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Go
plastic free!
Check
out the inspiring stories of people who are part
of Plastic
Free July. You might want to join the thousands
taking the challenge to refuse single-use plastic.
Sign up for a day or a week or more. See the great
promo
vid!
Why
go plastic free? See Chris Jordon's amazing film
Midway,
which shows those affected by our plastic addiction.
This really says it all.
> Find out more on avoiding plastic at Plastic
Detox Mindmap,
Bag
It and the Plastic
Free Educators Toolkit.
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World
Cup Winners
The
world cup is over... who won? Not Costa
Rica. But they did come out on
top in the World Development Movement's
Who
should you cheer for? website. It measures the
32 participating nations’ attitudes to social justice
incl. carbon emissions, human development, military
spending, women in government and financial secrecy.
(See also
Oxfam's Inequality
World Cup looking at poverty and wealth equality
- Belgium came out on top here).
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Another
win. Greenpeace as part of their Detox
campaign, found hazardous chemicals in World
Cup merchandise made by Nike, adidas and Puma. After
three weeks of people powered pressure, adidas has
agreed
to clean up its act.
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Tour
your bathroom
It
is 10 years since the Environmental Working Group
(US) launched their Skin
Deep Cosmetics Database, a safety guide to personal
care products, now including 70,000 products. In
Australia there are
many chemicals used in everyday household products
that are not tested for health & safety. >
See the Story
of Cosmetics vid for more on the issues, and
Safe Cosmetics Australia's Toxic
Free List for best brand alternatives. |
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The
Food future is close!
Put
control of the food system back in the hands of
farmers and eaters. The Open
Food Network
is being set up as
an open marketplace that makes it easy to find,
buy, sell and move sustainable local food. It's
the missing link between food hubs, wholesalers,
buying groups and farmers.
>
Support this great initiative through their crowd-funding
venture. Watch the video and check out the live
site.
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... Quick bites ...
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IBFAN
released their Breaking
the Rules 2014 report, covering 27 companies
with 813 violations (International Code
of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes)
in 81 countries over the last 3 years. Included
with criticisms are Nestle
and Danone.
(16/5/14) BMA
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States
and territory ministers are considering a plan for
a binding national standard for free-range
farming to end confusion surrounding
the industry. (12/6/14) The
Guardian
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A
new study
shows private
equity investors are targeting Australian
food companies. Examples include Europe's R&R
(owned by French PAI
Partners) gobbling up ice-cream maker Peters,
and TPG
Capital buying Ingham Enterprises last June.
(18/6/14) The
Land
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Proposed
'ag-gag' laws would make it illegal
for animal rights groups to secretly film on farms.
Farmers say the laws will preserve animal and human
safety. Activist groups say the actions are necessary
to expose animal cruelty. (18/6/14) ABC
> sign the petition
- WA organic farmer
Steve Marsh is to appeal the Supreme Court decision
on GM canola contamination
on his farm. (19/6/14)
ABC > support Steve with a donation here
- Australia's third-largest
dip brand, Black Swan, was
acquired by Philippines-based Monde
Nissin Corporation after being placed into receivership
in 2013. (25/6/14) SC
- China has ended
mandatory animal testing
for certain cosmetics produced and sold inside China.
Cosmetics imported into China still require animal
testing. (1/7/14)
HSA
> See The
Checkout episode (May) > Sign the global
petition for cruelty free cosmetics
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