The world lives under oil’s spell. Jeremy Smith reveals the extent to which the industry’s by-products have permeated our lives.
This product contains Oil Jeremy Smith | 1st April 2003 News Oil Industry Oil By-products Oil Dependency Oil US Society The world lives under oil’s spell. Jeremy Smith reveals the extent to which the …
Ben Whitford takes a look at the candidates for the next Mayor of New York City and asks if any of them can fill the green shoes of Bloomberg........
After Bloomberg, will the Big Apple stay green? Ben Whitford | 20th September 2013 News Politics liberty.jpg Will the next Mayor of New York think about the next 20 years, or just the next election? …
Creating extra waste and encouraging over-consumption; Halloween isn’t the greenest holiday. But as Ben Hudson explains, you can still have a scarily good time without it costing the planet
… says Lynn. ‘Give out seasonal fruits such as apples or nuts, better yet, make caramel or toffee apples using Fairtrade chocolate.’ Try Cocoa … hosting a children’s party, try bobbing for apples, with local apples of course, or …
Your ideas for changing the world may be desperately important. But if you can't find a way to engage the interests of the people around you they may never take off, argues John-Paul Flintoff
… on the upside. That September, I collected apples from my apple tree and put them in a … street, telling our neighbours we had more apples than we could use, and would they like … neighbours seemed glad to take a handful of apples. A few months later, I sowed dozens of …
As the G20 meet in China this weekend, it's time for governments to finally get tough on the world's tax dodgers, write Dipti Bhatnagar & Sam Cossar-Gilbert. The missing tax revenues would be able to finance a 100% renewable electricity system covering half the planet by 2030 - a major step in raising living standards and tackling climate change.
G20: Dodged taxes could finance renewable power for world's poorest 50% Dipti Bhatnagar Sam Cossar-Gilbert | 2nd September 2016 Comment Energy Renewables Finance Politics Green Economy Corporations …
Thinking of trading in your old fridge? We’ve got the lowdown on how to get hold of electricals that are genuinely green
Green home appliances: a buyer’s guide Hannah Corr | 24th January 2012 Ethical Living Mobile Phone Washing Machine Eco Green Apple Ipod Computer Society holding.jpg Thinking of trading in your old …
Our economy demands that we make consumption our way of life, the that we seek our spiritual satisfaction in consumption…
The scandal of planned technological obsolescence Nick Kettles | 6th August 2008 News Consumption Waste Sustainability Landfill Consumerism Landfills Recycling Green Living Politics And Economics …
From food to fun, we've got the skinny on how to make this year's festivities the greenest ever
… is a bit thin on the ground, with only stored apples and pears available, so try organic if … – a type of mulled ale simmered with baked apples, sugar and spices. Make your own gifts …
How we communicate with others affects how the environmental community is perceived. Self-confidence, a positive outlook and ‘being the change’ is the way to go.
Change your inner life and change the world Nick Kettles | 19th June 2009 News Society Contribution Footprints Cultural Creatives innerchange.jpg How we communicate with others affects how the …
Expelled from Eden and adrift amid the miracles of modern living, going back to nature is the only way to stay sane and healthy in this mad, bad world, says Fergus Drennan
Foraging for sanity - building Holistic Health in Harmony with Nature Fergus Drennan | 1st June 2008 Ethical Living Foraging Philosophy Spirituality Oneness Connection Food Foraging Lessons From …
Environmentalist, democracy campaigner and Nobel laureate; Wangari Maathai led an extraordinary life but it's her overwhelming kindness and charm that I’ll always remember, says Ruth Styles
With the death of Wangari Maathai, the green movement has lost one of its greatest proponents Ruth Styles | 7th October 2011 Comment Wangari Maathai Green Belt Movement Africa Kenya Politics Society …
David Cameron is gunning for a strong climate agreement in Paris this December, writes Dr Doug Parr. Meanwhile his government is doing all it can to undermine renewable energy and energy efficiency in the UK, and lock us into a high carbon, fossil-fuelled future. Can he really have it both ways?
David Cameron is losing the plot on climate change Doug Parr Greenpeace EnergyDesk | 16th July 2015 Comment Climate Change Energy Renewables Politics UK Transport cameron-wef-cut.jpg David Cameron is …
Green leader Natalie Bennett may have been lost for words on LBC yesterday, writes Adam Ramsay - but at least she doesn't charge £25,000 for a speech or £10,000 to have dinner with you. Unlike Jack Straw, Malcolm Rifkind and other politicians so deeply mired in corporate influence that they can't even see what they have done wrong.
… not because they highlight a few bad apples, but because they are a window into a …
Mourning the loss of your beloved local shop? With a little help from the Community Shops Network, you can set up and run your own shop and post office...
… Saving our perry pears, plums and cider apples for the future How one group is …
Personnel at the EPA have been heavily impacted by the ongoing shutdown, leading some commentators to question the necessity of the government agency post-shutdown. Ben Whitford reports....
Could America do without the Environmental Protection Agency? Ben Whitford | 16th October 2013 News US Government Politics EPA epa-logo.jpg Would the U.S. environment suffer if the EPA was shutdown …
Molly would glady have been tied to the stake with the other Metric Martyrs... but, being that she wasn't, she's keen to point out why weights and measures matter to all
… with it, but when it comes to weighing apples in a local market I would happily have …
Jean Vranic meets Pete Delaney, the remarkable traveller challenging stereotypes and proving that - even in modern Britain - alternative, sustainable lifestyles are still possible
… Saving our perry pears, plums and cider apples for the future How one group is …
Corporations can be incredibly innovative, writes Paul Levy. But it's not always in good ways. Think of VW's clever device for fooling emissions tests, social media software that's way too intrusive for its own good, or sugary drinks marketed as 'healthy' when they're no such thing. Sadly, there's a lot of it about!
Toxic innovation: Volkswagen is the tip of a destructive iceberg Paul Levy University of Brighton | 20th October 2015 Comment Corporations Regulation Food Society sunny-d-cut.jpg Corporations can be …
David Cameron's appointment of a 'shops tsar', the controversial Localism Bill, and increasing opposition to supermarkets and other chain stores could mark a turning point in the struggle to save Britain's high streets
Tesco and Starbucks feel the heat in battle against 'clone town Britain' Eifion Rees | 23rd August 2011 News Tesco Supermarkets Society Town Centres Localism Bill News Focus Sainsburys …
The wave of mechanization and automation that began with the Industrial revolution is not slowing down, writes Conor Lynch. Indeed it is gaining power and is driving another 'great transformation' that could produce untold opulence for the very few, and hellhole for rest of us, or an Earthly paradise for all. But which will it be? Ultimately the future is ours - to choose, and to fight for.
Earthly Paradise or Prison Planet? The future is in our hands Conor Lynch | 2nd February 2016 Comment Economics Society stephen-hawking-cut.jpg The wave of mechanization and automation that began …
If it wasn't climate change, was the real purpose of the Number 10 meeting of Theresa May's advisors and President Trump's environmental transition supremo Myron Ebell to plan the post-Brexit deregulation of UK farming, including pesticides? That's how it looks, writes Georgina Downs - and we had better begin now to fight for our health, wildlife and environment.
… latest Government statistics show that some apples are sprayed on average 21 times per …
It’s the polar opposite of the glossy celebrity and lifestyle magazine, celebrating the personal and the everyday. Laura Sevier meets the creative force behind Karen
CASE STUDY: independent media Laura Sevier | 1st January 2009 Activism Culture Change Case Study Society Karen Lubbock Magazine Consumerism Daily Life karen-snd-turnip.jpg It’s the polar opposite of …