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Nov 2, 20221 min read
Environmental toxins and neurological disorders
Important reminder that the human health risks of pesticide exposure (with the much-discussed Glyphosate ironically occupying the lowest...
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Jul 30, 20221 min read
The poisonous lawn
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jul/31/this-heatwave-is-a-reminder-that-grass-lawns-are-terrible-for-the-environment "The...
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Jul 29, 20221 min read
Glyphosate tree poisoning/murder
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/30/poisoned-oaks-slain-sycamores-whos-behind-britains-tree-murders More insiduous uses...
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Jul 23, 20221 min read
Aviation disinsection and pesticide poisoning
https://www.perrysanderslaw.com/fliers-fume-over-planes-treated-with-pesticides/ "Disinsection" spraying rules out flying from certain...
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Jul 16, 20221 min read
Kings College Meadow
Lovely piece on the beautiful meadows at Kings College and Jesus College that replace the sterile lawns that have sadly come to epitomize...
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Jul 16, 20221 min read
How to deal with neighbour's pesticide use
Are you being affected by drift from your neighbour's pesticide applications? Some interesting discussion in this piece. Whilst there are...
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Jul 13, 20221 min read
We need wasps
https://veganfta.com/2022/07/13/the-thing-about-wasps/ Wonderful article on wasps. We need wasps as much as we need bees and other...
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Jul 11, 20221 min read
Pesticides and health
Although much of the pesticide-free towns movement focuses on plant-protection chemicals, urban pesticides are found in many more...
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Jul 7, 20221 min read
Acute pesticide injury
Cambridge City Council is taking fantastic steps to reduce its own pesticide use for the benefits of nature and human health, including...
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Jun 30, 20221 min read
France urban pesticide ban extended
On 1 July 2022, France extended its 2019 restriction of "plant-protection chemicals" to a wider range of environments including private...
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May 14, 20221 min read
Reporting irresponsible pesticide use
Irresponsible use of urban pesticides - in public street/pavements, private gardens, schools or hospitals- should be reported to the...
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Dec 14, 20213 min read
Death of 11 year old following exposure to pesticides
Why isn't this story of the tragic death of 11 year old Fatiha Sabrin in her London home, and the hospitalisation of her mother and other...
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Dec 2, 20213 min read
Uk Bird Red List DOUBLES in just 25 years
In summer, Cambridge is lucky to have House Martins nesting in King's College entrance and Swifts screaming above Arbury. But these two...
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Jul 30, 20213 min read
Pesticide-Free Cambridge: Books We Love
Here we are collating the books that we have been featuring on our Facebook page under our Books We Love (in no particular order) Series....
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