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Polish Farmers Protest Sale of Land for GM Crops

Julian Rose and Jadwiga Lopata |

Tuesday, 15th January 2013

Julian Rose, from the International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside, reports on the farmers' protest against the wide-scale government sell off of agricultural land to multinational corporations in Poland...

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Poland says no to Monsanto but allows trading of GM seeds

Julian Rose and Jadwiga Lopata |

Monday, 7th January 2013

We ought to be cheering; a ban on planting GM seeds has been announced by the Polish serving government but we have been deceived. The Seeds Act was not vetoed by the president in spite of a great surge of action and the vast amount of letters calling for...

Draft UN Report on Climate Change leaked by Global Warming Skeptic

Lily Gould |

Thursday, 20th December 2012

A United Nations draft report on climate change, which was not meant for official release until September 2013, has been leaked online by blogger and climate skeptic Alex Rawls in an apparent attempt to discredit the report.

Win Lots & Lots of Ethical Prizes For Xmas

Tony Rollinson |

Thursday, 6th December 2012

Throughout December you are invited to visit Ethical Extra's online advent calendar where you can enter a daily competition to win heaps of prizes!

Independence Day 2012 - Keep Our Towns Local

Anna Glanville-Hearson |

Monday, 3rd December 2012

Amid all the November doom and gloom it was great to attend Independence Day at the Wesley Chapel, Frome on November 17^th. The event was a day of debate, conversation, and information...

Building a Low Impact Den for Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Tony Wrench |

Tuesday, 27th November 2012

Tony Wrench, author, low impact development activist and pioneer of Low Impact Roundhouses has become involved in a unique and compassionate...

Permaculture nominated at International Green Awards 2012

Tony Rollinson |

Wednesday, 21st November 2012

Permanent Publications were among the nominees in the Most Sustainable Small Business section at the International Green Awards 2012 in London...

Have you got a question for Ben Law?

Sebastian von Holstein |

Monday, 5th November 2012

After appearing on BBC's Countryfile last night (available to watch online until 11 Nov 2012), woodsman, author and Grand Designer Ben Law is leading OCN...

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