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 …
Greenpeace are calling for a curb on Arctic oil exploration in order to save this fragile wilderness
… unprecedented rate, hunting and fishing has reduced some species of marine life to near … Russia will lead a ‘new era of Arctic industrialisation’ The isolation of the white … where', says conservation biologist and oil industry expert Rick Steiner INVESTIGATION …
If you only pick up one green book this year, make it Jeremy Rifkin’s The Third Industrial Revolution. It will change the way you think, says Mark Newton
… The Third Industrial Revolution: How Lateral Power is … year, make it Jeremy Rifkin’s The Third Industrial Revolution. It will change the way … Fossil fuels - the engine of the Second Industrial Revolution - have revolutionised the …
In an exclusive extract from 'Ampera We're Electric', Andrew Simms takes a closer look at what powers our cars and asks whether motoring has a greener future to look forward to
… car – called Jet 1. It never went into production however, because the engines were too … have made significant in-roads. Brazil’s production of sugar cane, a legacy of Portuguese … sugar cane was cheap and the distillery industry had spare capacity. It became …
Global grassroots movement, 350.org is gathering support to persuade world leaders to stop subsidising fossil fuels at the Rio Earth Summit
… option by paying subsidies to fossil fuel industries, such as oil, gas and coal. But … spent - in renewable energy, public health, education and in energy efficiency. For … and simple - stop subsidising these industries. 'It's time for us, and our political …
Deep sea drilling will soon commence in the rough waters off the NZ coast. This could mark the beginning of an oil rush in which democratic process, public concern, environmental protection and safety considerations are all swept aside.
… technology. The deepest offshore oil production well in New Zealand is currently 125 m … own spill modelling . The results of the industry standard numerical modelling paint a … Not worth the rush Politicians and industry give vague promises of an economic …
The World Bank's President Dr Kim proclaims his human and green concerns. But at Tata Mundra in Gujarat, India, his support for a 4,000MW coal fired power plant is devastating poor communities and despoliating their environment.
… continents sent an Open Letter [also reproduced below] to Dr. Kim condemning the World … health effects and the loss of livelihoods due to the project. But instead of withdrawing … Change Alliance, Tanzania Green World Education Foundation, Thailand Accountability …
As the detention of Greenpeace's 'Arctic 30' by Russian security services approaches its second month, a shift of campaign tactics is taking place. Now Shell, Gazprom's partner in developing oil and gas on the Arctic Shelf, is in the firing line.
… the companies in hydrocarbons exploration, production, processing and distribution in … oil and gas on the Arctic shelf, and produce shale oil in Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous … Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell. And now Gazprom is in advanced …
Not only is fracking a massive threat to the UK's water, argues John Ward - it's a dead-end technology that will make us pay a heavy price for going precisely nowhere in energy terms.
… of diminishing returns. After we have dug up half our island, we will still have the … the numbers: you may already know them individually, but in unison, they present a … to Camerlot's bribe from the construction industry) x 365 days per year, that's a …
Israel is not known as an oil producer, but that could be about to change. Just one problem: much of the oil lies under the Palestinian West Bank, and international law and the Oslo Accords require an equitable division of the profits. Jonathan Cook reports ...
… Middle East Israel is not known as an oil producer, but that could be about to change. Just …
Botswana has been accused of sacrificing the Kalahari, one of the world's most precious wildlife reserves, to commercial fracking while ignoring the concerns of environmentalists and communities who could lose access to scarce water.
… great Kalahari frack attack Jeff Barbee Mira Dutschke David Smith | 18th November 2013 News … fracturing, known as fracking, for the production of gas is the subject of fierce debate … not be defined as fracking. Keikabile Mogodu, an advocate for San rights, said: "We have …
Speaking to the World Coal Association in Warsaw, the UNFCCC's executive secretary tells the coal industry: invest in renewables; and leave most of your coal underground.
… UNFCCC's executive secretary tells the coal industry: invest in renewables; and leave most … a sustainable future. And second, the coal industry must change and you are decision makers … was at the heart of the developed world’s Industrial Revolution and brought affordable …
Yesterday, as climate talks degraded into a sideshow for the coal industry, more than 800 conference participants walked out. So where now for the climate movement? Alexander Reid Ross argues for an end to collaboration, and the beginning of a deeper resistance.
