Soil Erosion & Contamination
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The Looming Food Crisis and the ‘Food 2030’ Report
It can’t go on like this…. Not long ago I was standing in a bookshop, minding my own business, when…
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The Case of Syngenta: Human Rights Violations in Brazil – 2008
The Case of Syngenta: Human Rights Violations in Brazil – 2008 2mb PDF Switzerland is often portrayed as a clean,…
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A Hotter Planet Means Less on Our Plates
In the Sunday November 22, 2009 issue of Outlook in the Washington Post, Lester Brown discusses the significant implications of…
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The Full Belly Project
George Washington Carver (1864-1943) was a man worthy of respect. Born into slavery (his mother was purchased), he lived and…
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Throwing Out the Throwaway Economy
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Piles of rubbish, and an incredible stench, border a main market street in…
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A Civilisational Tipping Point
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute In recent years there has been a growing concern over thresholds or tipping…
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Six Ways to Save the Planet with Mushrooms – Paul Stamets
No, we’re not talking about your average portobello mushroom here, found on pizzas the world over. The topic of this…
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The Oil Intensity of Food
by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute Today we are an oil-based civilization, one that is totally dependent on a…
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Home (video)
The following documentary, ‘Home‘, is almost perfect. As a photographer, I was totally engrossed in the imagery – mostly shot…
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Update on Shell Lawsuit
I know many of you will be wondering what happened in the Wiwa vs. Shell case I wrote about recently,…
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The Video Shell Doesn’t Want You to See
Photo credit: Ed Kashi The video below was originally displayed on wiwavshell.org – the website for the plaintiffs filing a…
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