Writer, journalist and environmental activist: Paul Kingsnorth has been them all. Now, however, he has rejected activism in favour of a dystopian strain of thought epitomised by his Dark Mountain project. Mark Newton caught up with him to discover why
Q & A: Paul Kingsnorth, green activism is 'simply a faction of consumer society' Mark Newton | 21st September 2011 Ethical Living Paul Kingsnorth Dark Mountain Environmentalism Activism Climate …
Sarah Bentley reports on the UK radical media conference asking what's next for the non-corporate press
John Pilger and Noam Chomsky debate future of radical media Sarah Bentley | 25th October 2011 Activism Society Politics & Economics Independent Media Activism Noam Chomsky John Pilger SchNEWS …
Mark Wood, who today begins a 2,000 km solo skiing expedition to raise awareness about climate change, talks to the Ecologist about why the best way to support his cause is through action, not donations
CAMPAIGN HERO: Mark Wood, solo skiing the North and South Poles for climate change awareness Ben Hudson | 8th November 2011 Activism Climate Change Energy Actic Activism Food And Farming Ranulph …
If money's tight, but you still want to 'do something' why not join DoNation's growing army of action volunteers to help create a low-carbon society
TAKE ACTION: Pledge action, not money, with DoNation Ben Hudson | 8th November 2011 Activism Society Campaigning The Donation Activism Climate Change Energy Carbon 1donation1.jpg If money's tight, …
Show the government you support the creation of a marine conservation network to protect the UK's threatened sea life
… by 95 per cent since 1900. In 2009 the EU Commission declared that 88 per cent of … fishing fuels human exodus from Africa to Europe Illegal fishing to feed European demand for seafood is devastating …
Dave Hampton on watt's watt in carbon footprints and why he aims to launch a campaign for a million more carbon coaches
… people that are close to them, on an amateur basis. Eventually once they have ‘learnt … community and set up as carbon coaches. Amateur coaching is what we all need because none … recently I've got the distinction between amateur and professional and having been a …
A group of community-minded gardeners have turned a former Athens airport into a blooming vegetable plot, showing how Greece's eroded soil holds the keys to a revival in farming and a way to buck the jobless trend
… and desperate fear of being ejected from the Euro spread and the markets turbulently … being one of the most biodiverse areas in Europe, little has been done to account for … once living. Soon we will be able to add our Euros to the pile,' Nicola said with half a …
As the recession continues, squatting across Europe has enjoyed a renaissance. Although controversial, occupying vacant buildings has become a form of activism, promoting alternative lifestyles and challenging the mainstream
… Europe's empty houses drive new wave of … As the recession continues, squatting across Europe has enjoyed a renaissance. Although … networks breaking down, squatting across Europe, particularly in large cities with an …
A new documentary, An Ecology of Mind, directed by Nora Bateson, celebrates her father Gregory - anthropologist, philosopher, ecologist and systems theorist
An Ecology of Mind: film interprets a life of unconventional thought Rachel Fleming | 11th January 2012 Activism Politics And Economics Gregory Bateson Ecology Of Mind Deep Ecology Activism …
Adding an extra hour of daylight would decrease carbon emissions, promote outdoor activities and make travel safer. Make sure your MP supports the Daylight Saving Bill in today's vote
TAKE ACTION: Urge your MP to vote for 10:10's climate-friendly Daylight Saving Bill Priyanka Mogul | 20th January 2012 Activism Climate Change Energy Carbon Emissions Activism 10:10 Lighter Later …
This week thousands of groups and communities will ACT on climate change as part of Climate Week. Founder Kevin Steele speaks to the Ecologist about what it takes to maximise momentum in the climate movement
… 24 hours. These will run in London's carbon neutral Arcola Theatre . Other notable events …
Your ideas for changing the world may be desperately important. But if you can't find a way to engage the interests of the people around you they may never take off, argues John-Paul Flintoff
Why the best world-changing ideas begin in your neighbourhood John-Paul Flintoff | 22nd May 2012 Activism Society Culture Change Natural World Activism Community Gardening campaigningyes.jpg Your …
Fed up with fudged statistics Beijing’s increasingly environmentally-aware population has forced it's Government to come clean about air pollution in the city.
Beijing's blue skies...or little white lies? Olivia Boyd | 6th July 2012 News Pollution Activism Protest Climate Change Smog Health beijingpollution.jpg Fed up with fudged statistics Beijing’s …
Fed up with fudged statistics, Beijing’s increasingly environmentally-aware population has forced its Government to come clean about air pollution in the city.
Blue Skies or Little White Lies? Olivia Boyd | 11th July 2012 News Activism Pollution Protest Beijing beijingpollution.jpg Fed up with fudged statistics, Beijing’s increasingly environmentally-aware …
Our Focus on Food, plus why we need to defend the rights of Nature
… urgent need for greener farming measures in Europe. George Monbiot, John Vidal, Vandana … of the winning essays from the ICUN/Thomson Reuters competition which should help whet the …
Following in the wake of shale gas and coal-bed methane (CBM) extraction is the spectre of underground coal gasification (UCG). But if we adopt these wholesale we could close off any hope of stepping back from the climate change brink, says campaign group Frack Off
… cause of earth tremors, report finds NEWS Europe's scramble for gas sees controversial … to bring the so-called 'fracking' process to Europe …
It may be one of those New York Times best-sellers on sale at the airport but Susan Clark is not fooled; Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behaviour is a novel that sets out to tackle the biggest single issue we are facing ...
Class, poverty & climate change Susan Clark | 15th May 2013 Reviews Barbara Kingsolver Climate Change Extinction Activism shutterstock_103834400.jpg Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). Image …
When Andy White realised that there would be no green knight coming to save an ancient woodland from 'death by quarry', he refused to join the ranks of people who had all but despaired and decided to take action.........
The Ballad of Oaken Wood Andy White | 15th August 2013 Activism Natural World Activism quarry.jpg Oaken wood in Kent has been approved for destruction in order to expand a quarry. When Andy White …