liability for dumping thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals – including all the ingredients of the DDT defoliant Agent Orange – in two quarries in Wales.
… EXLUSIVE: How the Environment Agency is gagging one eyewitness to what is potentially one of the UK's biggest environmental crimes Jon … Science And Technology Investigates_28.jpg The Environment Agency (EA) is within weeks of …
The insurance industry is set to abandon two million British homeowners to the perils of climate change. Jon Hughes and Rebecca Bole report
… Politics And Economics investigates.jpg The insurance industry is set to abandon two million British homeowners to the perils of climate change. Jon Hughes and … Bole report Lloyds of London is one of the pillars of the business world. Since it …
The insurance industry is set to abandon two million British homeowners to the perils of climate change. Jon Hughes and Rebecca Bole report
… Climate Change Safe_as_House_MAIN.jpg The insurance industry is set to abandon two million British homeowners to the perils of climate change. Jon Hughes and … Bole report Lloyds of London is one of the pillars of the business world. Since it …
Prominent critics of the failure of Environment Agency Wales (EAW) to pursue the UK’s interests against Monsanto in the US Bankruptcy Court have come under extraordinary attack over the past 10 days.
… Brofiscin: Environment Agency shoots the messenger Jon Hughes | 7th November 2007 … cover 2007 power on.jpg Prominent critics of the failure of Environment Agency Wales (EAW) to pursue the UK’s interests against Monsanto in the US …
Remote, unregulated and...running out. Why the business of fuelling nuclear power can't give us energy sovereignty
… Remote, unregulated and...running out. Why the business of fuelling nuclear power can't … sovereignty Once construction is under way, the business of sourcing uranium to fuel the reactor starts. The problem is that …
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
… Archive_102.jpg Growing crops to solve the planet’s energy needs doesn’t work. Recycling the energy in our waste just might have a … Smith & Jon Hughes Bush’s latest’ state of the union speech – wanting 20 per cent …
Prominent critics of the failure of Environment Agency Wales (EAW) to pursue the UK’s interests against Monsanto in the US Bankruptcy Court have come under extraordinary attack over the past 10 days.
… Brofiscin: Environment Agency shoots the messenger Jon Hughes | 7th November 2007 … Investigates_20.jpg Prominent critics of the failure of Environment Agency Wales (EAW) to pursue the UK’s interests against Monsanto in the US …
The rise of free newspapers means that hundreds of thousands of trees are pulped each week to provide us with disposable pap
… Free-sheet Newspapers Newspaper Media The Media Rupert Murdoch Politics And Economics Society The rise of free newspapers means that … provide us with disposable pap London is in the grip of a turf war between the UK’s …
The secretive side of nuclear power that uses chemicals 10,000 times more potent greenhouse gases than CO2...and is fuelling a nuclear arms race
… Nuclear Power Plants Depleted Uranium Energy The secretive side of nuclear power that uses … – before it can be used in a reactor. At the milling plant the yellowcake is packed in drums and shipped …
Football used to be a sport. A great one. Exciting, all-consuming – heck, we played, talked, lived and breathed it. Now it’s another commodity, traded among the super-rich. And, laments Jon Hughes, the Yanks have bought ‘my’ club
… – heck, we played, talked, lived and breathed it. Now it’s another commodity, traded among the super-rich. And, laments Jon Hughes, the …