With Trump denying climate change and threatening to reject the Paris Agreement, it's more important than ever for society to hold a firm ethical line, writes Chris Garrard. The last thing we need is our most revered museums and galleries muddying the water by courting the sponsorship of leading climate criminals.
… In the age of Trump, Big Art must cut off Big Oil! Chris Garrard | 29th November 2016 Activism Climate Change Arts Corporations Fossil Fuels Oil Finance … climate criminals. ' Should Big Oil back Big Art? ' was the question splashed across the …
Last week BP's Peter Mather - who claims to have 'green and yellow oil' flowing in his veins - took to the airwaves on Radio 4's The Bottom Line'. Evan Davies asked some tough questions, writes Chris Garrard - but failed to mention the shocking case of Colombian trades unionist Gilberto Torres, kidnapped and tortured for 42 days by paramilitaries employed by BP's joint venture partner.
… BBC fails to challenge BP arts sponsorship chief on kidnap and torture allegations Chris Garrard Art Not Oil | 26th October 2015 Activism Oil Arts Human Rights Colombia UK Corporations …
BP and other fossil fuel companies love to sponsor high art to preserve their 'public licence to operate', writes Kevin Smith. But why is Tate so keen to take the relatively trivial sums on offer. And why the unbending information blackout?
… Smith | 9th April 2014 Comment Fossil Fuels Arts UK bp-leaping-hare.png BP and other … fossil fuel companies love to sponsor high art to preserve their 'public licence to … re-hang of some of the UK's more important artists throughout history, as the BP …
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.
… your plan to criminalise music and street art! Jonny Walker | 11th June 2015 Comment … criminalise 'noncompliant' busking, pavement art, cycling and other activities in the … busking, 'noncompliant' peddling, pavement art, riding bicycles on restricted streets and …
'Forests are resilient, adaptive, multifaceted, and have offered us real hope that we could find a way through the crisis.'
… to take place in July and like many in the arts and events sector I have spent much of … to trees and woodlands through music, art and ideas, taking its inspiration from the … through the crisis. So I’d like to talk in particular about three projects we have …
Pete the Temp's remarkable 'spoken word' show is challenging, inspiring, terrifying and amusing audiences across Britain, writes Sophie Morlin-Yron. But it's performance with a purpose - to engage people in a positive fight to protect the Earth from catastrophic climate change. And so far, it seems to be working ...
… Morlin-Yron | 1st November 2014 Comment Arts Climate Change UK pete the … people in a positive fight to protect the Earth from catastrophic climate change. And so … describes his performance - backed by the Arts Council, Occupy London , UK Tar Sands …
Visit the British Museum's hugely successful Vikings exhibition, and you can't miss the BP branding - a fair price for their sponsorship? No way, writes Chris Garrard, who will join a 'flash-horde' at the Museum next Sunday and give BP its last rites in a Viking longship.
… | 11th June 2014 Activism Corporations Oil Arts Climate Change Society UK London … the British Museum? It may sound like the start of a joke or a riddle - but this is a very … group have been opposing BP's sponsorship of arts and culture since 2012. And on Sunday 15 …
Britain's 20th century architecture is in danger of obliteration, writes Sebastian Messer, with a 'new brutalism' that holds that socially deprived council estates are fit only for demolition. But these buildings are an important part of our cultural heritage, and more than that, they provide affordable housing to millions of people.
… | 12th February 2016 Comment Cities Arts Building Society Culture Politics UK … But these buildings are an important part of our cultural heritage, and more than … be inflected with local characteristics. Like Art Nouveau half a century earlier, Brutalism …
Ash trees are under severe threat. Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey's latest artwork aims to celebrate and protect our arboreal heritage. GARY COOK reports
… Ash to Ash: a new artwork reimagines the history of trees Gary … 2018 Comment Ash Trees Forests Woodlands Art ackroydharvey_ash_to_ash_with_artists_c_manuel_vason_resized.jpeg Ash trees … Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey's latest artwork aims to celebrate and protect our …
Talis Kalnars was a pioneer of 'continuous cover' forestry in Britain, writes Phil Morgan. His woodlands were not only beautiful but profitable, as he nurtured the 'natural capital' of the forest ecosystem, and only harvested the dividend of high value timber.
… an independent forester in mid-Wales that started in 1959 with a close-knit circle of … canopy, was simply ... beautiful. The subtle art of forest management "Forestry is an art" , Talis said. "Of course the art has to …
A new and deceptively sophisticated installation is about artists, audience and nature itself connecting in real time, writes Laurence Rose, who visited a Living Symphony in Thetford Forest.
