----- Forwarded Message ----- From: The Ecologist <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 29 March 2012, 12:39 Subject: Exclusive: Britain's forgotten sheep farmers poisoned by pesticides To ensure delivery of these emails to your inbox, please add [email protected] to your email address book. This email was sent to [email protected] by [email protected]. Click here to view it in your browser   |   Click here to unsubscribe   29th March, 2012 ________________________________ NEWS | GREEN LIVING | INVESTIGATIONS | MAKING A DIFFERENCE | COMMENTS     Exclusive: Britain's forgotten sheep farmers poisoned by pesticides 

Government orders to use dangerous organophosphate chemicals left hundreds of sheep farmers with debilitating ill health, Tom Levitt reports on the UK's forgotten pesticide tragedy read more... ________________________________ UK fights off EU attempts to bring in stricter rules on pesticide and crop spraying UK opposition to restricting the use of pesticides since the 1990s has even seen the intervention of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown to lobby case for the farming industry read more... ________________________________ Dietary supplement and functional food industry is ‘placebo-driven’ warns expert Monsanto, Kellogg’s and PepsiCo are just a few of the companies cashing in on our addiction to nutraceuticals - the fast-growing pharma food and supplements sector read more... ________________________________ Nose to tail eating: it may be sustainable but can you stomach this type of meat? With 15 billion farm animals killed each year for food in the UK, eating the whole animal is the ethical choice read more... ________________________________ Why jeans buck the fast-fashion phenomenon Denim has been in fashion since the early 19th century, which is why it is in the ultimate 'slow fashion' statement. Wear yours worn and ragged, and the older the better read more... ________________________________ The rise of nutraceuticals: how the ‘placebo-driven’ industry has got us hooked Big companies, from PepsiCo to Kellogg’s, are cashing in on our interest in health food ‘quick fixes’ while continuing to sell us high fat, sugary foods read more... ________________________________ The A to Z of retrofitting Cutting emissions at home doesn’t just help the planet; it saves you money too. Chloe Barrow explains how to get started read more... ________________________________

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RESPONSE: The flawed arguments behind biomass

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Thich Nhat Hanh: "In 100 years there may be no more humans on the planet" - due to speak in London tonight

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