The ‘Pesticide Atlas’ is something everyone should read, but probably not just before bedtime. The result of a huge amount of research by EU-based environmental organisations, it tells of dangerous substances, corporate profits, severe consequences and ecological armageddon, covering a raft of topics with useful infographics. It warns of a poisoned, famine-filled future if nothing is done. But these warnings have been sounded for three generations now and, despite this, global pesticide use has grown by 80% since 1990, and the resulting effects on populations of birds, butterflies and bees has been devastating… Continue reading Pesticide Use, Corporate Profits and Ecological Armageddon