This May the Greens are hoping to win their first seats in the Welsh Assembly, and become a strong force for social and ecological progress, writes Alice Hooker-Stroud, newly elected leader of the Wales Green Party. At the heart of the vision: sustainable, prosperous, empowered communities.
… Communities at the heart of a Green Wales Alice Hooker-Stroud | 21st January 2016 Comment Politics Wales UK Climate Change Energy Renewables … Hooker-Stroud, newly elected leader of the Wales Green Party. At the heart of the vision: …
Forget what you’ve heard about sheep and male voice choirs, says Hannah Corr. There’s a whole lot more to Wales than that
… The eco travel guide to Wales Hannah Corr | 13th October 2011 Ethical Living Wales Travel National Parks UK Britain Food … says Hannah Corr. There’s a whole lot more to Wales than that From gentle rolling hills to …
Wales has an enviable record of declining BTB in cattle - without having to kill a single badger. Jan Bayley explains how Wales's combination of frequent testing and exacting biosecurity has succeeded - and how England can learn from Wales's experience.
… How Wales is defeating bovine TB without killing … News Badgers Natural World Farming Health Wales UK welsh-cow.jpg It's about the cattle, … Cliffs Bay, Penmaen (near Swansea), South Wales. Photo: Mélanie via Flickr.com. Wales …
Despite Cameron's promise to lead the 'greenest Government ever', the environment has taken a heavy bashing since the 2015 election, writes David Clubb - whether on oil, fracking, renewable energy or planning policy. But Wales is doing its best to follow a sustainable path, and demonstrating badly needed environmental leadership that the whole UK would do well to follow.
… A green Wales is taking off - in spite of UK … February 2016 News Energy UK Sustainability Wales Renewables Politics Finance Pollution … renewable energy or planning policy. But Wales is doing its best to follow a …
In an exclusive interview Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson tells Tom Levitt why she won't be opposing new nuclear power or selling off any forests... and why she wants to end Westminister's control over renewable energy
… Jane Davidson: Westminster is holding back Wales's renewable energy ambitions Tom Levitt | 7th February 2011 Comment Renewable Wales Politics And Economics Wind Nuclear … control over renewable energy Tom Levitt: Wales has achieved fantastic rates of …
Public sector must stop funding climate change say Welsh organisations.
… Wales must divest from fossil fuels Marianne Brooker | 15th August 2019 News Wales Fossil Fuels Friends Of The Earth … represent tens of thousands of people want Wales to be a globally responsible nation in …
Welsh government plants ten millionth tree in the heavily-deforested region of Mount Elgon region in eastern Uganda.
… Size of Wales plants ten millionth tree Staff Reporter | 14th October 2019 News Uganda Wales Tree Planting Reforestation Change … Elgon region in eastern Uganda. The Size of Wales Mbale programme has passed its …
The once popular countryside pursuit of 'game' bird shooting is falling out of favour with people in Wales, according to a new survey. The poll - commissioned by League Against Cruel Sports and Animal Aid - shows the majority of respondents were against the sport after learning of the poor conditions in which the animals were bred. CATHERINE HARTE reports
… Three-quarters of people in Wales oppose the shooting of ‘game’ birds … April 2018 News League Against Cruel Sports Wales adobestock_78250632.jpeg_edited.jpeg The … is falling out of favour with people in Wales, according to a new survey. The poll - …
In rural West Wales, with no public consultation, the Ministry of Defence and QinetiQ are about to launch a new era in drone technology and experimentation. Paul Mobbs reports on Wales's role in a legally dubious future of mass surveillance and remote killing.
… West Wales - the hills are abuzz with the sound of drones Paul Mobbs | 25th March 2013 News Wales War drone-1.png In rural West Wales, with no public consultation, the …
Al available science indicates that badgers have little if anything to do with bovine TB in cattle, writes Lesley Docksey. This is reflected in Wales's consultation on its 'refreshed TB Eradication Programme'. We must hope that Northern Ireland's bTB Eradication Strategy will be equally science based - and ready to campaign hard if it relies on cruel, ineffective and expensive badger culls.
… Badger cull free TB eradication in Wales and Northern Ireland? The science … Badgers Science Health UK Northern Ireland Wales farmyard-cut.jpg Al available science … writes Lesley Docksey. This is reflected in Wales's consultation on its 'refreshed TB …
Welsh government announces ban on single-use plastics to minimise waste and protect marine life.
… Single use plastics to be banned in Wales Staff Reporter | 18th March 2020 News Wales Single-use Plastic Waste Litter Plastic … food and drink containers are to be banned in Wales as part of wider measures to make Wales …
Wales should lead the UK in bringing an end to the entire coal industry from opencast mining to highly polluting power stations, writes Gareth Clubb. A new report by Friends of the Earth Cymru shows the Aberthaw plant alone imposes social and environmental costs of nearly £1 billion per year on the country and global climate.
