An anti-bacterial battle - the trouble with triclosan
Bacteria are bad - right? Or is it our incessant anti-bacterial warfare that is the real risk?
Have you ever heard of triclosan, a common anti-bacterial agent used in a frightening array of consumer products, from the anti-bacterial gels so prevalent in public places these days to cosmetics, kitchen products, clothes and even paint? No? I hadn't either, until recently.
Read MoreOn the road to reducing HIV stigma – by taxi!
This is a guest post from Eric Mbotiji, a youth activist from Cameroon. He contacted us and asked to share his experience of an inventive project to reduce the stigma surrounding HIV by instigating open dialogue in his hometown of Bamenda. We were inspired and hope you will be too. This is his story.
James Thornton - the earth is his client
Famous for being litigious, to get the results they want, Americans just ‘lawyer up’. When it comes to environmental legislation, Europe has a thing or two to learn. James Thornton from Client Earth is just the guy to teach us!
Click here to read a profile on James, voted 'One of the ten people who could change the world' by the New Statesman in 2009.
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