Toxic pesticide stitch-up is a death sentence for wildlife

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A disgusting leak has exposed the hijacking of our democratic system by Europe’s most powerful corporate lobbying group. It’s killing vital wildlife protections. Plotting behind closed doors, billionaire agricultural business interests have systematically swapped the safety of our planet, our wildlife and our communities for cash. The war on wildlife The European Union planned to cut pesticide use by half to try to protect vulnerable, collapsing ecosystems. But Copa-Cogeca, Europe’s most powerful farming lobby, launched a ruthless campaign to stop it in the name of corporate profits. And our vulnerable wildlife is paying the price, with pesticides shredding bee populations, poisoning…

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GASLIT documentary featuring Jane Fonda exposes toxic impacts of US fracking boom

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GASLIT is a new documentary featuring Academy Award-winning actor and activist Jane Fonda and produced by Greenpeace USA. It’ll have its UK premiere at Raindance Film Festival in London on 24 June. In GASLIT, Fonda embarks on a road trip through Texas oil and gas fields and Gulf Coast communities, meeting the people on the frontlines of the US fossil fuel boom. The film offers an intimate and urgent portrait of shrimpers, cattle ranchers, former oil workers, families, faith leaders and self-described “reluctant activists” who are standing up to the devastating health impacts and climate vandalism caused by this new industry.…

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The Israel lobby’s toxic attempt to silence solidarity with Palestine in the NHS

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In a new review, notorious pro-Israel agitator John Mann has pushed for measures to silence NHS humanitarianism. The government and NHS have already pledged to implement them, including a crackdown on NHS staff members openly expressing solidarity with Palestinian people during Israel’s ongoing genocide. This is about Israel, not about ending racism Israel is a key junior partner to US billionaire–imperialism. The UK is a junior partner too, so giving Israel political and material support is just part of the deal. And for British political elites trying to get away with this shameful behaviour, consistent and widespread public outrage over Israel’s…

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CMAT confronts toxic abuse of singers who aren’t ‘thin’

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CMAT has powerfully taken aim at online trolls by showing how people direct disproportionate levels of abuse at artists who are not “thin” compared with other performers, such as Zara Larsson and Olivia Dean. This is in response to attacks the singer received online following her performance last week at BBC’s Radio 1 Big Weekend. As a result of this unwarranted torrent of abuse, CMAT – whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson – took to Instagram as she felt: compelled to wade in and speak for myself. Her disgust isn’t hers alone – with fans having also shared their disgust…

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