Home retrofit experiment shows low carbon living for real people
Charlotte Sankey
24th January, 2012
A single mother, three teenagers and an East London terrace offer a living piece of research on retrofitting designed for real-time living
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An Ecology of Mind: film interprets a life of unconventional thought
Rachel Fleming
11th January, 2012
A new documentary, An Ecology of Mind, directed by Nora Bateson, celebrates her father Gregory - anthropologist, philosopher, ecologist and systems theorist
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Paradigm Shift: how one young activist uses documentary film to inspire change
Sophie Laggan
20th December, 2011
Rebecca is an ordinary woman with extraordinary ambitions, inspiring people all over the world and making 'Shift Happen' through her charity that creates free educational films
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The Story of Broke
Ben Hudson
3rd December, 2011
Annie Leonard's new film looks at how money that could be used to build a sustainable future through investment in renewables and increasing recycling is being used to fund wars and subsidise fossil fuels
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#OCCUPY and Buy Nothing Day move into phase two: #OCCUPYXMAS
Ben Hudson
25th November, 2011
On its twentieth anniversary, Ad Busters plan to take it up a gear, marrying Buy Nothing Day with Occupy in order to #OCCUPYXMAS
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TAKE ACTION: Tools for Self Reliance providing practical help for practical people
Sophie Laggan
25th November, 2011
Charity group Tools for Self Reliance empower the disadvantaged - providing tools and skills so that others can go on to create small businesses in hands-on occupations such as carpentry and tailoring
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Why we need to 'keep squatting legal'
Laura Laker
14th October, 2011
Groups such as Dot Dot Dot and the Squash Campaign are pushing for workable solutions to the UK's housing crisis, but they are up against an anti-squatter media backlash. Laura Laker reports
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Why a change in mindset can help us overcome climate change paralysis
Peter Baker
27th September, 2011
In an extract from his new book the Jolly Pilgrim, Peter Baker argues that taking a long view on the human species will make us more able to cope with today's problems
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Inside the London College of Fashion's eco-hub
Matilda Lee
15th September, 2011
Fashionable ideas get an ethical makeover at the Centre for Sustainable Fashion. Matilda Lee reports
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Hitchhiking: the greenest form of transport that nobody uses?
Adam Weymouth
6th September, 2011
Petrol prices are on the rise, so is youth unemployment. So why aren't more people thumbing it? Adam Weymouth travels through the generational gap to find out
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CAMPAIGN HERO: Joey Tabone, Chief Executive of the Prince of Wales's charity Start
Matilda Lee
12th August, 2011
The new head of the Prince's green living charity speaks to the Ecologist about ways of engaging individuals and the benefits of corporate partnerships
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Why we need to stop trying to 'save the planet' and just realise our place in it
Peter Baker
9th August, 2011
In an extract from his new book the Jolly Pilgrim, Peter Baker argues that a Gaian consciousness is slowly emerging out of our efforts to overcome climate change and other environmental challenges
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Ethical fashion takes a new direction with 'catalytic clothes' that purify polluted air
Matilda Lee
15th July, 2011
London College of Fashion recently unveiled a dress that purifies polluted city air through a chemical reaction on the surface of the fabric
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Subvertising: billboard ads for the public interest
Christine Ottery
10th May, 2011
As public spaces become blighted by the £18 billion global outdoors advertising industry, community groups are fighting back to reclaim both ad-free areas or use billboards in a socially beneficial way
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Crawford Hollingworth: only corporations can solve global issues
Matilda Lee
28th April, 2011
Crawford Hollingworth's new book - Global Over Development - parodies the typical annual report with an provocative look at the dark side of progress
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United Vibrations: music with a message champions sustainable living
Helena Drakakis
18th April, 2011
Helena Drakakis reports on the London band using music to fund projects dispelling the myth that environmentally sustainable living is synonymous with low-tech, under-developed lifestyles
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Human Rights Watch film festival: young film-makers tackle eco-issues
Matilda Lee
30th March, 2011
From the next Erin Brokovitch, to a group of teens cleaning up Kenya's Kibera slum, a clutch of innovative youth film-makers are documenting crucial issues and demanding social and environmental justice
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The Ecologist guide to turning 'clicktivists' into activists
Christine Ottery
25th March, 2011
Continuing our series on how to successfully campaign, Christine Ottery reports on the best ways to motivate armchair activists to take offline action - and gets tips from some of those who've pioneered new forms of protest
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Arcola theatre: on a mission to be the world's first carbon neutral theatre
Laura Laker
24th February, 2011
Arcola theatre has made its name with cutting-edge artistic productions while insisting its carbon footprint be as low as possible
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CAMPAIGN HERO: Tom Crompton, Change Strategist at WWF-UK
Matilda Lee
8th February, 2011
What motivates people to act? Tom Crompton, WWF's point man on behaviour change, believes he has the answers. And they go against the grain of conventional campaigning...
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