Stating the obvious

by EdwardMilford 3. July 2009 11:46

While it is relatively rare to hear something startlingly new at a conference, a lot of the value at such events comes in hearing familiar arguments rephrased from a different perspective. This struck me again at the Sustainable Development Commission conference convened to mark the end of (Earths... [More]

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Geoff Tansey on BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme

by Andrew 2. July 2009 05:26

Multi-award winning Earthscan author Geoff Tansey discusses the latest research linking diet and prostate cancer with Sheila Dillon in a special edition of BBC 4 Radio’s The Food Programme, available on iPlayer on the BBC website. You can also listen to Geoff’s audio diary in which h... [More]

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Win a copy of The Ethical Travel Guide

by Andrew 1. July 2009 03:38

Earthscan and The Green Guardian are giving away 25 copies of The Ethical Travel Guide, 2nd Edition in a competition organized through their website. For full details (and links to some free downloads from the book!) visit The Green Guardian website.

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Chapter 1 of Biochar for Environmental Management up on Scribd

by Olivia Woodward 29. June 2009 09:21

We've come across another exciting new platform to share content from our books! The best thing is you can copy / paste the code and embed the reader in your own website (as demonstrated here). Watch out for more Earthscan book chapters coming soon... Earthscan_Biochar_Book_Ch1 (2) ... [More]

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Earthscan authors double up on prestigious Derek Cooper Award

by Earthscan News 26. June 2009 08:23

Geoff Tansey and Tasmin Rajotte, authors of The Future Control of Food, were joint winners of the 2009 Derek Cooper Award for Campaigning and Investigative Food Writing, it was announced yesterday. This was an unprecedented double-win for Geoff Tansey, who received the Derek Cooper Award for ... [More]

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David Schindler wins Sandford Fleming award

by Andrew 24. June 2009 03:44

Dr. David Schindler, co-author of The Algal Bowl: Overfertilization of the World's Freshwaters and Estuaries has received the Sandford Fleming award from the Royal Canadian Institute for the Advancement of Science. The award was given in recognition of being "a scientist who is able to ... [More]

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More reasons to be cheerful

by EdwardMilford 22. June 2009 11:48

Intersolar. Just the name of the event almost brings a smile to my face. The latest event in the series took place in Munich at the end of May. Over nine halls, 1400 companies exhibiting, 60,000 visitors. It is tangible proof that solar is now a sizable business, not a niche interest for enthusias... [More]

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Innovation Africa launch at Science Forum 2009

by Earthscan News 19. June 2009 10:23

The Innovation Africa: Enriching Farmers’ Livelihoods book launch took place this week in Wageningen at the Science Forum 2009. The book was presented as part of a joint launch with Practical Action Publishing’s Farmer First Revisited, and the speakers included: Dr. Hansjörg ... [More]

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Solar consequences

by EdwardMilford 18. June 2009 09:51

It is rumoured that some of the EU-leaders who signed up to the renewables directive last year – the famous 20% of all energy to come from renewables by 2020 – did not quite understand what they were agreeing to. First, as a directive, this has legal implications and is no longer just ... [More]

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Globesity: How climate change and obesity draw from the same roots

by Andrew 16. June 2009 03:04

"We’re finding a lot of governments are taking the safe option of saying, ‘We need to educate people so they know what they should do.’ That completely ignores the causes of why people eat what they eat and why they aren’t very active...” Grist have publishe... [More]

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Stating the obvious

Geoff Tansey on BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme

Win a copy of The Ethical Travel Guide

Chapter 1 of Biochar for Environmental Management up on Scribd

Earthscan authors double up on prestigious Derek Cooper Award

David Schindler wins Sandford Fleming award

More reasons to be cheerful

Innovation Africa launch at Science Forum 2009

Solar consequences

Globesity: How climate change and obesity draw from the same roots

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