Two things are new in the Pacific Northwest, writes Stephyn Quirke: abnormally hot, dry weather that has even killed Chinook salmon on their run upriver to spawn; and 'bomb trains' a mile more long carrying thousands of tonnes of oil, with just a single sleep-deprived driver on board. What could possibly go wrong?
… #StopOilTrains - How I learned to stop worrying and … on their run upriver to spawn; and 'bomb trains' a mile more long carrying thousands of … And that's not all. Now there's mile-long oil trains In addition to the sudden onset of …
More than 25 million Americans live within an 'oil train blast zone', writes Ralph Nader. But as volumes of tar sands and shale oil carried by train soar, the oil cars identified as a 'substantial danger to life, property, and the environment' in 1991 remain in use. We must ban those dangerous railcars - and put an end to all 'extreme oil'.
… Dangerous oil trains are one more reason to end extreme oil … Safety Board first identified oil trains as unsafe. The tank cars, specifically … oil industry is ramping up transport by oil trains. In 2008, 9,500 crude oil tank cars …
North America's environment campaigners face a fearsome enemy in the 'Big Club', writes Alexander Reid Ross - the nexus of fossil fuel and infrastructure corporations, government, militarized police, private security contractors, PR agencies, astroturf NGOs and quasi-judicial bodies. But the activists are winning key victories in their battle to halt the industrialization of Cascadia.
… built his prolific infrastructure empire of trains, pipelines, and refineries, that he … the oil industry and blockades halting oil trains throughout the Pacific Northwest and … killing 47 people, an outcry against oil trains arose throughout the country. Ensuing …
America's expanding oil production threatens the pristine Pacific Northwest region of the country with a rash of new oil terminals along the coast, writes Valerie Brown, and hugely expanded traffic of freight trains loaded with hundreds of cars of crude oil heading for California refineries.
… Brown, and hugely expanded traffic of freight trains loaded with hundreds of cars of crude … the US are planning to use mile-long tanker trains to transport vast quantities of fossil … to seagoing tankers and barges. Four 'unit trains', each a mile long and comprising up to …
For 600 million rural people across Africa, the food they grow is the food they eat. A new plant breeding academy in Kenya is using advanced genomic technologies to produce more robust and nutritious crops, writes Howard-Yana Shapiro.
GMO-free bioscience to feed Africa's farming families Howard-Yana Shapiro | 19th January 2014 Comment Food Farming Africa boabab-tree.png For 600 million rural people across Africa, the food they …
More than half of UK oil workers would switch to work on renewable energy if given the opportunity to retrain, new survey shows.
North Sea workers ready to switch to renewables Simon Pirani | 5th October 2020 | News Editor’s Picks Renewables Oil Platform London Edinburgh May Day More than half of UK oil workers would switch to …
Climate change and tar sands activists opposing Keystone XL need to wake up to a new reality - the pipeline has already been eclipsed by rail transport which is both cheaper and more flexible, writes Justin Mikulka. The expanded production and export of tar sands oil just got a whole lot more likely.
… by the desire to move tar sands oil by rail. Trains give access to export oil terminals As … to the tar sands oil from Canada. And the trains currently give access to the East, West …
Limburg’s capital boasts hearty local food, historic monuments and wonderful walks – all just a short train ride away
Going Dutch in Maastricht Ruth Styles | 31st January 2012 Ethical Living Netherlands Maastricht Travel Food Chocolate Holland Europe Euro holding.jpg Limburg’s capital boasts hearty local food, …
Traveling in the US by boat and train visiting solar laboratories and environmental groups, Keith Barnham found many successful community initiatives in renewable electricity, and brings news of progress towards the ultimate renewable challenge: a solar fuel that could eventually replace gasoline in cars, trucks, buses, trains and aircraft.
… replace gasoline in cars, trucks, buses, trains and aircraft. People power achieved a …
We may know that palm oil is wiping out rainforests worldwide, writes Philip Lymbery. But few realise that our factory farmed meat and dairy are contributing to the problem. As revealed in Philip's new book, 'Dead Zone: Where the Wild Things Were', palm kernels, left after pressing the fruit for oil, is a protein-rich livestock feed of growing importance. And nowhere is the impact greater than Sumatra, home (for now) to its own unique species of elephant.
The oilpalm connection: is the Sumatran elephant the price of our cheap meat? Philip Lymbery CIWF | 28th March 2017 News Food Farming Extinction Forests Indonesia Elephants sumatran-elephant-cut.jpg …
The Arctic 30 are leaving Russia. 14 have received exit stamps and all are due back home in time to celebrate the New Year. But their fight for the Arctic is only just beginning ...
Arctic 30 coming home The Ecologist | 26th December 2013 News Fossil Fuels Arctic30 Arctic Oil Russia The Arctic 30 are leaving Russia. 14 have received exit stamps and all are due back home in time …
The Port of Seattle is violating its shoreline permit in allowing Shell to set up a 'home port' for its Arctic oil drilling fleet, according to Seattle officials. The finding could nix Shell's oil drilling plans for the 2015 season.
