Thanks to Sharon Howe for recommending I check out the Uncaged website. Uncaged are a peaceful international animal protection organisation based in Sheffield, England. Their main campaigns are against animal experiments (vivisection); against xenotransplantation (animal to human transplants); the global boycott of Procter & Gamble; for animal rights and for democratic action on animal issues through the political system.
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Uncaged – against animal experiments
Posted May 19th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Bristol Eco Veggie Fayre May 2010
Posted May 15th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Don’t miss the Bristol Eco Veggie Fayre on Sat 29th and Sunday 30th May 2010 – click here for details.
Sustainable Ottery expresses horror at approval of 20,000 sq ft store
Posted April 27th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Sustainable Ottery is flabbergasted that EDDC’s Development Management Committee voted in favour of a full 20,000 sq ft Sainsbury store in Ottery at its meeting on 15 April. This decision went against the combined wisdom of EDDC’s own planning officers, the retail specialists GVA Grimley, and English Heritage who all recommended a smaller store. It [...]
Have you seen the new Greenpeace video about Nestle?
Posted March 24th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Have you seen the new Greenpeace video about Nestle? Click here if not.
Apple ranks highest among Greenpeace’s top tech companies
Posted March 9th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
As the contented user of a somewhat elderly second hand Macbook, I was pleased to read that the back and forth battle between Greenpeace and Apple which has been going on for years has finally started to fizzle out. In its new report, Greenpeace ranked Apple as its No. 1 company.
The ranking guide gives consumers an idea of [...]
Tesco launches recycled clothing collection
Posted March 9th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
The news that Tesco have collaborated with an ethical fashion label to create a line of recycled clothing for the Florence & Fred label may raise a few eyebrows. So, perhaps, might the fact that the collection – just six pieces – is made from end of line Tesco stock which would otherwise end up in landfill, and is [...]
Will Sheringham have a Tesco or an Eco Store?
Posted March 8th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (2).
Sheringham awaits its fate. As North Norfolk District Council decides whether to permit a new Tesco supermarket in the heart of this largely unspoiled seaside town, or to approve a rival proposal for a new form of an environmentally friendly food store set on the edge of the town centre and championed by Clive Hay-Smith, a local [...]
Did anyone see….’The End of the Line’ last night?
Posted March 7th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (4).
Thanks to Geoff (East Devon Greens) for suggesting watching The End of the Line last night. I was happily having my usual Saturday night veggie curry when the blood started flowing or should I say literally gushing. As an ex vet nurse I’m not squeamish in the slightest, but I was shocked by the way [...]
Vertical Farming – a sustainable solution to the world’s rapidly diminishing resources
Posted February 8th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
I was watching the BBC news this morning and saw an interesting article on vertical farming. My ears pricked up when the farmer explained that vertical farming could be used to farm more locally.
The UK’s first vertical farmer Chris Bradford says “We can put them right inside cities close to the markets, cut down on [...]
Sidmouth Community Market backs “Meat-Free Monday” campaign
Posted January 15th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (5).
On Saturday 16 January, the Vision Group for Sidmouth will be holding a Community Market with a difference! This time the event will have a “meat-free” theme, to raise awareness of the climate-changing impact of meat production and consumption and provide information on the wide variety of alternatives to meat-based [...]