… talks degraded into a sideshow for the coal industry, more than 800 conference participants … talks degraded into a sideshow for the coal industry, more than 800 conference participants … marched in the streets of "Hopenhagen" during COP 15, including campesinos, …
Every COP has been subject to the influence of polluting corporations - but none so completely as COP19 in Warsaw. Now 70 organisations are demanding new rules to protect future climate talks from the influence of the fossil fuel industry.
… talks from the influence of the fossil fuel industry. Dear UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon … 'partners' which include the fossil fuel industry and major polluters like PGE, Alstom, … negotiators granted to corporate lobby groups during the business-only pre-COP in October, …
The unspoilt pastoral landscape of Transylvania is the latest battlefield in the war against aggressive fossil energy extraction. Jim Wickens reports on the farming communities fighting back against multinational energy companies.
… this month, when 34 tonne earthquake-inducing seismic trucks growled into the muddy … equipment inside. A small portly man introduces himself. Gheorghe Daianu, a seismologist … the balaclavas, members of the team gradually open up to me. "Several months ago none …
Author Ken Saro-Wiwa spear-headed the resistance of the Ogoni people of the Niger Delta against environmental devastation from oil drilling and ruptured oil pipelines. He was executed in 1995. Dr Laurence Cox introduces his last letters.
… He was executed in 1995. Dr Laurence Cox introduces his last letters. The Ogoni of the Niger … VICTORY. But the pain which we all have to endure! Would to God it had been lighter! My … Ogoni and the devastation caused by the oil industry and military reprisals. Poem, …
Four years ago OECD country leaders promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies. Now IEA figures show they have soared from $300 billion to $544 billion.
… years ago OECD country leaders promised to reduce fossil fuel subsidies. Now IEA figures … the subsidization of the consumption and production of crude oil in 4 years." But biofuels … over 65% of the global biofuels production from 44 countries, it promotes biofuel …
Pungesti is at the terrifying front line of Romania's resource war - where villagers are fighting off rapacious corporations and their private army of violent riot police, backed by corrupt politicians. Alex Summerchild reports ...
… announcing they resumed their operations. Abducted, arrested, fined, beaten up Three local … to graze on the village's common land were abducted by the riot police on Sunday morning … they could not capture at the Chevron site during the day. Nobody was safe, not even the …
Soco International PLC, a British oil company, plans to explore for oil in Virunga - Africa's oldest national park, in DRC-Congo. Local WWF campaigner Raymond Lumbuenamo reports on the threats to Mountain gorillas and other precious wildlife.
… substantial - and far greater yet if oil production follows. The Park has already suffered … 150 Virunga rangers have died in the line of duty since 1990. Thanks to the dedication and … of fishing jobs and revenue. The fishing industry currently employs 27,000 people who …
Can we really produce all our electricity from renewable sources? Yes, says David Elliott - and at lower cost than by using fossil fuels and nuclear power. But powerful forces are opposed to change ...
… Power ott-solar-panels.png Can we really produce all our electricity from renewable … some countries with a very large nuclear industry. If they close, we don't have a cat in … is already a reality. That's mostly due to hydro, both large and small, which …
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has been financing coal mining companies implicated in criminal corruption allegations - according to a Bankwatch analysis.
… pressure to do the same in order to reduce Europe's carbon emissions, together with …
The Russian Parliament has today granted amnesty to the Arctic 30. The Duma voted 446-0 in favour of the Kremlin-backed amendment that extends an Amnesty Act to those charged with hooliganism.
… today granted amnesty to the Arctic 30. The Duma voted 446-0 in favour of the … be released following a case brought by the Dutch government. The campaign to free the …
Over £1 billion could be paid out by frackers to appease local communities in the UK. Yet Rebecca Cooke finds that wind and solar offers local people a better return ...
… Onshore Operators Group, the shale gas industry trade body - could see over £1 billion … gas development takes off. In June, the industry promised to pay individual communities £100,000 upfront as a one-off …