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 …
Environmentalist, democracy campaigner and Nobel laureate; Wangari Maathai led an extraordinary life but it's her overwhelming kindness and charm that I’ll always remember, says Ruth Styles
With the death of Wangari Maathai, the green movement has lost one of its greatest proponents Ruth Styles | 7th October 2011 Comment Wangari Maathai Green Belt Movement Africa Kenya Politics Society …
Teddy Goldsmith’s death left a hole at the heart of the green movement. The website set up in his memory is a fitting tribute to his life's work and is a must-read for the eco-conscious, says Ben Hudson
… news stories are linked back to Teddy’s oeuvre. One of the most important environmental …
Patrick Curry’s Ecological Ethics is a comprehensive and engaging assessment of modern environmental philosophy, says Mark Newton
Ecological Ethics Mark Newton | 11th November 2011 Reviews Ethics Politics Environment Books Reviews George Monbiot Patrick Curry Paul Kingsnorth ecological-ethics.jpg Patrick Curry’s Ecological …
Elizabeth DeSombre and J. Samuel Barkin’s readable prose makes unpicking the complex politics and economics behind the fishing industry look as easy as shooting fish in a barrel
Book review: Fish Ben Hudson | 15th December 2011 Reviews Fish Fishing Politics Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall Project Ocean Conservation Reviews Books fish.jpg Elizabeth DeSombre and J. Samuel Barkin’s …
From slave labour to armed conflict, our thirst for natural resources has created serious problems for Africa. Pádraig Carmody’s latest book attempts to unravel the moral morass, says Mark Newton
… Oil Politics Economics China USA Britain Europe jacket.jpg From slave labour to armed … of other nations. In the nineteenth century, Europe’s major powers battled it out for … examines the old economic powers of Britain, Europe and the United States, which have …
With a government seemingly intent on pushing through the latest road-building programme via its localism agenda campaigners are readying themselves for combined resistance using legal experts, alliance groupings and direct action
Road building programme gets green light by stealth Jan Goodey | 5th October 2012 News Road Building Government Politics News newbury4.jpg With a government seemingly intent on pushing through the …
After yet another week in which our national politics bore rather more resemblance to a slow-motion car crash than one would really like, Bibi van der Zee decides to get to the bottom of things.
… of things. Leaving aside Cameron’s defeat on Europe (never been a good look for a Tory …
What do cockroaches, used-car salesmen and root canals have in common? They’re <a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/01/08/congress-now-less-popular-than-head-lice-cockroaches-and-the-donald/" target="_blank">all more popular</a> than the 112th U.S. Congress, which ended its two-year term last week with its reputation at an all-time low.
Breaking Congressional Gridlock - 113th Congress Ben Whitford | 10th January 2013 News Congress Politics Environment ben whitford.jpg Ben Whitford is the Ecologist's new U.S. Correspondent What do …
As a new generation discovers the potency of non violent activism, Ian and Jennifer Hartley - the authors of Paths Are Made By Walking - explain why Non Violent Direct Action is as relevant today as it was during the Cold War
The Power of Peaceful Protest Ian Jennifer Hartley | 29th May 2013 Activism Society Politics Campaigning jennifer & ian hartley - paths are made by walking - cover image.jpg "It is better to light …
Earlier this month the concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere reached 400ppm. Andrew Simms questions the apparent disinterest shown by the media.........
… less CO2 than it was ten years ago. NEWS EU exporting 'one-third' of CO2 emissions to …
Robin Millam from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is encouraged to by the progress being made by those countries and communities small and large who are seeking to give legal rights to nature.....
Rivers and Natural Ecosystems as Rights Bearing Subjects Robin R Milam | 3rd June 2013 Comment Natural World Politics Society shutterstock_47105743.jpg Giving nature rights makes it much harder for …
Environment minister Tony Burke says the government has done its best to stop downgrading of UN heritage status
Great Barrier Reef on the brink as politicians bicker Oliver Milman | 17th June 2013 News Politics Natural World Energy great-barrier-reef-via-shutterstock.jpg The Great Barrier Reef has lost half …
Pete Riley, campaign director at GM Freeze argues that Defra are cherry picking their science to fit their agenda, disregarding the real needs of both people and planet.....
… Secretary of State Owen Paterson called on Europe to speed up the approval of GM crops to … environment and the economy. He blames the EU's precautionary approach to GM for delaying … (GMHT) and insect resistant crops across EU farmland, and says he is keen that …
To Mia MacDonald and Wanjira Mathai the demonstrations that began in Istanbul to protest the leveling of Gezi Park to make way for the redevelopment of adjacent Taksim Square rang a familiar bell......
The Ecology of Public Space: from Uhuru to Taksim Mia MacDonald Wanjira Mathai | 25th June 2013 Comment Society Politics protest.jpg Taksim Gezi Park protesters. To Mia MacDonald and Wanjira Mathai …
Government claims the cull is to protect fish stocks, but campaigners say seals are clubbed to death for their fat and fur. John Vidal reports.......
Seal Clubbing in Namibia: Shocking footage just released John Vidal | 4th July 2013 News Natural World Politics seal.jpg Seal pups, just a few months old, are killed with spiked wooden clubs. …
Dominic Dyer reports on a long overdue co-ordinated effort by the international community to take action against the global industry which is slaughtering Africa’s elephants......
Will the world act to save the African elephant before it's too late? Dominic Dyer | 15th July 2013 News Natural World Politics elephanthead.jpg Dominic Dyer reports on a long overdue co-ordinated …
The National Trust for Ireland and Greenpeace have launched two independent legal challenges to UK Government plans for new nuclear power plants at Hinkley Point, Somerset, re-opening long-standing questions about nuclear safety.......
… Trust is challenging new nuclear under the EU's Environmental Impact Assessment … Directive, which requires that affected EU members states are informed and consulted … The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ‘Convention on Environmental Impact …
Dan Crossley, of the Food Ethics Council, talks to the Ecologist about their work on developing an 'ethical food manifesto' ahead of the next general election
… READ MORE... INVESTIGATION The rise of nutraceuticals: how the ‘placebo-driven’ industry …
Of 5,500 badgers to be shot during the pilot culls, only 240 will be independently monitored for humaneness, it has emerged. And just 4 Natural England officials will oversee the killing in Gloucestershire and Somerset
… as infectious salmon disease spreads from Europe's fish farms to Canada Discovery of the …
The UK's fracking protests are working says Jan Goodey who has been reporting for the Ecologist from Balcombe since the first of the protestors turned up to stop the drills
… as interests sold in Australia, Indonesia and Europe. Up to another 20% of operating cuts … had been wet for months. Such concerns in Europe and beyond have led to outright bans in … viability' which wins the day in the UK and Europe as a whole however. Despite the …
Robin Maynard tells the Ecologist why he is trying to encourage environmental NGOs to have the courage to move beyond a politically correct stance on issues of population growth and really engage with the big questions......
… resources) is many times lower than for Europeans and Americans - and has decreased …
In a week which has seen the UK Government shift the fracking argument away from price benefits (always an erroneous case) the pro fracking lobby is now scrambling around to find and play up to the public the wider economic benefits shale gas development could bring to Britain. Alex Stevenson reports....
… officer cited Osborne's recent speech to the Europe Offshore Oil and Gas conference in … will remain influenced predominantly by the European market. "For shale gas to protect the price in Europe it's got to be a European phenomenon," …