Government and big business are countering resurgent eco activism with spies, strongarm tactics and news manipulation. Who are they calling terrorists? asks Andrew Wasley
… Infiltration Plane Stupid News Management CampaignsCampaigns Politics And Economics Society … – there are well-established residents campaigns concerned about noise, about air …
More than 50 percent of UK universities divest from fossil fuels.
… both are subject to high-profile student campaigns to remove all fossil fuel … Saltmarsh, co-director of climate change campaigns at People & Planet, said: “Wildfires … have signed the declaration. Divestment campaigns In 2012, students in the People & …
Whether you're fighting fracking, coal mines, new roads or a third Heathrow runway, next weekend's Earth First! Winter Moot is for you, writes Louise Somerville Williams. Campaigners and activists from across the UK and beyond will gather in Stroud to build common strength in our struggle against ecological destruction, and to work for a world of social and environmental justice.
… element of their grass roots environmental campaigns. We don't care what you wear, or how … a broad cross section of our communities and campaigns. Saying 'No!' to those who would … context of environmental and social justice campaigns. The EF! Winter Moot offers you the …
Banks like Barclays won't drop their investments in fracking and other fossil fuels if we ask nicely.
… to follow suit. Institutional boycott campaigns sit alongside creative actions at … of successful university divestment campaigns, Divest Barclays’ next step can be … Saltmarsh is co-director: climate change campaigns at People & Planet where he manages …
From chasing endangered parrots to hunting for the environmental holy grail with Friends of the Earth, one of Britain's pre-eminent eco campaigners wants to take his quest for a better, greener world to the halls of Westminster.
Dixe Wills meets a man on a mission
… Friends Of The Earth Parliament Cambridge Campaigns Animal Rights Species Extinction … running tropical rainforest and biodiversity campaigns, six years as campaigns director, and six years as the …
Writer turned climate change activist Bill McKibben is organising a global day of witness on 24th October. Mark your calendars now
… Matilda Lee | 9th July 2009 Activism Campaigns Climate Change And Energy Bill … the US on the same day. He says that these campaigns have pioneered a new organising … acknowledges the power of the web to make big campaigns possible – quickly and cheaply. ‘We …
Next month is the time for green activists to get together in the glorious Peak District, coordinate future actions on everything from fracking to road-building and climate change ... and of course, share the love, writes Indra donFrancesco, Yes, it's the Earth First! summer gathering, and there's never been stronger reasons to go.
… groups that have arisen to fight particular campaigns as well as the local community and … many of the major ecological direct action campaigns or one-offs have been dreamed up or … personal bonds that come out of joining in campaigns and sharing alternative ways of …
The battle of local communities against Tesco is much larger than first thought with over 80 local campaigns against the supermarket.
… January 2007 News Tesco Campaign Supermarket Campaigns Supermarkets Tesco Farming Campaigns Society News web pic 2_38.jpg The … larger than first thought with over 80 local campaigns against the supermarket. Last week's …
West Papua is one of the world’s forgotten conflicts, where human rights violations are endemic. Now Lush has taken up the cause. Ruth Styles has more
… October 2011 Ethical Living West Papua Lush Campaigns Smell Of Freedom Human Rights … and finding out more about their latest campaigns, which includes one to help 73 men, …
Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags
… | 15th April 2009 Activism Plastic Bags Campaigns Rebecca Hosing Modbury Campaigns Plastics Supermarkets Health … for them. Keep up with other plastic bag campaigns by signing up for Google news alerts …
2017 began with bang for Friends of the Earth, writes Tony Juniper, with a hostile media blitz orchestrated by the fracking industry and abetted by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). But the storm, over alleged errors in an FoE leaflet about the hazards of fracking, reveals nothing so clearly as the disgraceful conflict of interest at the top of the ASA itself.
