A Lancashire grandmother is to appear in a Preston court tomorrow to defend a £55,000 claim pressed by fracking company Cuadrilla and its CEO Francis Egan for the costs of an eviction that never even took place, writes Oliver Tickell. Now a campaign calling on Cuadrilla to drop its unjust and oppressive legal action is gaining momentum - and its Egan who's on the defensive.
Cuadrilla - drop your £55,000 claim against Lancashire fracking 'Nana'! Oliver Tickell | 8th December 2016 Activism Fracking Law Protest Climate Change Corporations tina.png A Lancashire grandmother …
A planned 'head in sand' salute had to be abandoned at COP20 in Peru this week, writes Maxine Newlands - called off due to lack of sand on Lima's stony shores. But climate campaigners in Australia and New Zealand made up for it with dozens of their own 'bums up' actions on sandy Antipodean beaches ...
Bottoms up! 'Head in sand salute' is the new climate protest Maxine Newlands | 10th December 2013 Activism Protest Climate Change Unfccc Australia New Zealand Peru global_day_of_climate_action-8.jpg …
School buildings, food, waste - even the curriculum itself should all support a connection to, and appreciation for, the environment. Here are some resources to get you started
How to green your school The Ecologist | 10th February 2010 Activism Climate Change Society How To Make A Difference Schools Eco Schools Soil Association Food For Life Partnership Carbon Calculator …
For 25 years, a group of eco-aware surfers have been campaigning for cleaner waves, writes Summer Brooks. SAS was founded in 1990 to tackle sewage discharges into UK coastal waters, and now, bigger and stronger than ever, they are turning their focus to the global problem of ocean plastic - both picking it up on our beaches, and pushing for long term, global solutions.
… years, a group of eco-aware surfers have been campaigning for cleaner waves, writes Summer … UK's beaches, oceans, waves and wildlife." Campaigning for cleaner seas It's been quite a … paper, and they could again." SAS are also campaigning for a deposit scheme for drinks …
The opencast coal mine at Ffos-y-Fran near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales is the UK’s largest - and has produced eight million tonnes of coal. Now Miller Argent, the owner and operator, wants to extend the mine. Banks Mining has applied for planning permission to begin a new mine at Highthorn, in Northumberland. The application will go before Sajid Javid, the Communities Secretary, today. MAT HOPE of DeSmog UK spoke to the people most affected.
From the valleys to the beaches - new coal mines bring fear not hope Mat Hope | 4th December 2017 Activism Mining Coal Protest Campaigns fyf_machinery.jpg The opencast coal mine at Ffos-y-Fran near …
From the 21st to 27th March thousands of people in the UK will be involved in a week of action on climate change. So why is Climate Week making some greens so angry?
Just how green is Climate Week? Matilda Lee | 15th March 2011 Activism Climate Change And Energy Tar Sands RBS Climate Week Social Marketing Tesco 1kevin-steele-1.jpg From the 21st to 27th March …
Join Labour Behind the Label in a week of action from 30th May to 5th June to lobby brands to ban the technique of sandblasting denim
TAKE ACTION to ban 'killer jeans' Matilda Lee | 25th May 2011 Activism Society Health Waste & Recycling Denim Sandblasting Take Action Labour Behind The Label Garment Workers killerdenimpic.jpg Join …
Lawyer Polly Higgins is spearheading a campaign to have 'ecocide' recognised by the UN as an international crime against peace. But how will this work in practice?
… deterrent? HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 10 groups campaigning for the natural world Breathable …
Chefs aim to prevent good food going to waste by serving up offal and other rare meat cuts during the 'nose to tail' fortnight organised by Sustain
Meat matters: London restaurants gear up for ‘nose-to-tail' fortnight Mark Briggs | 1st May 2012 Activism Food And Farming Gardening Organic Agriculture Meat Sustain How To Make A Difference …
A tireless crusader for rural revitalisation, Kate Eshelby meets the septuagenarian who beat Tesco out of town and is now at the heart of Suffolk’s local food revival
… campaigner on rural issues, began her campaigning career in 1997 when Tesco applied … Focus on localisation Caroline’s unflagging campaigning has ensured that she is heavily …
There's a shift occurring in the stewardship of the UK's National Parks - a move towards legislating for greater freedom to plunder the Parks' natural resources for financial gain with conservation of natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage taking a back seat. JAN GOODEY reports on the looming threat to the National Parks in Wales
… The Snowdonia Society is one of the leading campaigning groups calling for the …
Join the growing chorus of individuals and organisations demanding the right to know what's in their food... all GM foods should be labelled, say Just Label It campaigners
TAKE ACTION: Just Label It - Americans demand GM food labelling Priyanka Mogul | 31st January 2012 Activism Gm Food Biotechnology Genetic Engineering Labelling Health 2hi-res_label-light-text.jpg …
In the fight for a better, cleaner, more just and sustainable world, it's not enough just to oppose all all the 'bads' that crowd in from all sides, writes Mike Childs. We also have to build our own vision of the future, and map out the changes we must make to get there. And that's what Friends of the Earth is setting out to do in its transformational 'Big Ideas Change the World' project.
