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Will the Next Pandemic Start With Chickens?
From New Republic– A long and fascinating (and frightening) article on avian flu and how it gets passed on to…
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Climate campaigner ejected from Labour event sponsored by Drax power plant firm
Well done to the climate campaigners at Labour Party Conference for highlighting the problems of Drax and using biomass to…
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‘Regenesis – Feeding the World Without Devouring the Planet’ by George Monbiot
Alan Thornett reviews George Monbiot’s latest book. This excellent book is a no-holds-barred – and often provocative – critique of…
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How to stop cities and companies causing planetary harm
From Nature Researchers must help to define science-based targets for water, nutrients, carbon emissions and more to avoid cascading effects…
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Grain Inflation: Starve the Poor, Feed the Rich
An interesting article by Ann Pettifor. The war and inflation – who is winning? In a world of financialised globalisation,…
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A Windfall Tax on Covid Profits Could Ease the Catastrophic Food Crisis
From The Guardian. A levy on food and fossil fuel giants could save lives now and help create a sustainable…
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George Monbiot calls for the end of (almost all) animal farming
This short (6 minute) film by George Monbiot is based on his recent book Regenesis: Feeding the world without devouring…
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When We Fight Climate Change, We Fight Gender-Based Violence
From the Food Tank Newsletter… By Dani Nierenberg None of us are immune from the effects of the climate crisis—but…
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‘Consequences will be dire’: Chile’s water crisis is reaching breaking point
From The Guardian. A pier at the dried Aculeo Lake in Paine, in 2019. For decades the lake was one…
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Bankers Are Driving the Wheat Price Explosion, Not the War in Ukraine
A useful article from Novara Media. Global starvation is a choice. by Matteo Tiratelli 19 May 2022 Financial speculation, rather than war…