A lot of water is needed to grow huge numbers of cotton plants needed to meet the world demand for jeans, t-shirts and other cotton clothing. Some people think that it is wrong to farm animals for ...

Yinan Zhu declined to say whether it retailer's suppliers used Chinese cotton amid concerns over forced labour.

At the same time, the textile industry in Great Britain was exploding, creating enormous international demand for cotton clothing. Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin, which easily ...