West Papua is one of the world’s forgotten conflicts, where human rights violations are endemic. Now Lush has taken up the cause. Ruth Styles has more
… Freedom: Lush gets behind the Free West Papua campaign Ruth Styles | 11th October 2011 Ethical Living West Papua Lush Campaigns Smell Of Freedom Human Rights … to that of Wales. Free West Papua is a campaign based in the UK, which aims to create …
A company bidding to undertake 'underground coal gasification (UGC) - a notoriously hazardous and polluting process - in the UK has threatened a Scottish clean energy campaigner: shut up or get sued. Paul Mobbs reports ...
… Coal gas company warns - stop campaigning or we will sue Paul Mobbs | 18th … the UK has threatened a Scottish clean energy campaigner: shut up or get sued. Paul Mobbs … sent a 'cease and desist' notice to Scottish campaigner Mel Kelly. The notice threatens her …
The UK Government's policy is to frack at all costs, against public opinion and compelling evidence of environmental damage and poor returns, writes Paul Mobbs - a timely reminder that as far as the Government is concerned, it has a God-given right to rule over us, no matter what we think or want.
… can learn from. The GMO lesson Firstly, the campaign against genetically modified (GM) … peace movement. genetiX snowball was a great campaign... Then came the civil injunctions … end of the world. Over my three decades as a campaigner I've collected a few, and whilst …
The greatest myth of the consumer society is that modern lifestyles are 'normal' - and this can continue forever because we're clever little apes who can solve any problem, writes Paul Mobbs. That hubris, in the face of insurmountable ecological limits, will be our collective downfall.
… the 1990s, when green politics took power and campaign groups slowly began to take corporate … of this change, were marginalised within many campaign groups. In the neo-liberal world, … of car-based transport. In the 2000s campaign groups traded that analysis for the …
Post Brexit, get ready for a massive attack on our liberty, especially on the right to protest, writes Paul Mobbs. With the UK likely to secede from the European Convention on Human Rights, prepare for a new empowerment of police to act with impunity against peaceful activists. We must be ready to stand up, with honour and dignity, for our ancient British right to dissent.
… people to be activists?' Now that the leading campaigns groups - Greenpeace, Friends of the … they could use the law, and our history, as a campaigning tool - as John Bugg had for me. … anti-roads, Criminal Justice Act and other campaigns - need to crank themselves back in …
From the brands making strides towards reducing packaging to the nail polishes made without toxins, Green Living Editor Ruth Styles salutes the beauty brands who have gone further for the planet this year
… care and has spent a similarly lengthy period campaigning for better organic and ethical … , www.pgorganics.com Best campaign: Neal’s Yard Remedies ‘Save the Bees’ campaign Bees are becoming something of an …
She’s one of the world’s most successful models and a seasoned environmental campaigner. Now Erin O’Connor has the packaging problem in her sights. Ruth Styles met her to find out more
… models and a seasoned environmental campaigner. Now Erin O’Connor has the … about SodaStream’s 'World Without Bottles’ campaign, which aims to reduce the amount of … With these figures in mind, SodaStream’s campaign seems less of a gimmick and more an …
Britain’s bees are in big trouble, but Neal’s Yard Remedies have come to the rescue with a campaign and limited edition hand cream. Ruth Styles put it to the test
… Yard Remedies have come to the rescue with a campaign and limited edition hand cream. Ruth … as part of the brand’s Save the Bees campaign. What’s more, Neal’s Yard are also …
A behind-the-scenes look at the British supermodel's shoot for SodaStream's 'World Without Bottles' campaign
… for SodaStream's 'World Without Bottles' campaign An astonishing 340,000,000,000 … models and a seasoned environmental campaigner. Now Erin O’Connor has the …
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
… wangari.jpg Environmentalist, democracy campaigner and Nobel laureate; Wangari Maathai … career on hold and reinvented herself as a campaigner; a career change that put her on a …
A marine biologist by trade and a conservationist by nature, Monty Halls is an unlikely champion for the fishing industry. A classic case of gamekeeper turned poacher? Not so says Halls. As he explains to Ruth Styles, nothing is simple when it comes to sustainable fish
… Prince Charles to Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall campaigning on behalf of Britain’s depleted … MAKE A DIFFERENCE Project Ocean: Selfridges campaign to save fish, fashionably Selfridges …
Edelman, the global PR group, has a history of aggressive 'consent engineering' for the fossil fuel industry in North America, writes Paul Mobbs. So what are they doing running 'impartial' UK bodies including a Parliamentary group on unconventional oil and gas, and the 'independent' Task Force on Shale Gas? Are they really US-style 'astroturf' bodies designed to fool us all?
