Hydrogen cars - and the fuel cells that drive them - are about to get a whole lot cheaper thanks to a redesign of the platinum catalyst that makes them work, writes Oliver Tickell. By inserting atom-sized holes into the precious metal's surface, its activity can be trebled.
Hydrogen car price breakthrough: it's the platinum The Ecologist | 14th October 2015 News Energy Transport Technology Renewables Economics platinum catalyst-cut.jpg Hydrogen cars - and the fuel cells …
Writer, journalist and environmental activist: Paul Kingsnorth has been them all. Now, however, he has rejected activism in favour of a dystopian strain of thought epitomised by his Dark Mountain project. Mark Newton caught up with him to discover why
… Q & A: Paul Kingsnorth, green activism is 'simply a faction of consumer … Kingsnorth Dark Mountain Environmentalism Activism Climate Change Politics Society Q&A … been them all. Now, however, he has rejected activism in favour of a dystopian strain of …
Unlike many US politicians the Pentagon is a firm believer in climate science. But although it foretells climate devastation on a global scale, reports Steve Horn, it has no credible plan to cut its own gigantic fossil fuel burn.
Pentagon warns of climate change 'devastation' Steve Horn | 6th March 2014 News Climate Change USA Fossil Fuels Politics uss-stennis.png Unlike many US politicians the Pentagon is a firm believer in …
Last week's 'million mask march' is a telling example of the mainstream media's structural hostility to any realisation of a participatory, deliberative or active public, argues Jamie Mackay.
… to OurKingdom. READ MORE... GREEN LIVING Activism for Busy People Part I: Ethical … consumption as one alternative approach to activism that won't turn your life upside down … cull Lesley Docksey takes a look at the activism that has been stirred up by the …
Extreme energy in the UK is arousing extreme reactions, write Jess Elliot & Damien Short. On the one side stand citizens committed to preserving the quality of the local and global environment. And against them, a government determined to let fracking rip, and police forces prepared to ignore legal norms to suppress the growing popular resistance.
Fracking is driving UK civil and political rights violations Jess Elliot Damien Short | 30th October 2014 News Fracking Law Human Rights Energy Politics UK barton-moss-steven-speed-cut.jpg Extreme …
Nonviolent activism is an incredibly powerful means of transforming the world, writes Robert J. Burrowes. But to harness that power, we must understand that it works by inspiring others to join in a just and noble cause, while communicating the actions they can take in their own lives. Its essential modes are thus political and psychological - and victory can result from apparent failure.
… Robert J. Burrowes | 15th February 2017 ActivismActivism Campaigning Protest Politics shoes-cut.jpg Nonviolent activism is an incredibly powerful means of …
It's fine for 'green' groups to plant trees, or rescue baby flying foxes, write Susan & Bill Laurance. But when they campaign for the environment, right wing politicians see red, Moves are now afoot to strip advocacy groups of their charitable status, reflecting a broader clamp down on eco-activism across the Asia Pacific region in China, Cambodia, Lao and India.
… reflecting a broader clamp down on eco-activism across the Asia Pacific region in … leadership? Part of a broader attack on green activism In fact, the committee's inquiry is …
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
… 350.org Matilda Lee | 7th September 2011 Activism Climate Change & Energy 350.org … 24th October. Mark your calendars now COMMENT Activism special Where next for eco-activism? As a new film encourages people to …
Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos, Environment Secretary Liz Truss, the Environment Agency and its ex-boss Lord Smith all suffer from a blind spot, writes David Lowry - the dangers of fracking, its radioactive emissions and the toxic chemicals that threaten to pollute our aquifers. As for official advice that 'regulation needs to be strongly and robustly applied' - pass the Tippex!
Fracking is safe. Radiation is harmless. And pigs have wings Dr David Lowry | 21st November 2014 Comment Fracking UK USA Fossil Fuels Gas Health Politics south-downs-cut.jpg Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos, …
The United Kingdom Independence Party will ban the teaching of climate change in schools, if it wins the 2015 elections, says UKIP education spokesman Derek Clark MEP.
UKIP to ban 'all teaching of global warming' The Ecologist | 17th January 2014 News Climate Change Politics Education The United Kingdom Independence Party will ban the teaching of climate change in …
Cara is one of the Ecologist's New Voices contributors. An Irish-American environmental scientist and climate communicator living in Ireland, she lectures in climate change at University College Dublin and blogs and vlogs as ‘The Verdant Yank'. Here she challenges all environmental scientists to demand action on Climate Change from the politicians still turning a blind eye
… Change Politics Paris Climate Agreement Activism Change cara.jpg Cara is one of the … crossed that divide between research and activism by getting arrested outside the White … change. I took my own leap from science to activism following an Arctic expedition in …
Sajid Javid's decision to allow shale gas wells to go ahead in Lancashire marks a new phase in the industry's development, writes Michael Bradshaw. But it will also trigger a new phase of organisation, protest and resistance among impacted communities. Cuadrilla, IGas and other companies may just find the 'social licence' they thought they didn't need is essential, after all.
