The European coordinator of international climate campaign group 350.org talks to the Ecologist about civil disobedience outside the White House and why she's gearing up for September 24th
… say what makes a successful campaign. For me campaigns that are the starting point to build … more people to take action are successful campaigns. One of our most successful campaigns in this regard has been obviously …
Campaigners have forced the biggest shareholder in a titanium mining project on south Africa's 'Wild Coast' to withdraw, reports Rachel Lees. But they now fear the project itself will continue under the auspices of local 'front' companies, while the big profits enrich the British and Australian investors that are the real masters of Africa's neo-colonial minerals boom.
Victory in the campaign against mining South Africa's Wild Coast - but it's not over yet! Rachel Lees | 21st July 2016 News Mining Africa South Africa Finance UK Australia Indigenous Peoples …
The Valbona Valley in northern Albania faces destruction from the planned works, despite being within the protected area of the Valbona National Park. LAURA BRIGGS reports
New hydroelectric power projects threaten The Valbona Valley in Albania Laura Briggs | 2nd December 2016 News Energy Campaigning Renewables Botany your-journey.jpeg The Valbona Valley in northern …
Friends of the Earth opposes new nuclear power stations in the UK. And that's great, writes Jonathon Porritt, except for their complete failure to campaign about it - even though the government's nuclear obsession is a huge obstruction to the renewable energy future FoE says it wants. Please can we have some action now?
… letter-writing, and support for a few sign-up campaigns. It's left all the rest of it to …
After a two year celebrity-backed campaign, Brazil is finally expelling invaders from the ancestral rainforests of the Awa Indians - just in time to avoid embarrassing World Cup protests.
Amazon: loggers, ranchers expelled from Awa lands The Ecologist | 26th February 2014 News Forests Brazil Indigenous Peoples awa-logging-camp.png After a two year celebrity-backed campaign, Brazil is …
A new campaign group is trying to push through reforms that would give customers a choice in investments and make banks more socially useful. But can it break through the banking bottleneck?
… discuss and hatch plans for banking reform campaigns Donate : Become a donor to Positive …
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 …
This day 20 years ago one of Britain's most committed and effective environmental campaigners died trying to save a coastal forest in southern Madagascar from mining, writes Yvonne Orengo. The world has been a poorer place without Andrew Lees - and his fears for the Petriky forest and local indigenous communities have been proved all too close to the mark.
… paint, and sunscreen. At the time, Andrew was Campaigns Director at Friends of the Earth UK … his home. One of his first successful campaigns was to protect the Halvergate … He went on to fight many high profile campaigns, including toxic waste dumping in …
Indonesia's murderous campaign of military repression in its stolen territory of West Papua continues, writes Jason MacLeod. But a courageous 50-year struggle for human rights and freedom is finally bearing fruit, with growing recognition of West Papua's right to nationhood among its Pacific neighbours. Real hopes of a better future are rising above the blood and pain.
West Papua: after 50 years of cruel repression, the intoxicating smell of freedom Jason MacLeod Waging NonViolence | 4th September 2015 News West Papua Pacific Indonesia Human Rights Politics War …
At first it looked like a journalistic coup, writes Neil Crumpton - the BBC's 'scoop' that FOE was no longer opposed to nuclear power. Except that FOE remains firmly anti-nuclear as it has been for decades. The spotlight must now be turned on the BBC itself, and its little-known but shocking links to the nuclear industry
… to nuclear power. It was news to the group's campaigns director, Craig Bennett, who had … limited energy and funding on more winnable campaigns. So any shift regarding 'closure …
Climate change minister urges more urgent cuts to greenhouse gas emissions while allowing renewed push for oil in remote regions
Huhne accused of 'hypocrisy' for promoting offshore oil in Scotland and Arctic The Ecologist | 4th March 2011 News Oil Energy Climate Change Arctic Renewables shetlands.jpg The UK recently approved …
Campaigners are outraged over airline Lufthansa and German government funding for jatropha biofuels trial
Germany joins up with Lufthansa to sponsor biofuel six times worse than fossil fuels William McLennan | 19th April 2011 News Biofuels Renewables Energy Airlines airplanes.jpg European airline …
Pope Francis's famous encyclical on climate change is part of a broad global shift to environmental awareness among faith communities, writes Tim Gee. Christian churches and congregations are among those joining the fast growing fossil fuel divestment movement, switching to renewable energy, and reaching out to wider society to help protect our home planet, Earth.
