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 …
Pending the publication of the long-delayed Independent Panel report on the badger cull, Lesley Docksey finds that the fight for England's badgers is part of an even bigger campaign for scientific and political integrity.
… The badger cull - something is rotten in the state of England Lesley Docksey | 24th … World UK Politics Badgers badger.png Pending the publication of the long-delayed …
Defra's information firewall about the badger cull is slowly crumbling under the onslaught of FOI requests, reports Lesley Docksey. But Defra will be unable to hide the truth for much longer.
… Defra's information firewall about the badger cull is slowly crumbling under the onslaught of FOI requests, reports Lesley … Docksey. But Defra will be unable to hide the truth for much longer. The staff at Defra …
Lacking an official body to investigate and prosecute illegal cruelty to wildlife a unique charity, the RSPCA, took on that role almost 200 years ago, writes Lesley Docksey. But now it has ruffled high-ranking feathers by pursuing cases of illegal fox-hunting, and has been forced to leave prosecutions of such cases to the Crown Prosecution Service. But will the CPS do its job?
… Fair game? Hunting lobby's attacks on the RSPCA are proof of its effectiveness … illegal cruelty to wildlife a unique charity, the RSPCA, took on that role almost 200 years … But now it has ruffled high-ranking feathers by pursuing cases of illegal …
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. …
Since December 2011, when it became clear that the government was intent on its badger cull, Defra and Natural England have been flooded with FOI requests about how the culls would be set up, conducted and monitored. The notable success of Anna Dale in cutting through official obfuscation has implications for everyone trying to protect the environment and wildlife.
… December 2011, when it became clear that the government was intent on its badger cull, … have been flooded with FOI requests about how the culls would be set up, conducted and monitored. The notable success of Anna Dale in cutting …
England's 2013 badger culls collapsed in chaos - a severe blow to Owen Paterson and his Department, Defra. Now Lesley Docksey lifts the lid on the disgraceful fiasco to expose Paterson's fantasy world of 'science' ...
… Failure upon failure - the collapse of the badger culls Lesley Docksey | 18th … Department, Defra. Now Lesley Docksey lifts the lid on the disgraceful fiasco to expose …
NFU running police control rooms. Violent 'bounty-hunting' badger shooters in the woods at dead of night, none too bothered about the finer points of law. Confused, ill-informed police bearing prejudice against 'protestors' ... It's all a recipe for a big mess, writes Lesley Docksey.
… A night in the life of a badger sett monitor - Chris … Violent 'bounty-hunting' badger shooters in the woods at dead of night, none too bothered about the finer points of law. …
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 …
In the second of a three part analysis of the ongoing UK badger cull Lesley Docksey takes a look at the activism that has been stirred up by the controversial cull......
… October 2013 Comment Badger Cull cattle.jpg The initial reason given for the culls was that they were designed to see if culling by …
Fresh events in the ongoing badger cull saga suggest that despite underhand politics and statistical manipulation, the tide is turning in favour of the badgers..............
… The Badger Cull: forget TB and humane killing; the enemy is Defra Lesley Docksey | 24th … Defra still refuses to disclose what their criteria are for judging ‘humaneness’ …
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 …
Last week the Upper Tribunal of the Royal Courts of Justice ordered Defra to release key information about the badger cull based on a 'public interest' argument, writes Lesley Docksey. Could this judgment open a new era of transparent and accountable government?
… World Badgers redaction-cut.jpg Last week the Upper Tribunal of the Royal Courts of Justice ordered Defra to release key information about the badger cull based on a 'public interest' …