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Life without supermarkets: community action is the best way to beat them
Laura Laker
10th August, 2010
A hypermarket victory in Hackney demonstrates how local groups can help protect community shops... more...
Spilling oil over the Tate: the activists' story
Felix Gonzales
30th June, 2010
'Is it art?', a bystander asked of the demonstration against a ceremony at the Tate celebrating BP's support for British art. A good question - if it ain't, it's certainly effective more...
How to shut down a Shell petrol station... in style
Felix Gonzales
17th May, 2010
On 15th May, protesters shut down the Islington Shell petrol station for five hours in a non-violent, 'party at the pumps'. Watch the video to find out more... more...
RAN's greenwash of the week: COP15
Rainforest Action Network
14th April, 2010
Everyone was disappointed by Copenhagen, but sometimes it takes a man in a 350.org tie to choke on a nut to remind us just how frustrating COP15 was... more...
Blackwashing: do NGO tactics risk long term public trust?
Tom Levitt
1st January, 2010
Instead of making exaggerated claims about species becoming extinct, NGOs could make progress on issues like deforestation by collaborating more closely with companies, reports Tom Levitt more...
CASE STUDY: Community leader training from 10:10
Christine Ottery
22nd December, 2009
The 10:10 campaign rolls out communications workshops for community volunteers across the UK more...
10 campaign groups calling for cleaner water
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Water - we pollute it, waste it, privatise it and dam it. Around the world millions of people lack access to it. But there are organisations out there trying to protect the planet's water for the benefit of all more...
10 approaches to tackling over-consumption
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
'There is enough for everyone’s need, but not for everyone’s greed,’ said Gandhi – but how much does each of us need? more...
Tuktoyaktuk: a community on the frontline of climate change
Emma Bocking
1st October, 2009
Canadian coastal communities are faced with rising sea levels as the government continues to support destructive tar sands mining more...
Fighting a Liquified Natural Gas Terminal
Kate Herbert
29th September, 2009
Dubbed 'insanity island', protesters are campaigning against the Atlantic Sea Island Group's proposal to build a mega liquefied natural gas facility off the coast of New York and New Jersey more...
India's plan for a solar power revolution
Anna da Costa
18th August, 2009
India is set to embark on the country's largest solar endeavour - increasing solar capacity from 3 megawatts to 20 gigawatts by 2020 more...
Banning bottled water in universities
Sophie Haydock
11th August, 2009
Leeds University is the first in the UK to ban the sale of bottled water on campus. Will other universities follow suit? Sophie Haydock reports more...
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Campaigning for cheaper solar power
Stephanie Wallis
29th July, 2009
Feed-in Tariffs for renewables are what the UK needs to make home-grown energy more attractive. We look at what the 'We Support Solar' coalition is doing to bring about a change, and take a look at the group's new photography competition...more...
CASE STUDY: the Slow Food revolution
Matilda Lee
20th July, 2009
Can the delicious revolution reach out to the uncommitted? more...
CASE STUDY: campaigning against climate change
Laura Sevier
1st May, 2009
She's applying the same principles to environmental campaigning as her forebears did to fighting for universal suffrage. Laura Sevier meets the founder of the Climate Rush more...
The 300-350 Show: Climate Camp Ireland & Scotland
Phil England
9th September, 2009
The Climate Radio team finds how the protest camps supported local environmental campaigns. more... The 300-350 Show: Climate Camp 2009 part two
Phil England
24th August, 2009
When is direct action justified? In the second part of his special programme on Climate Camp, Phil England gets the lowdown on the legalities of protest more...
Protesters start Climate Camp Wales
Ecologist
12th August, 2009
Welsh Climate Camp gets underway as protesters set up camp near coal mine more...
The psychology of climate change: why we do nothing
Tom Levitt
12th August, 2009
Well-publicised simple steps like using energy-saving light bulbs may be making it more difficult to prepare people for the bigger changes needed to tackle climate change, argue psychologistsmore...
Household pesticide link to cancer
Ecologist
30th July, 2009
US study finds pesticide link to childhood leukemia and calls for more research more...
Police hostility will not stop us, say activists
Ecologist
28th July, 2009
Climate Camp activists are expecting more aggressive police tactics this summer more...
Japanese turn to farming to find fulfilment
Hiroyo Hasegawa
23rd July, 2009
Growing in popularity in Japan, a new environmental lifestyle choice is helping people grow their own food, reconnect with the land and pursue more fulfilling vocations more...
How to Save the Planet on a Student Budget
Rebecca Heald
20th July, 2009
Kate Aydin's book is the ideal companion for the green and money-conscious who don't want to lose out on fun more...
Scientists link Parkinson's with specific pesticide
Ecologist
14th July, 2009
Tests on Parkinson's sufferers have revealed a high incidence and levels of the organochloride pesticide beta-HCH, holding out the hope of a blood test to catch the disease early more...
It's ok just to be angry
Rebecca Heald
13th July, 2009
Playful website TheNag.net has created an online forum where users can rant about whatever ethical or environmental issue is bothering them, find solutions and act more...Members
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