The BBC News website has today published an article titled "'Toxic' pesticide Dichlobenil used on London Underground" in which they uncover how London Underground carried on using the potentially carcinogenic pesticide dichlobenil despite the known links to ill health effects.

Nick Mole, PAN UK Policy Officer is The Ecologist's Campaign Hero for April

 

Katharine Hamnett, fashion designer and activist has backed PAN UK’s 25^th Anniversary appeal. In an open letter, she urged people to support PAN UK’s appeal and cited PAN UK as a major influence behind her decision to champion ethical fashion.

An open letter has been sent to the British Beekeepers' Association asking them to sever ties with pesticide manufacturers.

Signatories include David Bellamy, amongst other well known scientists, farmers and campaigners, including PAN UK. Click here to read the letter.

Buying organic cotton doesn't mean you are depriving a farmer in the developing world of food crops. 

Rather, it's one action every ethical consumer should take, writes PAN UK's Eliza Anyangwe in The Ecologist 

PAN UK's policy officer, Nick Mole, was one of the speakers at the London Bee Summit 2010. Here's what he said...

A few facts to begin with:

·      Globally pollination is estimated to be worth £141 billion pa.

·      In the EU honey bees play a key role in the successful production of 80 million tonnes of food every year – that is 160 kilos of food per EU citizen.

On 24 May 2010, Keith Tyrell joined PAN UK as its 4th director.
The wear organic team caught up with him for our new feature ‘5 in 5’ to get a measure of the man, his vision for the organisation and his shopping habits.