Donating unwanted bicycles helps others and the environment. Hazel Sillver reports on a new partner scheme between Re~Cycle and Halfords
Pedal Power Hazel sillver | 5th April 2013 Ethical Living Re-cycle Bikes Africa Aid bike_ambulace_namibia.preview.jpg A Bicycle Ambulance - to help get people to medical aid before it is too late. …
Last Friday 2,000 people joined a massive 'die-in' to protest at recent death of six London cyclists - and their public demonisation by London Mayor Boris Johnson. Catherine Nelson was there, demanding a radical re-balancing of London's transport priorities.
Dying-in for cycling sanity Catherine Nelson | 2nd November 2013 Comment London Cycling Transport mass-cyclist-die-in-london-2.png Last Friday 2,000 people joined a massive 'die-in' to protest at …
Six London cyclists have been killed on London's roads in under two weeks. As London Mayor Boris prepares to be questioned by Assembly Members on the death toll this morning, Rachel Aldred says we already know the answers ...
… increase the numbers of people walking and bicycling appear to be an effective route to improving the safety of people walking and bicycling." However, road danger is not the …
The Hinkley deal is a disastrous one for the UK, its taxpayers and energy users, writes Oliver Tickell. We will be locked into a punitively high electricity price, index-linked, from 2025 until 2060, and the cumulative cost of this one nuclear power station will be well in excess of £100 billion, or around £1 billion per year in today's money.
With nuclear power: truth is the first casualty Oliver Tickell | 21st October 2013 News Nuclear UK Renewables Energy Finance Politics Oceans 1609.jpg The Hinkley deal is a disastrous one for the UK, …
It's week two riding an e-bike to work and it looks like a romance might be blossoming between Susan Clark and her borrowed bike......
The rise and rise of e-bikes Susan Clark | 12th June 2013 Comment comply_2_rz_1.jpg It's week two riding an e-bike to work and it looks like a romance might be blossoming between Susan Clark and her …
Suspended aerial cycle paths are the way for Boris to extend cycle superhighways over London's busiest and most dangerous roundabouts. The Ecologist understands he is looking at the idea ...
Aerial Boris Bike-abouts for London? Oliver Tickell | 7th November 2013 News Transport Cycling London Suspended aerial cycle paths are the way for Boris to extend cycle superhighways over London's …
After five cyclists die on London's roads in nine days, a thousand cyclists call on Mayor Boris Johnson - 'save our skins!'
Boris - save London's cyclists! Oliver Tickell | 15th November 2013 News London Cycling Transport After five cyclists die on London's roads in nine days, a thousand cyclists call on Mayor Boris …
After a month together, Susan Clark and her borrowed electric bike part company but is she hooked and will she spend £1,000 plus to make their relationship a permanent one?
How an electric bike improved my fitness Susan Clark | 31st July 2013 Comment Health Science & Technology comply_2_rz_1.jpg After a month together, Susan Clark and her borrowed electric bike part …
The message from the IPCC report is familiar and shattering: it's as bad as we thought it was, says George Monbiot
Climate change? Try catastrophic climate breakdown George Monbiot The Guardian | 28th September 2013 News Climate Change Ipcc ice.jpg The latest IPCC report includes further evidence of the melting …
In her fourth and final blog Clare Kendall recommends trying a boat holiday - which tend to have serious green credentials........
It’s not easy being green – unless that is, you live on a boat. Part IV. Clare Kendall | 8th October 2013 Comment Eco Holiday narro.jpg In her fourth and final blog Clare Kendall recommends trying a …
Inspired by his childhood memories of secret gardens, Rupert Sheldrake suggests a way modern families today could enjoy the same kind of productive outdoor space.........
Family Orchards Rupert Sheldrake | 9th October 2013 Other orchards.jpg Inspired by his childhood memories of secret gardens, Rupert Sheldrake suggests a way modern families today could enjoy the same …
Jeremy Wickremer explains why he believes permaculture offers multiple answers to societal and environmental problems in a beautifully simple and effective way.
Connecting the Dots: the Big Permaculture Picture Jeremy Wickremer | 24th April 2013 Comment Permaculture Permaculture Day Grow Your Own Sustainability permaculture.jpg Permaculture projects are …
Eagle Gamma profiles an ethnographer who chose life off-the-grid, and found true independence.....
Independent living in Canada Eagle Gamma | 14th February 2013 Comment hugh.jpg Image of Phillip Vannini. Copyright Nicholas Halpin, Eyes Wide Open Photography. Eagle Gamma profiles an ethnographer …
The unspoilt pastoral landscape of Transylvania is the latest battlefield in the war against aggressive fossil energy extraction. Jim Wickens reports on the farming communities fighting back against multinational energy companies.
Transylvania revolts: Farmers against fracking Jim Wickens | 27th November 2013 News Energy Gas Fracking Fossil Fuels Romania Direct Action anti-fracking-protest.png The unspoilt pastoral landscape …