When Shell decided to quit its Arctic oil exploration it cited 'insufficient quantities' of oil and gas, writes Louise Rouse. But that was not the whole story: what tipped the balance was a combination of investor discontent, reputational damage and public opposition on an unprecedented scale.
Shell's retreat from the Arctic - what tipped the scales? Louise Rouse Greenpeace Energydesk | 30th September 2014 Comment Energy Fossil Fuels Oil Corporations Finance Society USA Climate Change …
Grace Lee has just spent a month in Seoul, South Korea working as an intern for the Resource Recirculation Management Division under the Climate Change and Environment Bureau of Seoul City Hall. Here’s what she has to say to her fellow US citizens about their domestic waste…
Why Aren’t My Fellow Americans Doing More Recycling? Grace Lee | 27th July 2012 Comment Recycling Seoul USA South Korea Waste And Recycling Society Green Plastic Waste Rubbish grace lee.jpg Grace Lee …
In an open letter to the Ecologist, Douglas Gowan has detailed a two-year smear campaign waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the Agency and were only revealed when Gowan submitted a Freedom of Information request. Who was it protecting?
… 1970. 3. Analytical results that Tinker cites are for Brofiscin and not Maendy. Cattle deaths and abortions that Tinker cites are also for Brofiscin and not Maendy. … that I am/was unreliable and as a proof cites the fact that Miles told him that the …
In an open letter to the Ecologist, Douglas Gowan has detailed a two-year smear campaign waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the Agency and were only revealed when Gowan submitted a Freedom of Information request. Who was it protecting?
… 1970. 3. Analytical results that Tinker cites are for Brofiscin and not Maendy. Cattle deaths and abortions that Tinker cites are also for Brofiscin and not Maendy. … that I am/was unreliable and as a proof cites the fact that Miles told him that the …
Eco-friendly womenswear is topping the fashion charts and, says Robert Phillips, menswear isn’t far behind
Five of the best...green menswear Robert Phillips | 25th July 2011 Ethical Living Organic Eco-friendly Menswear Fashion Shirt Summer Society istock_000016008454xsmall.jpg Eco-friendly womenswear is …
Crippling costs of legal action prevents people mounting challenges over environmental damage, finds UN Committee
Activists win historic ruling on 'people's law on the environment' Tom Levitt | 26th August 2010 News Legal Activism Justice Law Society legalearth1.jpg The high costs of bringing a court case is …
Politicians are forever citing 'terror' as a reason to expand the security state and restrict civil liberties, writes Paul Mobbs. But when it comes to the real threats that face the world - ecological breakdown, climate disruption, resource crises, and an unjust and rapacious world order ... well, that's all 'green crap'. Isn't it?
Britain's real 'terror threat': eco-sceptic politicians Paul Mobbs | 3rd September 2014 Comment War Oil Water Climate Change Society Politics Iraq Syria drought-santafe-arg-cut.jpg Politicians are …
There’s more to an eco-friendly closet than FSC timber (although that helps). From getting rid of clutter to reworking old clothes, here’s all you need to know about stylishly sustainable storage
How to…give your wardrobe a green-over Ruth Styles | 24th January 2012 Ethical Living Fashion Clothes Society Style People Tree Safia Minney Amisha Ghadiali Fairtrade Ethical Organic holding.jpg …
Demolishing 'sink' council estates is no way to solve social problems, writes Loretta Lees. All it does is force low income communities out of affordable housing, and open valuable urban sites up for profitable redevelopment. But then, maybe that's the point?
Cameron's 'sink estate' strategy - social cleansing by another name? Loretta Lees | 24th January 2016 Comment Cities Society Development UK Politics Community council-estate-cut.jpg Demolishing …
The need for more affordable housing is often cited as a reason for building on often-environmentally important garden plots. But does such a policy result in more cheap homes? Apparently not, argues Simon Leadbeater
Do the environmental benefits of gardens outweigh the need for affordable houses? Simon Leadbeater | 19th October 2010 Comment House Building Affordable Homes Gardens Zac Goldsmith Comment Society …
Green Living Editor Ruth Styles answers your eco-lifestyle dilemmas. This week, we're taking a closer look at fine fragrance
… the trade in real musk has been banned under CITES [Convention on International Trade of … Lovely by Sarah Jessica Parker) abide by the CITES legislation, so it’s unlikely you’ll …
The 'brutal savage' meme has enjoyed a resurgence in popular culture and establishment narratives, writes Stephen Corry, despite abundant evidence that it's fundamentally wrong. But it suits today's dominant mindset of conquest, conflict and colonialism all too well, and serves to justify the ongoing genocide and expropriation of surviving Indigenous Peoples today.
