http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Davis+Green World Affairs Davis Green Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=56365&ca=World+Affairs In certain states of India there is an epidemic of farmers' suicides. Today farmers in every village are facing debt and despair. Many farmers who traditionally grew pulses and millets and paddy have been lured by seed companies to buy hybrid cotton seeds and other GM crops, which were supposed to m... Food and Drinks Davis Green Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=56370&ca=Food+and+Drinks A vegan is a person who avoids as far as possible the use of any animal products for nourishment or for any other purpose. Depending on one's level of commitment this can include not using certain medicines because they are tested for safety on animals. A Vegan will not buy or use animal products wh... Society Davis Green Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55785&ca=Society Most of us feel guilty if we do not take the trouble to wash and sort all those reusable plastics, papers and tins. We do this to avoid throwing them in the bin which then ends up in the landfill sites around the country. But how useful is recycling and can it really solve the "waste crisis"? UK hou... Gardening Davis Green Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55780&ca=Gardening Organic systems recognize that our health is directly connected to the health of the food we eat and, ultimately, the health of the soil. Here are some of the main features of organic growing: - Organic growing severely restricts the use of artificial chemical fertilizers and pesticides. - Instead,... World Affairs Davis Green Wed, 31 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=56364&ca=World+Affairs As China and India, home to over 2.5 billion people begin to catch up with the development and industrialisation of the West, water consumption is going to reach unprecedented levels. Water will become more valuable than gold. On TV recently you had Indian villagers complaining that coca cola had bu... Home Management Davis Green Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55783&ca=Home+Management Ask yourself this - Do you own any eco friendly furniture, or anything that is made from an ethical source or bought from an ethical retailer? The majority of Western consumers may say they don’t, and probably most of them are not even familiar with the concepts. So what is eco friendly furniture, a... World Affairs Davis Green Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55784&ca=World+Affairs You can’t turn on the TV or open a magazine these days without reading about the rise of China and how they will be the next economic superpower within the next few decades. China has 1.3 billion people living within it’s borders and an economy growing at over 10% per year. For energy consumption to... World Affairs Davis Green Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55494&ca=World+Affairs In the USA recently over 1 million immigrants, both legal and illegal protested at there lack of rights and residency in a country that many of them have spent years working in. The protests meant that basic, menial and often labour intensive jobs were not done that day. Hotel laundry was not washed... World Affairs Davis Green Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55498&ca=World+Affairs Since the end of World War II the USA has intervened in Latin America countless times in order to keep the balance of power in the interest of the USA. The Panama Canal and Bay of Pigs are just two of many examples. Like the UK in Africa, it was originally about the cold war and combating the rise o... World Affairs Davis Green Mon, 29 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=55499&ca=World+Affairs The majority of countries in the World have signed up to the 1951 United Nations Convention for Refugees. This means that any person has a legal right to come to that country and claim asylum. The asylum process differs from country to country, as does the length of time to make a decision, be that...