… Laurence Rose | 6th June 2014 Reviews Forests Arts UK Ecology fs-web-cut.jpg A new and … sophisticated installation is about artists, audience and nature itself connecting … within a landscape. It is the brainchild of artist / composer duo Daniel Jones and James …
The US's Nuclear Regulatory Commission just cancelled its study into cancer near nuclear plants citing the 'excessive cost' of $8 million, writes Chris Busby. Of course that's rubbish - similar studies in the UK have been carried out for as little as £600 per site, and in any case $8 million is small change for the NRC. The real reason is to suppress the unavoidable conclusion: nuclear power kills.
… finished in May 2012. The best 'state of the art' methods were listed and the job of … methodology, what they called 'State of the Art', we followed developments with some … the liquid releases end up. But 'State of the Art' for the NAS was the usual absurdity of …
Europe's periphories are meant to be in a state of collapse - but not so the Shetland Isles, where Thembi Mutch found a land of open skies, howling storms, historic traditions, and an active, growing community of notable individuals ...
… bodies. The Scottish Referendum goes to the heart of this debate. Are we 'big enough' to not … Big skies, open horizons Ruth Brownlea is an artist living in Shetland, whose paintings of … of the world, we're closer to all of it: the earth, the sea, the elements ... but then …
As composer Jonathan Dove prepares for the premiere of his 'Gaia Theory' at the BBC Proms this month, he explains to Laurence Rose how his recent work has been inspired by a wake-up call - right from the very top of the world.
… warning Laurence Rose | 2nd July 2014 Comment Arts Climate Change Arctic Gaia UK … to the Arctic in 2008 made him realise that artists may be able to connect with audiences … I thought. But when did the environment start to figure in his work? Beautiful - but …
For most of 2015 Walter Lewis travelled around England and Wales meeting and photographing people producing food outside the confines of mainstream agriculture - working out of a passion for the earth and the Earth rather than for commercial gain. He completed his exploration inspired, and determined to spread word of quiet revolution under way across the fields of Britain.
… Walter Lewis | 12th May 2016 Ethical Living Arts Organic Farming Society UK England Wales … - working out of a passion for the earth and the Earth rather than for commercial gain. He …
Emails released by the Science Museum show that Shell pressed its case to Museum staff to deny NGOs the opportunity to open up a debate on the company's operations in connection with an exhibition it had sponsored on waste and climate change, writes Terry Macalister.
… raised concerns with the museum that one part of the project "creates an opportunity for … The company also wanted to know whether a particular symposium at the museum was 'invite … successful campaign to make Lego drop its partnership with Shell . In another …
Nearly a year ago at the height of the UK floods, tragedy struck an ordinary family in Surrey as toxic gas from a nearby landfill site killed a 7-year old boy, Zane. Now the authorities appear determined to exculpate the source of the poison - an old landfill site - even as they prepare for a massive increase in hazardous waste from fracking.
… who had just won his green stripe belt at martial arts class, and who was described by his … in hazardous waste landfill, a staggering quarter of a million tonnes. In December, Talk …
Forests play a vital role locally and globally, and a new festival taking place this summer in the UK will creatively explore this by bringing together forests, arts, ideas and music. The Ecologist will be there, and ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT explains how you could win a family weekend ticket to be there too!
… explore this by bringing together forests, arts, ideas and music. The Ecologist will be … you need to do is follow us and share this article on social media (Facebook or Twitter) … This Is The Kit, a keynote address from Stuart Maconie, the English festival premiere of …
High speed railways connecting Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, Huddersfield and Sheffield could transform the economy of the north of England, writes Ian Wray - creating a new mega-city that could challenge London's over-dominance.
… and retain talent, a critical mass of smart professionals and super-creatives, … universities and schools, vibrant arts and culture and a first class regional, … on jobs was shaky . But it has made a startling recovery based on tourism and …
Deep in the heart of Fife, Pitcairlie House is a magical place to spend a chilled out weekend getting back to nature, says Kristen Harding
… Eco Green UK holding.jpg Deep in the heart of Fife, Pitcairlie House is a magical … styles from modern block colours to African art and country style curtains. We were … In the area: Located in the heart of Fife, Auchtermuchty is an ideal base …
A film investigating the 2012 murder of a forest defender has been banned by the Cambodian Government, writes Rod Harbinson. Chut Wutty's campaign to protect the forest on which his community depends clashed with powerful business and military interests. A first attack by soldiers was held off by campaigners, but...
… cancelled by order of Mr. Sin Chan Saya, Department of Cinema and Cultural Diffusion - why … Lang. The rich cinematography of the film artfully juxtaposes the livelihood activities … many times but he refused. Then my husband started investigating illegal yellow vine …
‘He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.’ Friedrich Nietzsche
… of many) towards that end. More recently, an art historian whose article I was editing described to me the … yet domestically they have seen electoral participation decline to record levels. …