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What’s Wrong with Leather?

Millions of cows, pigs, sheep, and goats are slaughtered for their skins every year. They are castrated, branded, dehorned and…

Issue 26 Editorial

My news year’s resolution is to try and strive for excellence in EVERY area of my life! This is quite…

Quest to make cattle fart like marsupials

Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of…

Nuclear emissions

As a physician I see the extraordinary efforts that I and my colleagues pursue to save the lives of our…

The Sandbag House: an eco-friendly house takes root in the Eastern Cape

Back in March 2002, while on a short vacation, we played golf at a par 3 course in George. After…

Deadly immunity

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. investigates the US government cover-up of a mercury/autism scandal; a scandal involving vaccines which are used…

Eating junk while thinking you’re in heaven

Vandana Shiva talks about McDonalds, exploitation and the global economy. You are a leading opponent of fast food chains’ expansion…

Climate deal sealed by US U-turn

Delegates at the UN summit in Bali have agreed a deal on curbing climate change after days of bitter wrangling.…

Hurricanes and Water – an astrological perspective

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were the root cause of recent crises but the major devastation was caused by water. Closer…

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