… Christian Aid . To contact the Christian Aid campaigns team email campaigns@christian-aid.org . What if the …
Multinational paper and palm oil companies are rushing to declare 'zero deforestation' policies. It looks like a huge victory for the rainforests and forest peoples, but Peter Gerhardt asks - what is a no-deforestation promise really worth?"
… organisations are trapped in their own campaigns logic. They are trying to keep … is directly matched by the companies' eco campaigns and green policies with headlines …
Twice as many people in India and Japan rank climate change as one of the most important environmental issues, highlighting the challenge facing UK policymakers and climatologists
… of the Earth's most (and least) successful campaigns and why community groups are vital …
As Japan's Fukushima disaster unfolds, the EU is financing a controversial nuclear expansion programme in Ukraine to increase exports to energy-hungry consumers in western Europe. Tom Levitt reports
EU 'ignoring safety risks' in financing of nuclear expansion in Ukraine Tom Levitt | 17th March 2011 News Nuclear Energy Ukraine EU Renewables Radiation nuclearukraine.jpg Anti-nuclear activists are …
Campaigners say the deal needs immediate implementation - with 'no excuses, no delays'.
COP15: 'historic' biodiversity deal has loopholes Catherine Early | 19th December 2022 | News Nature COP15 International Indigenous Forum On Biodiversity Indigenous Peoples Biodiversity …
Campaign groups believe the payments will be too low to encourage significant numbers of people to install small scale renewable energy in their homes and communities
UK to pay public for generating green energy - but will it be enough? The Ecologist | 1st February 2010 News Renewables Energy Electricity Solar Wind Biogas Biomass solarinstalling.jpg A similar …
The struggle for collective rights unites all Indigenous peoples from North America to Palestine, writes Sarah Marusek - as does their common narrative of resistance to colonialism, imperialism and capitalism.
Indigenous peoples of the world, unite! Dr Sarah Marusek | 13th March 2014 Comment Indigenous Peoples USA Middle East Economics Law quanah-parker-comanche.png The struggle for collective rights …
The UK government plans to get companies to pay to insulate energy inefficient homes - recovering the money from savings on the householder's energy bill
… programme director of Transform UK , which campaigns for the establishment of a Green …
As global media focus on Crimea's forthcoming referendum on whether to join Russia, we remember another 'Act of Free Choice' in West Papua in 1969 - which set off 45 years of military occupation, theft, repression and murder.
West Papua's 'Act of Free Choice' - 45 years on Free West Papua Campaign | 7th March 2014 News Politics Indigenous Peoples West Papua Indonesia Ecocide morning-star-2.png As global media focus on …
Feed-in Tariffs for renewables are what the UK needs to make home-grown energy more attractive. We look at what the 'We Support Solar' coalition is doing to bring about a change, and take a look at the group's new photography competition...
Campaigning for cheaper solar power Stephanie Wallis | 29th July 2009 Activism Climate Change And Energy Fit Tariff Solar Take Action Electricity Renewables celebrate_light_1st.jpg Feed-in Tariffs …
So-called 'smart meters' are being rolled out across the UK, writes David Toke, but they don't support the dynamic pricing that's essential to expand renewable energy and decarbonise our electricity. It's time for green NGOs to get campaigning - and not leave vital decisions to a hostile government, a failing regulator and industry insiders.
Green groups must denounce the sham 'smart meter' scandal David Toke | 22nd March 2017 Comment Energy Renewables Economics Fossil Fuels Corporations Regulation UK substation-cut.jpg So-called 'smart …
Revenues obtained from the often illegal extraction and supply of commodities such as timber and diamonds are directly bankrolling corrupt regimes and armed insurgency groups, and fund the purchase of weapons and other contraband goods that perpetuate cycles of conflict.
Trade in precious minerals and timber continues to fuel violence and conflict across the globe The Ecologist | 1st June 2008 News Conflict Resources Violence Armed Intervention Human Rights …