The myth of the 'brutal savage' and the mindset of conquest Stephen Corry | 21st April 2016 Comment Indigenous Peoples Science Society War Books yanomami-cut.jpg The 'brutal savage' meme has enjoyed …
With new figures out this month (May 2013) revealing that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached an all-time high at 400 parts per million (PPM), the timing for a global competition to find carbon cutting ideas is apt
Global Green Challenge; calling all entrepreneurs Lucy Nicolson | 31st May 2013 Activism Climate Change Society postcode lottery.jpg With new figures out this month (May 2013) revealing that carbon …
With new figures out this month (May 2013) revealing that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached an all-time high at 400 parts per million (PPM), the timing for a global competition to find carbon cutting ideas is apt
Global Green Challenge; calling all entrepreneurs Lucy Nicolson | 31st May 2013 Ethical Living Society Energy Climate Change postcode lottery.jpg With new figures out this month (May 2013) revealing …
Sandy Black offers a fascinating account of the fashion industry’s attempts to balance the conflicting demands of style-hungry consumers and the impact it has on the planet, says Ruth Styles
Eco Chic: The Fashion Paradox Ruth Styles | 21st April 2011 Reviews Fashion Books Sustainability Hemp Cotton Reviews Society eco-chic.jpg Sandy Black offers a fascinating account of the fashion …
Is population really the demographic time bomb it’s portrayed as? Author Vanessa Baird sifts through the evidence and comes up with some surprising answers, says Mark Newton
The No-Nonsense Guide to World Population Mark Newton | 19th April 2012 Reviews Books Reviews Population Society Demographics Resources Global Birth Rate Children Families Environment cover.jpg Is …
The West is exporting diabetes and heart disease to poor countries, along with the processed foods that line the shelves of global supermarkets warns UN advisor Olivier De Schutter
… respective health care systems. Schutter also cites the example of Mexico which once had a …
Britain's deep-seated environmental and economic problems have nothing to do with immigration, writes Adam Ramsay, and everything to do with our unjust and divisive social order, and the austerity that is being inflicted on us by an oppressive ruling class.
Blaming migration for our problems is dangerous and wrong Adam Ramsay | 21st June 2014 Comment UK Society Politics Economics southall-cut.jpg Britain's deep-seated environmental and economic problems …
Never mind the climate idiocy that has gripped the USA! Global emissions are already flatlining, writes Joe Ware, and a new initiative just launched in London aims to start pulling them down by 2020. Sure it's ambitious, but it's possible - because the future is unlike the past, and it's already happening, right now. Are you up for the challenge?
We can do it! 'Mission 2020' bid to get emissions falling in three years Joe Ware | 13th April 2017 News Climate Change Emissions Renewables Future Paris Agreement Society mission2020-cut.jpg Never …
If you split post-operative patients into two groups, giving one a view of trees and the other a view of a brick wall, the group that was exposed to the trees will need fewer painkillers, develop fewer complications and will
check themselves out of hospital more quickly than the group with the urban view. Isn't it time to accept that some of the distress we currently feel is tied to the world beyond the consulting room, to this planet of ours that's
become so stripped and bare?
… who's been or is on antidepressants. Kramer cites an estimated clinical depression rate in …
From renewable energy to recycling, an increasing number of festivals are adding green initiatives to the line-up. Mark Briggs takes a look at whether their eco-friendly claims stack up
Can festivals ever be green? Mark Briggs | 17th May 2012 Ethical Living Festivals Travel Explore Green Living Society Glastonbury Sunrise Leeds Reading Summer Climate Change Eco Friendly holding.jpg …
David Nicholson-Lord explains why trying to discuss human population growth these days is like placing your head on a stand at a coconut shy
Why don't we discuss human population control? David Nicholson-Lord | 22nd September 2006 Comment Population Economics Politics Lifestyle Enviroment Humanity Biology Genetics Population Famine China …
Parliament has recommended it, Sainsbury’s has tried it and Tesco is doing it, but what is the future for sustainable transport along the UK’s inland waterways?
The future of waterways Tom Savory | 1st January 2008 News Waterways Sainsbury's Tescos Transport Climate Change Carbon Off-Setting Tesco Energy Politics And Economics Society Archive_138.jpg …