… From pit mines to power plants, Wales must lead the UK out of coal Gareth … Comment Fossil Fuels Coal Mining Pollution Wales UK Climate Change Politics Law aberthaw-cut.jpg Wales should lead the UK in bringing an end to …
Developers are determined to build a massive motor sports complex on common land above the South Wales valleys, on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, writes Kate Ashbrook. But although they have planning permission, they can still be defeated. Image: Ross Merritt, via Flickr.
… The upland commons of South Wales are no place for a motor sports complex … | 14th June 2014 Comment Transport Commons UK Wales Land Grabs Development … sports complex on common land above the South Wales valleys, on the edge of the Brecon …
Welsh environment secretary Jane Davidson says approval for renewable power projects is being unnecessarily delayed, and indicates Welsh Assembly would support a replacement nuclear facility at Anglesey
… | 7th February 2011 News Renewable Wind Wales Marine Politics And Economics Energy News windpoweroffshore.jpg Wales plans to double the amount of … a replacement nuclear facility at Anglesey Wales's ambitions to become fossil-fuel free …
The Welsh Government has committed to avoid the continued extraction and use of fossil fuels.
… Wales commits to a fossil-free future Marianne Brooker | 7th December 2018 News Wales Fracking Fossil Fuels Friends Of The Earth Change Makers wales-1765086_960_720.jpg The Welsh Government …
Friends of the Earth present their petition for a change on single use cups to Welsh government deputy minister Hannah Blythyn.
… 'Latte levy' for Wales Staff Reporter | 17th September 2019 News Reusable Cups Disposable Cups Waste Wales … and over 320million other single use cups in Wales each year. If lined up end to end, … action on plastics, make this work for us in Wales and show once again that we can lead the …
Wales has achieved enviable success in reducing bovine TB in its cattle herds without killing badgers, writes Lesley Docksey. The farming lobby is still demanding an England-style cull, but the Welsh government's 'refreshed' policy on bTB remains firmly science-based and no badgers will be killed without 'objective evidence' of infection.
… Wales demands 'objective evidence' before … | 21st October 2016 Comment Badgers Health Wales UK Farming Science welsh-badgers-cut.jpg Wales has achieved enviable success in …
Welsh Manifesto for the Future calls for shorter working week and basic income to help people and planet thrive.
… Editor’s Picks Economics Basic Income Work Wales Basic income Welsh Manifesto for the … the heart of our recovery from the pandemic. Wales and the wider UK need to be moving … survival of both people and planet. Future Wales is in a two-week firebreak lockdown, …
A consultation by the Welsh Assembly Government proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of cross-contamination by GM crops
… Wales consults on tighter GM contamination … Investigations Food And Farming Green Living Wales Welsh Assembly Gm Crops Contamination … proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of …
A tangle of undercapitalised companies are coming forward to cash in on old deep coal mines in Wales, writes Guy Shrubsole - by digging them all out from above from huge open cast pits. But local communities, alarmed at the noise, pollution and destruction of landscape, increasingly see coal as an industry that's best consigned to the scrapheap.
… trying to revive 'zombie' open cast mines in Wales Guy Shrubsole Greenpeace Energydesk | … Coal Fossil Fuels Mining Corporations UK Wales Politics Climate Change … forward to cash in on old deep coal mines in Wales, writes Guy Shrubsole - by digging them …
There's a shift occurring in the stewardship of the UK's National Parks - a move towards legislating for greater freedom to plunder the Parks' natural resources for financial gain with conservation of natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage taking a back seat. JAN GOODEY reports on the looming threat to the National Parks in Wales
… Parks Jan Goodey | 11th May 2017 Activism Wales National Parks Development Snowdonia … the looming threat to the National Parks in Wales In late March, the Welsh Assembly in … these protections is the Future Landscapes Wales (FLW) programme, established by Carl …
The Gwent Wildlife Trust is fighting to save the Gwent Levels, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, from the expansion of the M4 Motorway, all in order to save 10 minutes of journey time. JACK ALEXANDER reports
… 11th October 2017 News Gwent Gwent Levels M4 Wales SSSI 405439.jpg The Gwent Wildlife Trust … Trust (GWT) is arguing the case to save Wales' own equivalent of the Amazon … - a proposed bypass around Newport, south Wales - and has summoned a group of experts to …
Wales’ last coal-fired power station will close next year, its owner RWE has announced.
… Coal consigned to history in Wales Catherine Early | 6th August 2019 News … Transition Friends Of The Earth Greenpeace Wales aberthaw_coal.jpg Wales’ last coal-fired power station will …