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Anti-extraction movement in the US gains momentum
March 25th, 2013
by Eric Moll
Protests against fracked-gas pipelines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are part of a growing movement of direct-action resistance to extraction. Insider Eric Moll reports from the Frontline of the resistance more...
TAKE ACTION: tell George Osborne to promote economic recovery through green growth
Rebecca Campbell
16th March, 2012
Ahead of next week's budget, the RSPB is calling on you to remind the Chancellor not to forsake the environment on the road to economic recovery more...
Revealed: the prescription drugs and medications most likely to harm or kill you
Andrew Wasley & Bethany Hubbard
13th March, 2012
Official data suggests antidepressants, antipsychotics, stop smoking drugs, vaccines against swine flu and even paracetamol cause adverse drug reactions. So just how safe are they? Andrew Wasley & Bethany Hubbard report more...
TAKE ACTION to build a more ethical banking sector
Priyanka Mogul
15th February, 2012
As we slowly recover from one of the worst economic recessions of our time, Move Your Money will guide us towards building a safer and better banking system that we can rely on more...
TAKE ACTION to save Scotland's seals
Priyanka Mogul
8th February, 2012
There has been a significant reduction in the killing of seals in Scotland but the Seal Protection Action Group needs your help in ending the killings altogether more...
Petition to stop Dow Chemical partnering with 2012 London Olympics
Ben Hudson
3rd December, 2011
Responsible for one of the worst industrial accidents in the world, Dow Chemical's toxic legacy threatens the reputation of the London Olympics more...
TAKE ACTION to demand a strong supermarket watchdog
Ecologist
12th October, 2011
Join War on Want's campaign for a independent supermarket watchdog to help stop supplier bullying more...
TAKE ACTION to stop bankers betting on food
Hannah Corr
13th September, 2011
With food prices in the developing world rising, is hunger the price to pay for Barclays speculating on food markets? more...
Export of Zimbabwean diamonds threatens ethical jewellery trade
Rosie Spinks
08 August, 2011
With the Kimberley Process in a state of paralysis over Zimbabwean diamonds, consumers can no longer be sure they’re buying ethical jewels. Ahead of a BBC Panorama investigation into the issue, Rosie Spinks reports more...
Where next for eco-activism in the UK?
Bibi van der Zee
6th July, 2011
After the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks, the undercover police scandal, the disbanding of Climate Camp - and the sudden rise of UK Uncut - Bibi van der Zee takes the temperature of Britain's green activism movement more...
Just Do It: the story of modern-day outlaws
Matilda Lee
6th July, 2011
A new film launching on July 15th gives an in-depth look inside the clandestine world of environmental direct action more...
TAKE ACTION to save the UK's peat bogs
Matilda Lee
28th June, 2011
Be an eco-friendly gardener and make a promise to be peat-free more...
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If a tree falls: the story behind the making of an American 'eco terrorist' group
Matilda Lee
22nd June, 2011
The Earth Liberation Front targeted dozens of businesses they accused of destroying the environment. As a new film charting its rise and fall premieres in the US, Matilda Lee speaks to director Marshall Curry about the fine line between activism and terrorism more...
TAKE ACTION to ban 'killer jeans'
Matilda Lee
25th May, 2011
Join Labour Behind the Label in a week of action from 30th May to 5th June to lobby brands to ban the technique of sandblasting denim more...
Climate activists need to protect their right to protest
Frances Wright
21st April, 2011
Following the High Court judge ruling that police 'kettling' tactics at the G20 protests were illegal, Climate Camp legal advisor Frances Wright argues that protestors need to be more aware than ever of their rights more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Nick Mole, Pesticide Action Network
Matilda Lee
15th April, 2011
The Pesticide Action Network campaigner on why and how the government should urgently implement EU legislation on pesticides to protect human health and the environment more...
Pesticide lobby resists moves to sanction 'deadly' paraquat substance
Keith Tyrell
April 7th, 2011
Experts want the weedkiller paraquat - poison of choice in many suicide attempts - to be added to a 'watch list' of dangerous substances. Why then is Syngenta fighting the proposals asks Keith Tyrell? more...
TAKE ACTION: Not in my banger!
Matilda Lee
23rd March, 2011
The battle against the Nocton super-dairy may have been won, but with plans for giant pig factories currently being considered, the Soil Association has launched a major new campaign to combat the latest blight of industrial farming more...
7 ways to help stop tropical deforestion & illegal logging
Peter Dauvergne & Jane Lister
11th March, 2011
A store like Walmart can wield more power than a country over a logging company - especially in the global South. But what's good for Walmart is not always good for the planet. Peter Dauvergne & Jane Lister outline 7 key tools for retailers to limit the impacts of timber consumption more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Trewin Restorick, CEO of Global Action Plan
Matilda Lee
22nd February, 2011
The founder of the carbon reduction charity Global Action Plan on past failures, launching the UK's first on-line carbon calculator and why we must work with the corporate sector to create change more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Richard Miller of ActionAid UK
Matilda Lee
14th December, 2010
The Director of ActionAid UK talks to us about ending global poverty, achieving trade justice and making supermarkets accountable more...
How to Win Campaigns Part 2: Working with the media
Chris Rose
8th November, 2010
Top tips on getting and sustaining media attention for your campaign, from one of the leading campaigners around... more... How to Win Campaigns Part I: Communication essentials
Chris Rose
29th October, 2010
Proven top tips on communicating your issues effectively from one of the UK's most successful campaigners... more...
Undercurrents: the campaign film pioneers still setting the agenda
Eifion Rees
5th October, 2010
Eifion Rees reports on the video journalists producing environmental and social justice films that influence public opinion - and consistently get closer to the issues than the mainstream media more...
Project Dirt: the eco-web project that's much more than the Green Facebook...
Eifion Rees
5th October, 2010
Forget impersonal internet interactions, Project Dirt is connecting green initiatives in real life to make environmental change at a local level a reality more...Members
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