Environment
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New study reveals dramatic rise in global pesticide poisonings
In a comprehensive study released today, scientists report that pesticide poisonings on farms around the world have risen dramatically since the last global assessment 30 years ago. Based on an evaluation of available poisoning data from countries all over the world, the researchers conclude that there are about 385 million cases of acute poisonings each… Continue reading
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Shell: master of the makeover?
11 December 2020 — DESMOGUK A fresh policy, a new logo, a sharp haircut, a feel-good ad. Rebranding – personal, professional or political – is a powerful tool that can reshape the narrative and win over hearts and minds. Shell is a master of the makeover. Looking at its Twitter account, you might assume the… Continue reading
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International Experts Issue Important Warning on Non-Ionising Radiation
In recent years a lot of attention has been drawn to the high hazards of non-ionising radiation which have unfortunately been ignored for too long. Adding in a very significant way to these warnings last month an organization of prominent international experts issued an important statement on serious and adverse health impacts of Non-Ionising Radiation… Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 11 December 2020
11 December 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Glyphosate Causes Genetic Changes Leading to Increased Disease in Future Generations – New Study Exposure to the widely used weed-killer glyphosate makes genetic changes to rats that can be linked to increased disease in their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a new study has found. The study provides evidence… Continue reading
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Messengers of Gates’ agenda
The BMGF [Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation] has been pumping major funding into industrial agriculture while also creating powerful alliances seeking to reconfigure global governance of the food system. While some of the Gates Foundation’s agriculture-related activities are drawing increasing scrutiny, we recently examined an important but under explored aspect of BMGF’s strategy: How it… Continue reading
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EPA Finds Glyphosate Is Likely to Injure or Kill 93% of Endangered Species
WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft biological evaluation today finding that glyphosate is likely to injure or kill 93% of the plants and animals protected under the Endangered Species Act. Continue reading
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Exiting the false “jobs versus environment” dilemma
Amidst the renewed rise of obscene inequalities, a wave of protests is sweeping through Italy, from south to north. On the one hand, the pandemic has engendered an upsurge in workplace disputes to defend health and in mobilizations to protect the income of workers affected by COVID-19-related restrictions. On the other hand, however, we have… Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 13 November 2020
13 November 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks US EPA Assessment Shows Atrazine Causes Massive Harm to Endangered Species The Environmental Protection Agency released an assessment last week finding that the endocrine-disrupting pesticide atrazine is likely to harm more than 1,000 of the nation’s most endangered plants and animals. The finding is a result of… Continue reading
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UK: They want to keep us in the dark
One of the ways we believe Good Law Project can hold Government to account is by fighting for transparency. Litigation is a powerful tool for bringing information into the light and keeping those in power honest. It’s why we publish our legal correspondence. Continue reading
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Uneven Earth’s Monthly Readings September/October 2020
Once a month, we put together a list of stories we’ve been reading: news you might’ve missed or crucial conversations going on around the web. We focus on environmental justice, radical municipalism, new politics, political theory, and resources for action and education. Continue reading
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Africa, plastic-wrapped?
Five years ago this month, the UK took a step to cut back plastic use, slapping a 5p charge on plastic carrier bags. Two years later, Kenya did the same. But campaigners are worried Kenya could start going in the opposite direction if the American Chemistry Council, a powerful petrochemicals industry body, gets its way. Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 23 October 2020
23 October 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Toxic Levels of Heavy Metals and PAHs Discovered in Some Alternatives to Glyphosate-Based Weedkillers A group of researchers from France, led by Prof. Gilles-Eric Seralini, have identified toxic levels of undeclared ingredients such as heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in some new alternatives to glyphosate-based herbicides,… Continue reading
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Bayer’s Monsanto headache persists
Efforts at settling the mass of lawsuits brought in the United States by tens of thousands of people who claim Monsanto’s Roundup herbicides gave them cancer continue to inch forward, but are not addressing all outstanding cases, nor are all plaintiffs offered settlements agreeing to them. Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 6 October 2020
6 October 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Environmental Factors to Blame for Increase in Childhood Cancers – New Coalition Report A 34% increase in childhood cancers since 1975 has led a group of scientists, health professionals, businesses, and advocates to ignite a call to action to highlight preventable environmental factors that threaten our children.… Continue reading
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Global Breaking News on GMOs and Pesticides 22 September 2020
22 September 2020 — Sustainable Pulse Editors’ picks Thailand’s Reversal on Glyphosate Ban Came after Bayer Scripted US Intervention, Documents Show A year ago Thailand was set to ban the widely used weed killing chemical glyphosate, a move applauded by public health advocates because of evidence the chemical causes cancer, along with other harms to people… Continue reading
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Why the UK could end up deploying risky gene drives while ignoring natural biological control
This summer 78 environmental, agricultural, animal welfare and development organisations from all over Europe called on the European Union to outlaw the release of Gene Drive Organisms in the EU and internationally, warning that reprogramming or eradicating entire animal populations posed grave risks. They’re hoping that the European Union will respect the precautionary principle and… Continue reading
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UK: They must clean up our dirty air
Air pollution means that not only are you more likely to contract coronavirus, but you are also more likely to die if you do. That is what multiple scientific studies from around the world say. Yet so far, the Government has refused to clean up our air. Continue reading
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Chris Hedges: How Corporate Tyranny Works
The persecution of the attorney Steven Donziger is a grim illustration of what happens when we confront the real centers of power, masked and unacknowledged by the divisive cant from the Trump White House or the sentimental drivel of the Democratic Party. Those, like Donziger, who name and fight the corporate control of our society… Continue reading
The New Dark Age 