Cuadrilla fracking decision: shale industry's battle is beginning, not ending Michael Bradshaw | 7th October 2016 Comment Fracking Energy Gas Planning England UK Politics balcombe-cut.jpg Sajid …
Barring a miracle Marco Rubio is set to be Trumped in the Republican primary tomorrow in Florida, his home state, putting an effective end to his campaign. But it's not for want of support from one of the US's biggest frackers, Devon energy, and its politically active CEO Larry Nichols. And with or without Rubio, Nichols's influence on the red states' energy policy is only going to get bigger.
Meet the Koch-affiliated fracker behind Marco Rubio's energy policy Zachary Boren Greenpeace Energydesk | 15th March 2016 Comment USA Politics Energy Fracking Oil Gas Corporations bye-folks-cut.jpg …
Prime Minister Modi's government has frozen the bank accounts of Greenpeace India, writes Praful Bidwai - provoking widespread protest from the environment and civil rights community. It's all part of a wider campaign against 'anti-national' movements that challenge India's development policies based on the aggressive exploitation of coal, minerals, big hydro and nuclear power.
Indian government sanctions Greenpeace to send a menacing message Praful Bidwai | 23rd April 2015 News India Law Finance Development Coal Politics coal-india-hyderabad-cut.jpg Prime Minister Modi's …
Medact, the organization of health professionals for a safer, fairer and better world, has called for a five year moratorium on fracking due to its serious hazards to public health, writes Paul Mobbs. Their new report is a powerful challenge to government policy that cannot be ignored.
… and lecturer, and maintains the Free Range Activism Website (FRAW). The report: ' Health …
Scotland's network of marine reserves doubled in area today with the designation of 30 new marine reserves. The move has been welcomed by green groups who have long campaigned on the issue - but they warn: this is where the real work begins.
Victory - 30 new marine reserves for Scotland The Ecologist | 25th July 2014 News UK Scotland Oceans Fishing Regulation Politics trinchesia_caerulea_jim_anderson-cut.jpg Scotland's network of marine …
Last week the consortium holding a £22bn contract to clean up the Sellafield nuclear site was sacked, writes David Lowry. But this is just the end of a long and scandalous tale of corporate profit at taxpayers' expense, and the active collusion of ministers and senior officials in fighting off Parliamentary scrutiny.
Sellafield - how the nuclear industry fleeced taxpayers David Lowry | 19th January 2015 News Nuclear Waste Politics UK Corporations sellafieldpond-a-cut.jpg Last week the consortium holding a £22bn …
As a new generation discovers the potency of non violent activism, Ian and Jennifer Hartley - the authors of Paths Are Made By Walking - explain why Non Violent Direct Action is as relevant today as it was during the Cold War
… Protest Ian Jennifer Hartley | 29th May 2013 Activism Society Politics Campaigning jennifer … discovers the potency of non violent activism, Ian and Jennifer Hartley - the … CASE STUDY: on the frontline of climate activism In a heart-racing extract from her …
In trying to evaluate charitable interventions in 'value for money' terms, the movement for 'Effective Altruism' has lost its moral compass, Sam Earle & Rupert Read. The real changes the world needs are profound, systemic and political. There is no better example than the refugee crisis: the problem is not insufficient aid, but structural inequality, too many weapons, and too much war.
… money is but one: political engagement, activism, private and shared economic …
Government energy policy is caught between apparently conflicting objectives, writes Mark Hackett. But there is a solution that is already working in the UK and abroad - to encourage the active participation of local authorities in delivering low carbon energy to the communities they serve.
Local authorities are key players in our renewable energy revolution Councillor Mark Hackett | 21st August 2014 Comment Energy UK Ireland Cities Climate Change Renewables chp-pipes-mike1024-cut.jpg …
Oxford Council's Executive Board meets today to decide whether to criminalise 'noncompliant' busking, pavement art, cycling and other activities in the City's vibrant public spaces, punishable with a £1,000 fine. Jonny Walker wrote them this Open Letter.
Oxford Council - drop your plan to criminalise music and street art! Jonny Walker | 11th June 2015 Comment Cities Commons Music Transport Law UK Politics street-music-cut.jpg Oxford Council's …
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 government policies David Clubb | 16th February 2016 News Energy UK Sustainability Wales Renewables Politics Finance Pollution swansea-barrage-cut.jpg …
Fed up with being gouged by profit-driven corporations, let down by state neglect and under-investment, urban communities across the US are taking control of local services like public transport, energy, water, internet and telecoms, writes Max Holleran - bringing better service, lower prices and clean energy.
… to embrace policy experiments. Grassroots activism is driving local revolutions However, … and city councils, spurred by grassroots activism, are experimenting with green public …