Environment
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50,000 deaths a year: An “toxic air pollution crisis”: Sign the Petition
A public health emergency: that’s what MPs are calling Britain’s air pollution crisis. Thousands of lives are cut short every year from toxic air polluted with chemicals like nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide. There’s even evidence that it’s permanently damaging our childern’s lungs. Continue reading
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Lobbyists trying, for the second time to have ban on bee killing pesticides lifted!
BREAKING: last night powerful lobbyists put in yet another application to bring back bee-killing pesticides to our fields. [1] And government advisers will be approving or blocking the application this Tuesday. Continue reading
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We delayed the bee killers but the gangsters never give up!
The powerful lobbyists who want the ban on bee-killing pesticides lifted aren’t giving up. Together, we made sure their first application this year was rejected by the government (hooray!). But they’ve said they’re “committed” to getting a yes from the government. And any new application they make will be kept behind closed doors. Continue reading
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Kodaikanal: Unilever relents and agrees to clean up its mess
Unilever, a huge global corporation that makes billions of pounds in profit, have just buckled under the pressure of ordinary people. [1] That’s right: you and thousands of others have forced this corporate giant – the owner of PG Tips, Marmite, Dove and more – to clean up their mess. Continue reading
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Fracked Up! Unless we stop them
The government’s plans on fracking have been exposed. It’s been leaked that they’re trying to change the law so dirty energy companies can drill for gas in our countryside – regardless of what local communities want. Continue reading
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Mosquito Blowback? GM mosquito source of Zika Virus?
Here are eight stories on the Zika virus now ravaging Brazil. Four investigate a possible link between the outbreak and the introduction of genetically modified mosquitos to Brazil, and four, all from the mainstream/corporate press, take the complete opposite position, claiming that the introduction of yet more genetically modified mozzies can save the situation! Continue reading
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Too many, too few; Too few, too many By S. Artesian
Once upon a time, the Goldilocks characters in this parable of the abattoirs called capitalism, were kept busy telling us how there were too many of us. Too many people. There were too many people for the Club of Rome; there were too many for spaceship Earth; there were too many for the ‘carrying capacity’… Continue reading
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Seralini’s team wins defamation and forgery court cases on GMO and pesticide research
On 25 November 2015, the High Court of Paris indicted Marc Fellous, former chairman of France’s Biomolecular Engineering Commission, for “forgery” and “the use of forgery”, in a libel trial that he lost to Prof Gilles-Eric Séralini. The Biomolecular Engineering Commission has authorised many GM crops for consumption. Continue reading
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Volkswagen chose profit over the planet By Tyler Zimmer
Volkswagen, the world’s largest auto manufacturer, was recently caught rigging millions of its cars to cheat on emissions tests. Software known as “defeat devices” was installed in more than 11 million cars that enabled the vehicles to pass emissions tests they would otherwise have failed. The illicit devices detect when a car is being tested… Continue reading
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Reversing The Tide: Cities And Countries Are Rebelling Against Water Privatization, And Winning By Tom Lawson
Problems with water privatization often begin to occur soon after the initial wave of enthusiasm – from lack of infrastructure investment to environmental neglect. A 2005 study by the World Bank said that overall evidence suggests “there is no statistically significant difference between the efficiency performance of public and private operators in this sector.” The… Continue reading
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Help stop the bee deaths
In 48 hours, I’m meeting with the government minister in charge of bees – Liz Truss. She’s my MP – I’m going to talk to her about toxic bee-killing pesticides, and why they need to stay off our fields. I’m Paul, a 38 Degrees member from Norfolk. Can you help raise a million voices behind… Continue reading
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TTIP threatens our bees!
There’s a huge new threat to our bees – and it’s wrapped up in a secret trade deal. If we don’t stand up for our bees, the dangerous bee-killing pesticides we’ve fought so hard against could be flooding our fields again – and back for good. Continue reading
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Tell Unilever to pay up!
I’ve got an important meeting tomorrow with UK company Unilever – and I need your help to make sure it has an impact. 38 Degrees members have been piling on the pressure for Unilever to fix the mess left by their factory’s deadly mercury spill in India. Unilever’s mercury spill has ruined lives and poisoned… Continue reading
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Unilever’s Toxic Mercury Spill in India: Tweet the CEO
They dumped tons of toxic waste, devastated an entire town and poisoned thousands of their own workers. That’s Unilever: a huge UK corporation that makes billions of pounds in profit. But they aren’t paying up for a massive toxic mercury leak they caused in the Indian town of Kodaikanal. Continue reading
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More dead bees? Thank the Barbarians!
Fresh batches of bee-killing pesticides are on their way to British farms right now. [1] Prime Minister David Cameron could stop these toxic chemicals before they are spread across our fields and wreak havoc on bees. But he’ll only do it if enough of us pile on the pressure. Continue reading
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The Tories are Killing the Bees!
Breaking news: an hour ago, environment minister Liz Truss snuck out a last-minute decision to allow the use of bee-killing pesticides on UK fields. Continue reading
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Beyond Beelief!
It’s a total mess. The government’s gagged their own experts – because they’ve said no to the pesticide companies that want bee-killing toxins back on UK fields this autumn. Now the final decision’s being made behind closed doors – with Environment Minister Liz Truss at the helm. Continue reading
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Fracking F**ked in Lancashire
MASSIVE news just in – people power has stopped fracking in Lancashire. Local residents, supported by thousands of us from across the UK, persuaded the council to vote down the frackers’ plans. Continue reading
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Fracking Hell
21 June 2015 — 38 Degrees If you’ve ever wondered what happens when politicians cave in to dirty energy, here’s the answer: Continue reading
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Bees!
Bee-killing pesticides are currently banned, but they could be back on our fields this autumn. Liz Truss – the environment minister – is deciding whether to let this happen right now. She’ll have big money lobbyists from pesticide companies in one ear, pushing her to say yes. But together we’re making sure we’re louder than… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 