Edward Goldsmith

Ross H . Hall

Nicholas Hildyard

Colin Fry

P.H. Selman

Nicholas Gould

In this issue Vol . 6. No. 9. November 1976.

EDITORIAL

Ecology — The New Political Force

FEATURE ARTICLES

Bread and Health How is commercial white bread made? What is added to it? How is it likely to affect our health?

An Ideal City Because of its design, its architecture and its social structure Siena has none of the problems that render life in modern conurbations ever less tolerable.

Marxism versus Ecology Marxism is as firmly based as Capitalism on the materialist philosophy that underlies our environmentally disruptive industrial activities. < >

Environmental Conservation or Countryside Cosmetics? Environmental considerations will never be adequately taken into account by Government planners so long as the environment is regarded simply as an amenity.

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This Month's Cover: Siena. By Robert Frost Note: While every care is taken with manuscripts submitted for publication, the Editors cannot guarantee to return those not accepted. Articles published in the Ecologist do not necessarily express the views of the Editors. Editor: Edward Goldsmith. Assistant Editor: Ruth Lumley-Smith. Associate Editors: Robert Allen, Michael Allaby, Peter Bunyard, Brian Johnson, Jimoh Omo Fadaka,

Andrew MacKillop, Robert Waller, Lawrence Hills, John Papworth, John Davoll, Raymond Dasmann (IUCN), Richard Willson, John Milton (U.S.A.), Peter Freeman (U.S.A.), Henryk Skolimowski (U.S.A).

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