9 January, 2004 - 01:00
9 January, 2004 - 01:00
The article in New Scientist reports that "Contamination by PCBs, dioxins and pesticides is on average 10 times higher in farmed salmon. The consequent health risks, such as a raised risk of cancer, could detract from the known health benefits of eating oily fish."
19 December, 2003 - 01:00
The Sustain report Food Miles - Still on the road to ruin? was published 5 years ago, an update to the first Food Miles report in 1994. 5 years on, it is interesting to look back on this report and see how relevant it still is.
19 December, 2003 - 01:00
This small group of anti-mining campaigners presented awards to (dis)honour mining companies and executives whose showed a lack of commitment to sustainable development.
19 December, 2003 - 01:00
The Free Range Network study Toxic shock! looks at the effects of per-fluoro-chemicals (PFCs).
From FRAW’s Free Range Bulletin 03/2003:
This is no joke. It’s deadly serious to budgies at least, and perhaps in the longer term
humans too.
15 December, 2003 - 01:00
At a conference in the World Forum on Communication Rights, a parallel forum to the
official World Summit on the Information Society, speakers from the United
States, Colombia, and a Kenyan technologist working in Rwanda took up this theme.
15 December, 2003 - 01:00
At a conference in the World Forum on Communication Rights, a parallel forum to the
official World Summit on the Information Society, speakers from the United
States, Colombia, and a Kenyan technologist working in Rwanda took up this theme.
11 December, 2003 - 01:00
Korean Progressive Network 'Jinbonet' launched an online Guide to Human rights in the Information society on December 10th, 2003, the 55th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
10 December, 2003 - 01:00