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Arlo: Afloat and full of hope
As Greta Thunberg sails to the US with her message of urgent climate action, Arlo reflects on how hope can keep us all afloat.
By Arlo - 22nd August 2019
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- Plastic
Ellis: The final straw
Ellis wonders whether the news about McDonald's new paper straws not being recyclable might be missing an obvious solution.
By Ellis - 8th August 2019
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- Environment & ethics
Ellis: Selling out
Ellis on the news that Earth Overshoot Day is earlier than ever this year as we continue to consume natural resources faster than the planet’s ecosystems can regenerate.
By Ellis - 1st August 2019
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- Politics
Ellis: A joke of a hand
Ellis fears for the momentum around climate action and environmental protection now Boris Johnson and Donald Trump are two of the most powerful leaders in the world.
By Ellis - 24th July 2019
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- Organics
Ellis: The organic hedge fund
Ellis on why organic farms are a valuable investment, providing havens for wildlife, biodiversity and benefiting soil health, and allowing food production to become more resilient in the face of…
By Ellis - 11th July 2019
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- Climate change
Ellis: Searching for climate action
Ellis sees that time is running out to halt carbon emissions and wonders what it will take for governments to really act now while there is still time.
By Ellis - 4th July 2019
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- Plastic
Ellis: Bags of consumerism
Ellis on the irony of eco shopping bags and how it is consumerism itself, rather than individual solutions, that holds the key to real change.
By Ellis - 21st June 2019
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- Cartoon
- Organics
Ellis: The taste of organic
Ellis wonders why more people don't talk about the benefits to wildlife and humans from organic fruit and vegetables, grown without artificial chemicals.
By Ellis - 31st May 2019
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- Politics
Ellis: Your vote on a plate
Ellis on how choosing what food to eat can be a political act with far-reaching implications.
By Ellis - 30th May 2019
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War, food and peace
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By Anna Turns - 17th October 2019
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As the pace of things slows down in autumn, quinces are just right for slow cooked seasonal dishes, both sweet and savoury.
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Local is not always best
There are strong arguments for growing a crop on the right soil, in the right climate. Despite 250 miles on a lorry to get home, I strongly suspect our French squash have a smaller environmental…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 16th October 2019
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Extinction Rebellion shines spotlight on food security
Climate action group focuses on crop failures and impact on global food supply as a result of climate change in latest direct action during two-week ‘rebellion’.
By Nina Pullman - 16th October 2019
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- Farming
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Where the wild things could be
Rewilding is seen as a challenge to farming, but a mindset change around landscape could open up new possibilities and climate solutions, Nick Easen finds.
By Nick Easen - 15th October 2019
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- Animal welfare
The other side of the table
Wicked Leeks meets animal rights activist Leah Garcés, who swapped confrontation for communication to persuade intensive chicken farmers to change.
By Nina Pullman - 15th October 2019
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