This Was One Of Those Special Occasions

While The Demand For Organic Food Outstrips Supply, We Happen To Know That 77 Percent Of Consumers Don't Want Genetically Engineered Crops Grown In This Country. Consumers Can Choose Whether Or Not To Buy Organic Produce. Genetically Modified Ingredients Will Deny Us Choice In The Long Run.

Forests ... Are In Fact The World's Air-conditioning System-the Very Lungs Of The Planet-and Help To Store The Largest Body Of Freshwater On The Planet ... Essential To Produce Food For Our Planet's Growing Population. The Rainforests Of The World Also Provide The Livelihoods Of More Than A Billion Of The Poorest People On This Earth... In Simple Terms, The Rainforests, Which Encircle The World, Are Our Very Life-support System-and We Are On The Verge Of Switching It Off.

The Demand For Organic Food Is Growing At A Remarkable Rate. Consumers Have Made It Clear That They Want Organic Produce And Every Sector Of The Food Chain Is Responding, With The Kind Of Results We Have Just Seen.

. . . A Jostling Scrum Of Office Buildings So Mediocre That The Only Way You Ever Remember Them Is By The Frustration They Induce - Like A Basketball Team Standing Shoulder To Shoulder Between You And The Mona Lisa.

There Is No Doubt That We Live In An Age Of Unprecedented, And Sometimes Terrifying, Technological Advance Where The Speed Of Advance So Often Outstrips The Necessary Ethical Considerations.