… fracking. And though in Scotland that campaign is just getting under-way, in England … any external challenge is to ready a robust campaign that comprises proactive and reactive … database - would organise an on-line campaign, using 35,000 recruited 'activists', …
With Fairtrade Fortnight in full swing, Ruth Styles caught up with People Tree founder, Safia Minney, and Swallows director, Santo Haque, to find out why hand weaving is set to be fashion's next big scandal
… Minney. ‘That’s why it took us 10 years to campaign on the minimum wage being set at 1660 … by how little handwork is available.’ Campaign to give hand weavers carbon credits …
Little publicised government plans to 'reform' court costs are intended to foreclose access to environmental justice for all but the wealthiest individuals and communities, writes Paul Mobbs. Meanwhile cuts to agencies and regulators will make it ever harder for them to do their jobs - making public participation in environmental protection all the more important.
… judicial review. And no longer can unions or campaign groups sponsor individuals to bring … bad decisions, even for the larger national campaign groups. Of course for medium and … Paul Mobbs is an environmental and peace campaigner. He runs the Free Range Activism …
The Environmental Audit Committee today calls for shale fracking in the UK to be 'put on hold', writes Paul Mobbs. But the EAC is missing an even more dangerous technology that the Infrastructure Bill would support - underground coal gasification.
… be an interesting day for the future of the campaign against unconventional oil and gas in … to. For the public, and anti-fracking campaigners in particular, it's a clear …
The sonic backdrop to our lives is increasingly one of unwanted technospheric noise, writes Paul Mobbs. And as it eclipses the sounds of nature, it's taking its toll on our health, wellbeing and quality of life. So as well as campaigning for more trees, and quieter cars, trucks and aircraft, what's to be done? Let us seek out calm moments of quiet tranquillity - and listen to the birds.
… wellbeing and quality of life. So as well as campaigning for more trees, and quieter cars, … on ecopsychology as part of local environment campaigns, especially for children , could be …
In Food Justice, Robert Gottilieb and Anupama Josh make a compelling case for a more integrated approach to changing the way we eat, says Ruth Styles
… of a group of New Orleans school children campaigning not only for healthier food, … education, advertising and social justice say campaigners VIDEO What's linking slavery to …
Just as long term research into the health impacts of the 'electrosmog' created by wifi and mobile phones is yielding its first results, it's at risk of sudden termination from President Trump's budget cuts, writes Paul Mobbs. But the cuts have little to do with saving money - and a lot to do with protecting corporate profit and economic growth from harsh truths, including evidence that electrosmog causes cancer in laboratory rats, and maybe humans too.
… lobby groups to environmental and social campaigns. Just like the UK Coalition … public advice. One of the groups leading the campaign against warnings on the use of mobile …
Low oil prices are putting a stop to some of the world's most environmentally damaging 'extreme energy' projects, writes Paul Mobbs, and may close down the entire fracking and tar sands industries. So why are so many 'Greens' issuing dire warnings, instead of celebrating the good news?
… part of the film is when they interview campaign groups, who largely ignore or … refused to appear. Why do media-led campaign groups feel the need to follow 'the …
A consistent pattern is emerging in the UK government's plans and policies, writes Paul Mobbs: the stripping away of human rights and freedoms; the detachment of public institutions from democratic accountability; an increase of the powers of the state; and the empowerment of corporations at the expense of people. We must act to preserve our liberties, while we still can.
Campaigning has never been so easy - sign an Avaaz petition here, send an email there ... and the world is soon put to rights, no? No, writes Paul Mobbs. We must examine the impacts and implications of our e-life, from climate change to corporate dominance, and take control of the technologies we increasingly depend on.
… Ghana. Photo: qamp.net via Flickr. Campaigning has never been so easy - sign an …
He’s been a charity fundraiser and is now a fully-fledged adventurer. But is ‘Best Job in the World’s’ Ben Southall about to add eco-warrior to his CV? Ruth Styles met him to find out
… Tourism Queensland launched an international campaign to fill the position of caretaker on …
If you’ve got some serious knots that need sorting out, then the Intonga Amasatchi Experience is for you. What’s more, says Ruth Styles, Africology’s wonderfully natural approach to beauty makes it a brand to watch
… Freedom: Lush gets behind the Free West Papua campaign West Papua is one of the world’s …