5 March 2021 — DesSmogUK
This year’s spring budget was like the worst kind of meal: A lot of fanfare before it, yet in the tasting rather bland, leaving much to be desired.
There were crumbs to be had. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced plans for the “world’s first” green bond, designed to give UK savers the chance to buy bonds which help support green projects, and gave the Bank of England a new mandate to align with the government’s net zero target.
5 March 2021 — Sustainable Pulse
4 March 2021 — Origin: Climate & Capitalism
December 2013: Demonstrators in Buenos Aires support anti-Monsanto resistance in Cordoba
Amalia Leguizamón
SEEDS OF POWER: Environmental Injustice and Genetically Modified Soybeans in Argentina
Duke University Press, 2020
reviewed by Brian Tokar
1 March 2021 — Origin: Climate & Capitalism
Kim Stanley Robinson
THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE
Orbit, 2020
reviewed by Martin Empson
With all the environmental threats that humanity faces, it can be hard to be optimistic. This is reflected in the plethora of disaster novels that have appeared in recent years, whether inspired by climate change or pandemic, that explore in the appalling consequences of disease, floods, famine and so-on.
Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest novel also deals with these threats, in particular the twin ecological crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, so I approached it with trepidation — after 2020, who needs more doom and gloom?
1 March 2021 — USRTK
USRTK Research Director Carey Gillam’s new book is out now from Island Press and garnering glowing reviews.
The St. Louis Post Dispatch calls Carey’s book “a fast-paced, engaging account of how Monsanto and Bayer’s fortunes changed dramatically in such a short span of time.” Read more reviews here
The Monsanto Papers is the inside story of Lee Johnson’s landmark lawsuit against Monsanto. For Lee, the case was a race against the clock, with doctors predicting he wouldn’t survive long enough to take the witness stand. For the eclectic band of young, ambitious lawyers representing him, it was a matter of professional pride and personal risk, with millions of their own dollars and hard-earned reputations on the line.
26 February 2021 — Pesticide Action Network
Happy Reading!
26 February 2021 — Sustainable Pulse
Editors’ picks
19 February 2021 — Sustainable Pulse
19 February 2021 — DesSmogUK
It’s the climate soap opera that’s gripped the nation in recent weeks, and it shows no signs of ending quite yet.
By now, you’ll be familiar with the main plot points. Campaigners have long opposed plans for a new coal mine in Whitehaven, West Cumbria, which if approved would release nine million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year into the atmosphere for the next quarter of a century, just as the UK tries to radically reduce its emissions to net zero by 2050.
16 February 2021 — GMWatch
DEFRA’s evidence-free leaflet is a wish list for GMO boosters and misleads the public
UK farm and environment ministry DEFRA published an “Explainer” document on gene editing as a guide for members of the public who want to respond to the UK government’s consultation on its plan to deregulate gene editing. It may also have been meant to assist the media, as parts of the text also occur in DEFRA’s press release for the launch of the public consultation.
5 February 2021 — Sustainable Pulse
Editors’ picks
1 February 2021 — US Right to Know
A new animal study found that low levels of the weed killing chemical glyphosate and glyphosate-based Roundup can alter the composition of the gut microbiome in ways that may harm health.
