Plastic. It floods the oceans, strangles marine life and sullies our streets. When burnt, it spits out toxic chemicals into the atmosphere in gargantuan quantities, and its petrochemical construction means it doesn't like to decompose. Yet it is a … [Read more...]
Chickens Set to Save the Planet
If one were to say which animal had made the greatest contribution to humanity, it would do justice to give a moments thought to the humble chicken. For this ubiquitous culinary bird has created legend in french patisseries, given gusto to the … [Read more...]
Perverse Plastic Party
Plastic homes, plastic food, plastic pets, plastic entertainment - well not quite, but plastic appreciation, or its continual manufacture in today's society, is undeniable, even manic. Even in the magical art form of music, plastic is rife, with … [Read more...]
Bank Tycoon Sails Pacific on Plastic Bottle Raft
Ocean-bound on a synthetic organic adventure, bank heir David de Rothschild and two grandchildren of the late Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl (of Kon-Tiki fame), have set sail across the wild seas on a self-constructed plastic bottle raft. The … [Read more...]