… "It's time to turn the page. Things like oil trains and coal trains and oil-drilling rigs are the past. …
Paul Kingsnorth meets the Bristol-based chef with an eco-friendly restaurant and a mission to take real food to a wider community.
CASE STUDY: part eco restaurant, part cookery school Paul Kingsnorth | 17th May 2007 Activism Bristol Restaurant Barny Haughton Food Organics Green Lifestyle Food And Gardening Case Study Green …
Are SUVs a crime against civilisation, or paragons of efficiency? Are they ugly, arrogant and antisocial, or bright, beautiful and mobile? And do the polar passions they arouse pit the politics of envy against the Americanisation of British culture? Paul Kingsnorth and Michael Harvey discuss
… share that sector with completely unregulated trains, planes and nasty smelly cargo ships. … journeys. 3. Comparing cars with trains (what do you mean by ‘unregulated’, by … you know very well, Paul, the problem with trains: the 8.05 from Godalming jam-packed …
Jairo Restrepo is a leading champion of organic farming in Brazil, writes JuanFran Lopez, and now his influence has spread across the world. His mission too has expanded to include campaigning for the rights of small scale farmers, and an even wider project of economic, technological and societal transformation to put people at the centre of political power.
Defending life! Jairo Restrepo, organic revolutionary JuanFran Lopez Ragmans Lane Farm | 27th July 2015 Comment Food Farming Organic Brazil South America jairo-4-cut.jpg Jairo Restrepo is a leading …
The Apricot Centre in Essex is a unique project that uses organic horticulture and animal husbandry to heal, inspire and educate children from diverse backgrounds, and kindle love for the natural world, writes Martin Large. Now it's expanding to Devon, to establish a second, much larger biodynamic smallholding near Totnes and Dartington.
Healing and inspiring children with animals, mud and a touch of magic Martin Large | 23rd August 2014 Ethical Living Food Farming Society Health Wellbeing UK Organic apricot children in …
Head chef of pioneering Shoreditch eco-restaurant The Water House, Marie Gonfond shares a few recipes...
Eco-restaurant - The Water House Andy Gold | 1st November 2008 Ethical Living Food Restaurant Recipe Campaigns Organics Food And Farming Waterhouse_MAIN.jpg Head chef of pioneering Shoreditch …
Isolated by the surrounding desert, Kashgar was once
an oasis on the old Silk Road. Now the city is being overwhelmed in the rush to open up the region’s oil and gas reserves. By Dan Box.
… official time in China, and is used by the trains that facilitate a state-supported …
The earthquake and nuclear meltdown in Japan last year compounded pre-existing issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. What does the future hold?
Fukushima: the social impact of a nuclear disaster Hiroki Ngaire Takano | 15th February 2012 Comment Energy Nuclear Power Fukushima Climate Change Food Gardening Radiation Politics And Economics …
A broad community of independent scientific researchers and scholars challenges claims of a 'consensus' that genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are 'safe' to grow and eat. The claims - which continue to be widely and often uncritically aired - are a false and artificial construct that have been misleadingly perpetuated through diverse media.
There is no scientific consensus on GMO safety Angelika Hilbeck colleagues | 23rd February 2015 News GMOs Food Farming Health Science corn-storm-iowa-cut.jpg Are GMO crops safe? We don't know. …
Milk farmers in the badger cull zones hardly depend on Caffè Nero's custom, writes Dominic Dyer. So why are the pro-cull lobby so hot under the collar with the coffee chain's refusal to buy their produce? Because it could force the entire food chain to take responsibility for how milk is produced - and a very good thing too!
Where Caffè Nero leads on badger-free milk, others will follow Dominic Dyer | 13th June 2015 Comment Badgers Food Farming Consumerism UK badger-milk-cut.jpg Milk farmers in the badger cull zones …
This is Seed Week 2019 in the UK and Ireland- an opportunity to celebrate the farmers, gardeners.
A food revolution starts with seed Hannibal Rhoades | 20th November 2019 News Science & Systems Seed Seed Sovereignty Food And Farming Food Food Sovereignty Organic The Gaia Foundation UK Ireland …
In the four years since the Deepwater Horizon blowout there's been a lot of regulatory activity, writes Jacqueline Lang Weaver. Yet the regulatory framework today is weak, complex, under-funded, industry dominated - and it's uncertain that the Gulf of Mexico is really any safer than in 2010.
Four years after Deepwater Horizon: has offshore safety improved? Jacqueline Lang Weaver | 23rd April 2014 News Oil Oceans Pollution Regulation USA Fossil Fuels deepwater-horizon.jpg In the four …
The increase in meat and dairy consumption is set to cause huge increases in greenhouse gases, reports Tim Radford. A shift to less animal-based diets would cut greenhouse gases, conserve forests and grasslands - and make us all healthier, with reduced obesity, diabetes and associated conditions.
… the current GHGs of all cars, trucks, planes, trains and ships. "In addition, this dietary … the current GHGs of all cars, trucks, planes, trains and ships. …