Environment
Halal And Kosher Hit By Dutch Ban
As the problems of Israel and Palestine rumble on indefinitely, finding common ground between Jewish and Islamic groups can be…
The £6 Billion Illegal Trade In Animals
When was the last time you saw a spiny dogfish shark with a really nasty chest infection? Not recently, I…
Ikea, Forests And The Goose-Stepping Madmen
Anyone need an excuse to get out of going to Ikea at the weekend? Apart, that is, from the traffic jams, the depressing…
Cleaning Up For Thirty Years
The Ogoniland region in Nigeria has been affected by multiple oil spills and leakages, at least two of which can…
Wind Farms May Blow Earth Off Orbit
Wind, is dangerous. It can get into the water supply and cause wind in the brain. So says The Onion,…
Transocean Report Blames BP For Gulf Spill
Transocean, the company that owned the oil rig that blew up during the massive Gulf of Mexico spillage, have produced…
A Rain Forest, Going Cheap Near You
Well, probably not near you, unless you happen to live in South America. But near or far, without functioning rainforest,…
Billionaire Ignored Children’s Pleas To Stop Toxic Pollution
This is how the The Times, lurking behind its paywall, introduced a piece on commodities trading giant Glencore International. Apparently…
Amazon Destruction Soars
But don’t worry too much that satellite imagery has shown a near sixfold increase in deforestation because the banks, fresh…
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