Is orange juice as healthy and natural as it claims to be? Can it ever be ‘eco’? Pat Thomas reports Most orange juice manufacturers would have you believe that OJ is purity in a glass; a simple, natural, single-ingredient product. But behind this image of purity is a product that is heavily processed and engineered. […]
In his letter to the founder of Alcoholic’s Anonymous, in 1961, the psychoanalyst Carl Jung noted that the addiction was, at a very deep level, a ‘spiritual thirst of our being for wholeness’. Instead of internalising the search, experiencing it for ourselves, however, the alcoholic looks to the spirit in the bottle to fill the […]
You may think that by avoiding the near-extinct bluefin you’re off the hook and can tuck into other types of tuna. Think again, says Pat Thomas While the powerful new film The End of the Line has sparked a media frenzy of outrage, and pricked the conscience of many people about eating endangered fish, especially tuna, it’s […]
If you are reading this, chances are that you live in a city – one, perhaps, on its way to becoming a megacity with a population that exceeds 10 million or more. If not, it is likely that you, along with most of the world’s population, soon will be. Statistics from UNESCO suggest that 50 […]
Sustainable Cities – Rethinking Sustainable Building
Sustainability consultant Dr David Strong tells Pat Thomas why the way we think about sustainable building needs to be demolished and rebuilt In the recent budget, the chancellor committed the UK to the world’s first carbon budgets, which fix binding limits on greenhouse gas emissions over five-year periods, including carbon dioxide reductions of 34 per […]
In the movie The Matrix, characters are presented with a stark choice related to self-imposed ignorance. They can choose to swallow a red pill, after which they will become immersed in the real world, with all its hopelessness and despair and desolation. Or they can swallow a blue pill, which will cause them to forget […]
A little bit of natural seasoning won’t kill you, it’s what gets added – or taken away – that matters. Pat Thomas explains why refining and demonising salt is such a crude response There was a time when salt was worth its weight in gold – literally. And quite right too. Without salt, life would […]
Lack of funding for environmental groups is a chronic and worldwide problem. These groups are arguably some of the most important change-drivers. They are the ones with the data at their fingertips, the energy and creativity to tackle environmental problems head-on, and the will to keep at it even when the mainstream media has decided […]
In the last few years the Ecologist has written extensively on the flu – both the garden variety that strikes us on an annual basis and the wider threat of avian influenza, H5N1. The latest H1N1 virus is somewhat more worrying than H5N1 because of the greater ease with which swine viruses can be passed […]
Don’t believe what you read in the papers. It’s not about the economy, or energy, or pollution or population. There is only one crisis: the crisis of transformation. I was reminded of this as an old friend, Rachel’s Democracy and Health newsletter, published its final edition last month. Rachel’s was a deep pool in an […]
I am an award-winning campaigner, journalist and author. A former editor of the Ecologist magazine Pat has run campaigns for Paul McCartney’s Meat-Free Monday, Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) and Neal’s Yard Remedies. In 2011, my work leading the campaign, Cows Belong in Fields, won CIWF the Observer Ethical Award for Campaigner of the Year. In 2014 I co-founded the campaigning group, Beyond GM.
I am a qualified psychotherapist and the author more than 40 books for adults and children and I was inducted into Who’s Who in 2014. In addition to my work with Beyond GM, I work occasionally with the film production company Ecostorm. I also currently edit and oversee NYR Natural News – a campaigning natural health website, continue to write in a freelance capacity and make regular public speaking and media appearances.
I have been a trustee of both the Soil Association and the Organic Research Centre in the UK and am currently on the advisory board of GMO Free USA and am a trustee of the investigative media agency, Eyewitness.
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I am interested in and available for short- and long-term projects/consultancies, and am particularly keen on those that focus on food, sustainability and culture change. I am also an experienced public speaker.
My unique professional experience means I bring a variety of skills to any work I do, including effective and persuasive communication and writing skills, an holistic perspective on sustainability and change, and both intuitive and analytical ability. I am well known in my field and comfortable working in most fora.
Recent projects/consultancies include work with: Stella McCartney ‘Care’ range, Paul McCartney’s Meat Free Monday, Friends of the Earth, Compassion in World Farming, Soil Association, Neal’s Yard Remedies.
Recent public speaking engagements: UK Aware, Oxford University PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) Society, Durham Union Society (Durham University), Bristol Festival of Nature, World Preservation Foundation, Women’s Institute.
I'm a highly experienced journalist and award winning campaigner specialising in environment and alternative health. I'm also the author of several books for adults and children and a qualified psychotherapist.