… the ASA itself. Having run many environmental campaigns over many years I know very well the …
A combination of community resistance, phase out commitments by governments, cities and businesses, and rapid cost reductions in renewable energy has resulted in a huge slump in construction of new coal plants. CATHERINE EARLY reports
Old king coal loses crown as worldwide phase-out campaign gains momentum Catherine Early | 22nd March 2018 News Coal Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy China Coal; Fossil Fuels; Renewable Energy; China: …
Illegally caught 'dirty' fish threatens local fishermen, consumer health and the future of the world's fisheries. The EJF's Pirate Fishing Campaign is tackling the problem head on
… Sevier | 22nd June 2009 Activism Wildlife Campaigns Save The Seas Environmental Justice …
Pesticides campaigner Georgina Downs has seen her high court victory against the Government overturned by a court of appeal, but vows to take her campaign to the House of Lords
… Ecologist | 9th July 2009 News Take Action Campaigns Investigations Food And Farming …
So what connects Prince Charles and a large green frog? This modern spin on the fable of the frog and the Prince relates to the launch on 5th May of an online video and social networking campaign in support of the Prince’s Rainforest Project (PRP).
… Frog Rainforest Online Campaign Deforestation Campaigns Green Living Climate Change …
A company bidding to undertake 'underground coal gasification (UGC) - a notoriously hazardous and polluting process - in the UK has threatened a Scottish clean energy campaigner: shut up or get sued. Paul Mobbs reports ...
Coal gas company warns - stop campaigning or we will sue Paul Mobbs | 18th May 2014 News Fossil Fuels UK UGC Corporations Law ugc-process-cut.png A company bidding to undertake 'underground coal …
Banks are just as much to blame for the climate crisis as fossil fuel companies and corrupt governments. Campaigning for fossil free finance must be the climate movement's next step, writes CHRIS SALTMARSH
… the ground per the aims of divestment. Defund campaigns A popular strategy deployed by the … direct action, legal challenges, defund campaigns and community organising. Sometimes … profiteering off climate breakdown. Defund campaigns demanding banks stop financing …
This Saturday bring your bike to a global day of action organised by Moving Planet to show the government we can move beyond fossil fuels
TAKE ACTION: Join London's biggest bike photo on September 24th The Ecologist | 21st September 2011 Activism Climate Change And Energy 350.org Bill McKibben Fossil Fuels Activism …
With 80% of the world's fossil fuel reserves 'unburnable' if the world is to meet its climate targets, writes Melanie Mattauch, the divestment movement is moving from strength to strength. As investor confidence in fossil energy ebbs away, 2015 is where the endgame for a dying industry begins.
… just over a year ago in Europe. Since then campaigns urging local authorities, … up at a dizzying pace, adding up to 94 active campaigns throughout the continent. The … social change. What started with student campaigns at US college campuses, now …
To coincide with World Day for Laboratory Animals, Lush turned their Regent Street shop window into a human testing zone to highlight the plight of the millions of animals worldwide who suffer at the hands of the beauty industry
… Living Animal Testing Health And Beauty Campaigns Society Green Living Lush Cosmetics … have on the petition. Tamsin Omond is the Campaigns Manager for Lush and says the time …
The first blows may be struck on Canadian ice, but it's at the checkout that the coup de grace is delivered. Andrew Wasley explores the UK companies profiting from the trade in seal fur
… Hunting Fur Trade Animal Rights Animal Rights Campaigns Conservation Animal Rights Conservation Campaigns Free Trade Politics And Economics …
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, worth over $900 billion, has today announced that it will divest from coal, a move expected to force the sale of investments worth $13.3 billion. Campaigners say that other funds have now 'run out of excuses' not to follow suit.
Norway's $1 trillion wealth fund to divest from coal The Ecologist | 5th June 2015 News Fossil Fuels Finance Coal Renewables Norway norway-divest-march-cut.jpg Norway's sovereign wealth fund, worth …
It’s never been easier to show support for a cause. To make online armchair campaigning even easier still, Ellie O’Donnell and ALEXANDRA HEAL and ELLIE O'DONNELL have compiled a list of 10 ongoing campaigns they think Ecologist readers would like to know about
… 10 animal and environment campaigns you can support right now Alexandra … Heal Ellie O'Donnell | 29th May 2018 Activism Campaigns Animal Rights Friends Of The Earth … O'DONNELL have compiled a list of 10 ongoing campaigns they think Ecologist readers would …