… Big Ideas project to help shape the future campaigning agenda of those who want to ensure … deliver environmental sustainability by only campaigning on green issues. Much broader … But as our exploration of the history of campaigning showed, there is a long and …
A pioneering social marketing project in Richmond and Ham is using neighbourhood networks to improve energy efficiency in the borough
'Street champions' inspire communities to adopt low-carbon lifestyles Laura Laker | 13th August 2010 Activism Energy How To Make A Difference Social Marketing Richmond Environment Network Ham United …
The Soil Association's Emma Heesom talks to the Ecologist about what this year's Organic September campaign is all about and how everyone can make a small change and a big difference.......
Organic September Emma Heesom | 3rd September 2013 Activism Organic animated_banner_small_changes.gif The Soil Association's Emma Heesom talks to the Ecologist about what this year's Organic …
A volunteer crew member on the Sea Shepherd's Steve Irwin ship during recent operations targeting bluefin tuna fishing and pilot whale hunting argues the organisations' activities are vital for preventing slaughter on the high seas
Targeting the whale hunters: on patrol with Sea Shepherd Beatrice Yannacopoulou | 1st November 2011 Activism Natural World Whaling Sea Shepherd Paul Watson Faroe Islands Iccat Bluefin Tuna 1sea.jpg A …
Members of the London Assembly yesterday voted for the London Pension Fund Authority, worth £4.8 billion, to ditch all its fossil fuel investments over a 5-year period. The vote is non-binding, but the huge 15-3 margin puts strong pressure on London Mayor Boris Johnson to follow through.
London Assembly votes for £5 bn fossil fuel divestment - listen up, Boris! Divest London | 12th March 2015 Activism Fossil Fuels Climate Change Divestment Politics UK divest-london-demo-cut.jpg …
Plastic Pollution Coalition is a new campaign calling for an outright ban on single-use plastic products. Will you support them?
… through raising consumer awareness and by campaigning for anti-disposables legislation. … bags HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 10 groups campaigning against waste Viewed in new light, …
The battle against coal mining by Mountain Top Removal has been fought by the people of Appalachia over generations. The campaigners' target is now Swiss bank UBS, the main financier of the destruction.
'UBS Eight' still in jail for fighting mountain-top removal The Ecologist | 27th November 2013 Activism Coal Global Warming Fossil Energy Extreme Energy hoa.png The battle against coal mining by …
There's one big thing that Britain's biggest banks could do to reclaim their grievously impaired reputations, writes Greig Aitken: commit to stop investing in coal projects. As well as reducing climate change and local environmental impacts, it would also 'de-risk' their balance sheets as the global tide, from the US to China, turns against the dirty, carbon-heavy fuel.
… about thanks to more than ten years of campaigning from our colleagues at Friends of … the Earth France and other groups. Now we are campaigning to extend this 'Crédit Agricole' …
Austria's pledge to strive for the elimination of nuclear WMD kindled fresh energy and hope at this month's Vienna Conference on Nuclear Weapons, writes Rebecca Johnson. Now we must maintain the momentum towards global nuclear disarmament at the May 2015 meeting of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Austria's campaign to 'stigmatise, prohibit and eliminate' nuclear weapons Rebecca Johnson | 27th December 2014 Activism Nuclear WMD Austria USA UK India Pakistan Japan War tsar-bomba-cut.jpg …
Eleven easy steps to get you started - from picking your committee and spreading the word to making it fun and worthwhile
… up and/or joining an environmental society or campaigning group. In my fourth year at … reports HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 10 groups campaigning for the natural world Breathable …