Like all great cities, Paris has the power to draw in food and resources from all corners of the Earth. And with every meal, this food-lovers’ paradise unwittingly sketches the fate of its countryside and seashores, near and far. Carolyn Lebel reports on the Foodprint of a city famed for its eateries
… food and resources from all corners of the Earth. And with every meal, this food-lovers’ … of the Eiffel tower. A picnic on the Pont des Arts, or along the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin. A grizzly winter’s afternoon whiled …
A decade of protest has seen a war of words between police and campaigners, with allegations of undercover spies and a ground-breaking legal victory for activists after a Brighton arms factory was damaged
… arms factory in Brighton. All photos: Alec Smart A decade of protest has seen a war of … a Brighton arms factory was damaged It started out almost as a caricature of a peace … EDO , has seen lock-ons, roof occupations, art installations, riots, the police banning …
An update from Resurgence & Ecologist editor-in-chief Satish Kumar
… Ecologist website itself by publishing new articles each week. For those who’ve been … environmental courts and linked that to Earth Justice – a performance of a brand new … laws. We’ve also published pieces on how the arts can help imagine a better future, why our …
A decision looms on whether - and where - to build the UK's first deep disposal for nuclear waste. Two borough councils in Cumbria have 'volunteered' - but can the communities be convinced? Matilda Lee reports
… past few months, at town halls, churches and arts centres across West Cumbria - from … Managing Radioactive Waste Safely (MRWS) Partnership, which includes government, … will have the veto right up to the start of construction - that is a decade away,' …
Exciting new nanotechnology is to be showcased at the Manchester Science Festival this week. The exhibit 'Catalytic Clothing' explores the potential for clothing and textiles to purify the air we breathe.
… Andrea Gear | 29th October 2012 News nanoparticles.jpg Exciting new nanotechnology is to … hope to achieve. The additive contains nanoparticles (very very small particles) of titanium dioxide which become …
To the people of the Faroe Islands the slaughter of pilot whales for food is a sustainable practice. Gavin Haines tries to make sense of this much maligned tradition and struggles to determine where we can and/or should impose a different cultural notion of sustainability on others
… the pod inland, before practicing the ancient art of whale sacrifice, which has provided … and they speculate there are about three quarters of a million pilot whales in the North … cruel. I know it’s cultural, I know it’s a part of the islands’ heritage, but there are …
After years of protest, plans by the Anadolu Group to build a coal power plant in the seaside town of Gerze are awaiting the go-ahead from the Turkish government. But protest group YEGEP are not giving up without a fight
… The Battle for Gerze Chris Walker Morgan Hartley | 17th August 2012 News Coal Power … out their eyes, and looked after the older participants – some of them over 80 years old - … announced its plans to build a state-of-the-art, coal-fired power plant in the area and …
In the second part of his interview, Thich Nhat Hanh explains why you don't need to be a Buddhist monk to give up an addiction to a high-consumption lifestyle
… Natural World shopping.jpg In the second part of his interview, Thich Nhat Hanh explains … breathe in mindfully you can see that Mother Earth is in you and you are in Mother Earth. That kind of insight helps you to remove …
Despite no scientific training Bjørn Lomborg has had a strong influence on the climate change debate, positioning himself against climate deniers and campaigners who say that climate change is a global emergency
… the Copenhagen Consensus Center by anyone apart from Lomborg, and when he flips open his … since 1940 and less than the change those Art Deco hotels have already stood through.' … refers not to a scientific paper, but to an article, The Attack of the Killer Architects, …
Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'
… taken away. I pray I have the strength to start again when the fresh water runs out.' … on an aerial mapping program such as Google Earth, and you will see the ponds where the … Some of the villagers speak out through art. One woman paints mangrove scenes for sale …
Nearly 50% of the EU budget goes into European agriculture. But climate change, soil erosion and other environmental pressures call for radical changes in farming practices. Carolyn Lebel reports on the urgent need for greener subsidies.
… people into poverty worldwide and playing a part in the revolts that spread across the Arab … while in England species such as the grey partridge have all but disappeared. Pesticides … export markets. “This kind of subsidy is part of the old CAP that is steadily …