A Greenpeace investigation has exposed the massive efforts of global food and drink giant Coca Cola to defeat popular proposals to require deposits on single-use plastic bottles, writes Maeve McClenaghan. In fact, deposit schemes are working fine in many countries in which the company operates - it's a simple case of corporate profit before environment, oceans and wildlife.
Exposed: Coca Cola's big 'fight back' against tackling plastic waste Maeve McClenaghan Greenpeace Energydesk | 2nd February 2017 News Waste Pollution Corporations Politics UK EU Scotland Oceans …
Garden designers are increasingly conscious of green gardening methods, but designers at this year's RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show are demonstrating how gardens can be used to convey green messages to increase environmental consciousness amongst the public too. Mandy Almond, Show Manager, talks us through some of the gardens....
… used in the garden, including recycled plastics, lime render and mulched beds to …
Last night the police were in full force in London's Parliament Square, writes Donnachadh McCarthy - forcibly removing Occupy Democracy protestors and snatching sleeping bags, cardboard and tarpaulins as illegal 'sleeping equipment', apparently on direct orders from the Mayor, Boris Johnson. Yet the rally keeps on growing ....
London's 'Tarpaulin Revolution' lives another day Donnachadh McCarthy | 20th October 2014 Comment Politics London Democracy UK od-police-cut.jpg Last night the police were in full force in London's …
The Government has let down Britain with its repeated failures to seize the opportunities of green growth, healthy local food, better housing, environmental protection - and is instead pinning all its hopes on flawed, outmoded ideologies that betray our futures.
Final fling of a government of lost opportunities Natalie Bennett | 6th June 2014 Comment UK Politics Climate Change Farming Fossil Fuels Fracking Trade green-and-pleasant-cut.jpg The Government has …
Whether it’s poor soil or limited space, a raised bed could be the solution to your gardening woes. And with National gardening week approaching there's no better time than now
How to… build a raised flowerbed Priyanka Mogul Bethany Hubbard | 2nd March 2012 Ethical Living Gardening Raised Beds Horticulture Flowers Vegetables Plants Compost Growing Food And Farming Green …
Making a garden attractive to winged wildlife means more than just leaving out food during the winter months - here are some top tips on gardening beyond veg!
A wildlife-friendly garden - ponds, baths and natural pest control Andy Hamilton | 20th August 2010 Ethical Living Food And Farming How To Gardening Birds Pond Water Wildlife Ducks Hedgehog …
There's no doubt that one of the losers in this year's UK election was the environment and that there's clearly been a failure not just in politics, which is failing in so many ways, but also in environmental communication - a failure to reach people's hearts and minds with the urgent need for change, writes NATALIE BENNETT
Why environmental communications can't just talk about the environment Natalie Bennett | 14th July 2017 Comment Environment Politics Climate Change Action green party co-leadership.jpg There's no …
Naomi Klein famously called for a 'grand coalition' of the progressive left to fight climate change and Earth-destroying capitalism, writes Alexander Reid Ross. And now it's happening, drawing together diverse strands that encompass the fight for social and racial justice, the right to work, health, clean air and fresh water, and our freedom to be alive and thrive on this our one planet.
It's here, and it's growing: the self-assembling Coalition of the Radical Left Alexander Reid Ross | 6th March 2015 News Politics Indigenous Peoples USA Health Energy Corporations …
Donnachadh McCarthy, The Ecologist's correspondent at Occupy Democracy was arrested yesterday when police cleared Parliament Square of protesters. The brutal repression of peaceful protest puts Britain in the same moral camp as China, Russia and others whose human rights record we publicly despise, writes Julian Sayarer.
OccupyDemocracy suppressed - is Cameron any better than Putin? Julian Sayarer | 23rd October 2014 Comment Democracy Police Politics London UK dm-before-arrest.jpg Donnachadh McCarthy, The Ecologist's …
Eifion Rees reports on the group bringing the heart back to supermarkets with a rooftop vegetable garden
Supermarket rooftop gardens: an exercise in community building? Eifion Rees | 26th July 2011 Activism Food And Farming Gardening Supermarkets Rooftop Gardening Tesco Make A Difference 4p1000835.jpg …
The Labour party’s manifesto prioritises climate change, air quality and biodiversity decline, arguing that strong environmental policy is a social justice issue. CATHERINE EARLY reports
Labour commits to 2050 'net zero' target Catherine Early | 25th September 2018 News Labour Climate Change Fracking Farming Fishing Politics sustainable_fishing.jpg The Labour party’s manifesto …
From scratch-proof gloves to soothing organic balms, Anjuli Koshal rounds up five green gardening essentials that the eco-conscious shouldn’t be without
Five of the best…green gardening accessories Anjuli Koshal | 5th August 2011 Ethical Living Gardening Accessories Eco-friendly Fairtrade Green Living holding.jpg From scratch-proof gloves to soothing …
Donnachadh McCarthy went to Parliament Square yesterday to address a peaceful rally about the failings of British democracy. The intimidatory, violent and inflammatory police reaction only confirmed everything he had to say - as did the dignified restraint of the Occupy Democracy protestors.
