Marmite. Barry Manilow, Nigel Farage and wind turbines. People either love them or hate them with rarely anyone on the fence. But Deon Reynolds' atmospheric turbine photographs might just buck that trend and persuade even rabid climate deniers to acknowledge their beauty, writes
GARY COOK
… these places look pristine, but there are mining operations all around. Opponents of … is that the most obvious thing you see are mining operations that have a devastating …
Last December Brazil's indigenous Peoples defeated the PEC 215 constitutional amendment that was meant to open up their territories for agribusiness, mining, power generation and industry, writes Chris Lang. But now, thanks to 'Chainsaw Queen' Kátia Abreu, minster of agriculture, it's back on the agenda ... and resistance is growing once again.
… open up their territories for agribusiness, mining, power generation and industry, writes … protected areas, such as: hydroelectric dams, mining, extensive agribusiness, the building …
Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK, visits a new exhibition showcasing the plight of the British bee - those species already sadly lost and those on the verge of extinction
… bee is still found." Andrena ferox , the Oak Mining Bee, naturally resonated with graphite … notes too. For example, the Tormentil Mining Bee is a subject chosen by Deborah …
Lesley Hilling is a core member of Human Nature - a group of 30 like-minded artists aiming to change the way people think and act about the natural environment through their work. GARY COOK visits her London home and studio to learn more
The Arts Interview - The 'real' Lesley Hilling Gary Cook Arts Editor | 28th November 2016 Comment Art Recycle Environmentalist Human Nature leslie hilling .jpg Lesley Hilling is a core member of …
Forests in Laos are disappearing at a ferocious rate under the impact of rampant illegal logging which accounts for 90% or more of the industry, with lucrative export markets in Vietnam and China, writes Chris Lang.
… projects such as hydropower dams, roads, mining, and plantations. WWF's researchers …
For years the 'market mantra' has been to save forests by selling the carbon they embody, writes Chris Lang, harnessing the profit motive for the benefit of trees and climate. But it never worked, and now even former fans are admitting that REDD is just another failed conservation fad. So what next? How about asking local communities to manage their forests as commons?
… short term benefits of palm oil or industrial mining. The authors write that the REDD …
The carbon market has certainly seen its fair share of skullduggery, writes Chris Lang, with massive frauds perpetrated on an unsuspecting public. This new thriller captures the essence of the wheeler-dealer carbon business to produce a compulsive work of fiction that is, sadly, all too believable.
… conflict between the logging companies, the mining companies, the oil companies and those …
A new investigation of palm oil plantations, companies and auditors has found that the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is failing to deliver on its promise, writes Chris Lang. Widespread fraud, collusion between auditors and companies, conflicts of interest, and a flawed complaints system mean that RSPO-certified palm oil may be destructively and illegally produced.
… Ltd. The subsidiary, PT Borneo Surya Mining Jaya, was clearing land belonging to …
After decades of travelling the globe documenting environmental issues, UK photographer Edward Parker has turned his lens closer to home with a new book on the Ancient Trees of the National Trust. He talks to Arts Editor, GARY COOK
The Arts Interview - Edward Parker, Environmental Photographer Gary Cook Arts Editor | 4th November 2016 Comment Arts Trees National Trust Photography Environment Rainforest Indigenous People …
The TPP - Trans-Pacific Partnership - is far more than just a trade agreement. It is a global-scale corporate power grab - anti-people, anti-environment and anti-democratic. And it must be stopped, writes Chris Lang.
… made in past free trade pacts." Obama undermining Bush's environment guarantees In May … REDD legislation more difficult, because mining, logging, or oil palm corporations …
Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK, meets a UK-based artist/musician whose unique 'soundscapes' capture the other worldly genus loci of the natural world - its sacred sites and hidden gems
The ARTS Interview: Soundscape Artist, Matthew Shaw Gary Cook | 23rd March 2017 Comment Arts Nature SSSI Sacred Sites matthew shaw recording at hengistbury head.jpg Ecologist Arts Editor, GARY COOK, …