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About me - Frances Laing

I'm a freelance writer, journalist and blogger. My focus is people and the environment.

I write challenging, investigative features and articles as well as the ones about people enjoying themselves with travel, tourism, nature and their gardens. I try to

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Sciences > Physics The issues around nuclear power: 8 of 18
This afternoon sees me waiting for an important phone call. A friend of mine - Joan Meredith - is in Court today - being tried for her part in last year's protests at the Aldermaston nuclear facility. She was arrested along with hundreds of others in the Big Blockade demonstration which took place last year and was organised... More..
Sciences > Ecology & Environment The importance of organically grown food: 7 of 12
I've been involved in environment movements all my life. But it was only when I had my first child that I really took the importance of organically grown food to heart. I came late to motherhood - life begins at forty. In my twenties I had worked in Germany in organisations which raised awareness of North Sea protection (the... More..
Sciences > Ecology & Environment Why it's important to eat organic: 3 of 3
Choose (and grow) organic food. You'll be setting out on a wonderful, creative learning adventure that will benefit you and your family in all sorts of different ways. You'll be adopting what they call 'The Precautionary Principle'. In essence that means: you're not going to do something that might result in a health risk fo... More..