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Could small farmers feed the world?
From Climate & Capitalism The claim that small farms produce 70% of all food is a myth … but in…
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‘Gigantic’ power of meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds
From The Guardian Analysis of EU and US shows livestock farmers receive about 1,000 times more public funding than plant-based…
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The European Commission proposes to scrap safeguards around new GMOs
The latest GM Watch newsletter Welcome to our latest Review, which focuses on the European Commission’s proposal to scrap safeguards…
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UK river ‘dying’ after farmers lobbied government to water down protections
From Open Democracy National Farmers’ Union boasted about months of lobbying to weaken enforcement of environmental regulation Billy Stockwell 13…
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With our food systems on the verge of collapse, it’s the plutocrats v life on Earth
George Monbiot’s latest article in The Guardian Climate breakdown and crop losses threaten our survival, but the ultra-rich find ever…
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When it comes to rich countries taking the environment seriously, I say: vive la France
When doing the bare minimum is a radical act… George Monbiot from the Guardian. Emmanuel Macron’s government is at least…
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Genetic Technology Act passes into law but still much to fight for
From Thin Ice GM Freeze, Thin Ice, 5 June 2023 On Thursday 23 March, the deeply flawed Genetic Technology (Precision…
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The European eel – a critically endangered species on the menu of top European restaurants
Alan Thornett (pictured with a trophy eel in 1949) writes: The most disastrous consequence, of today’s environmental crisis, is the…
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A precious resource: how Israel uses water to control the West Bank
From The Guardian In occupied West Bank villages, Israeli-owned farms are flourishing, while Palestinians often do not have enough water…
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Getting real: what would serious climate action look like?
From Scientists for Global Responsibility Prof Kevin Anderson, Manchester University, summarises the action necessary if governments and societies were really…