Biodiversity and Habitats

2 Apr 08 "Who emits more greenhouse gases?"

Poor African farmers who export their produce by air, or Western consumers who care about the environmental impact of ‘food miles’?

2 Apr 08 GM seeds persist for 10 years

Swedish scientists have found trangenic oilseed rape plants still growing in a field despite a decade of intensive efforts to remove them.

23 Sep 05 Fears about exposure to crop spraying gain ground.

The independent Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution has condemned government regulation on pesticides as inadequate and flawed.

2 Apr 08 Anglo Platinum is polluting local water supplies

says an investigation by ActionAid into the activities of the world’s biggest platinum mining company.

Network news and actions

21 Nov 08 Crushing dissent in Burma

Popular comedian Zarganar faces 45 years in jail for organising aid runs to victims of Cyclone Nargis

19 Nov 08 Take Back the Tech 2008

Join us online for 16 days of technical action to resist domestic violence.

11 Nov 08 Chomsky at 80

Celebrate the life and work of libertarian socialist dissident Noam Chomsky