Less freedom in Westminster's Parliament Square than in Hong Kong!! Donnachadh McCarthy | 19th October 2014 Comment Politics UK occupy-democracy-cut.jpg Donnachadh McCarthy went to Parliament Square …
The new Commission may have dropped environmental protection from its 2015 work plan - but it's pressing ahead with a new Directive to protect corporate secrecy, threatening consumers, journalists, whistleblowers, researchers and workers.
… companies to hide information on chemicals in plastics, clothing, cleaning products and …
Industrial practices are making their way into home-growers' gardens and compounding the damage of peat extraction.
Digging a hole for ourselves Nicky Scott | 28th July 2020 News Resurgence & Ecologist Peat Horticulture Gardening Allotment Industrial practices are making their way into home-growers' gardens and …
Contrary to popular belief, composting is simple. What’s more, it’s also eco-friendly, cheap and utterly addictive. Hannah Corr shows you how to get started
The beginner’s guide to making your own compost Hannah Corr | 14th October 2011 Ethical Living Gardening Composting Vegetables Eco-friendly Green Living Food And Farming holding.jpg Contrary to …
The harvest might be in full swing but, say Ruth Styles and Robert Phillips, if you want the bounty to continue into December, now is the time to start planning your winter vegetable garden
How to…make your garden grow in winter Ruth Styles Robert Phillips | 16th August 2011 Ethical Living Gardening Winter Vegetables Flowers Planting Sowing holding.jpg The harvest might be in full swing …
From weeding, to digging and composting, watering and mulching, get to know the good earth better
Looking after your soil: Clarissa Dixon-Wright's top tips Clarissa Dixon-Wright | 10th September 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Gardening Soil Clarissa Dixon-Wright cdwsoil.jpg A Greener Life by …
'Conservation' is destroying those who've nurtured their surroundings for timeless generations, writes Stephen Corry - the Indigenous Peoples who have actually fashioned those precious places that we now mistake as 'natural'. It's time for a new conservation ethic that recognizes them as senior partners - not as 'squatters'' and 'poachers' to be evicted and criminalized.
Wildlife conservation must support, not destroy, Indigenous Peoples Stephen Corry | 6th February 2015 Comment Indigenous Peoples Hunting Corporations Politics Human Rights baka-beaten-cut.jpg …
Donnachadh McCarthy is facing 14 years in prison for his peaceful demands for democratic reform in Parliament Square, following his arrest on the order of 'Boris Guards' answerable to the London Mayor. In total four 'occupy democracy' protestors were arrested this weekend a stone's throw from the Westminster media pack - but not a word in the mainstream news.
Banged up for democracy - the UK kleptocracy cannot tolerate dissent. Donnachadh McCarthy | 16th February 2014 Activism Politics UK Media occupy-democracy-arrest.jpg Donnachadh McCarthy is facing 14 …
After a succession of the hottest years and months ever recorded, climate is a hot topic, writes Liz Hutchins. But BBC1's 'Big Questions' climate change debate last Sunday completely missed the point. Instead of debating the only real question - how should we respond? - the BBC ran yet another repeat of the so-over 'believers versus deniers' ding-dong. Why do they still not get it?
There's only one real climate change debate, BBC: what should we do about it? Liz Hutchins Friends of the Earth | 22nd March 2016 Comment Climate Change Media Science Politics UK cyclists-cut.jpg …
Butterflies were once a common sight in Britain, but they are declining year after year. What is happening to our butterfly population and why does it matter, asks CLIVE HARRIS
Why protecting our butterflies is vital to the environment Clive Harris | 13th March 2018 Comment Butterflies Conservation Moths Gardening butterfly-1228639_1280-1024x605.jpg Butterflies were once a …
As the UK Government's green policies come under sustained attack from Tory and UKIP right-wingers, Lib-Dem Leader Nick Clegg nails his green colours to the mast.
Staying the course on the environment Nick Clegg | 7th November 2013 Comment Politics Energy Natural World Green Economy nick_clegg_bournemouth_rally.png As the UK Government's green policies come …