The Tories, EU bashing, and your food supply

Posted by annied in DEFRA, Environment Agency, Green News, climate change on 06. Oct, 2009 | Comments Off

As the Tory Conference continues in Manchester, and David Cameron trashes the EU, let’s take a minute to remember just what the EU has done for the UK. There is a common myth in food and drug regulation that just because a problem isn’t evident in a lab, there won’t be a problem in (uncontrolled environment) the real world.

The Environment Agency versus Panorama: Whose side are you on?

Posted by annied in Environment Agency on 18. Sep, 2009 | Comments Off

Last week Panorama reported on “Britain’s Dirty Beaches.” The Environment Agency disagrees and we’ve got their rebuttal: