Bongani Mthembu talks to the Ecologist about the struggles and successes in achieving environmental justice in South Africa’s townships
… is the most important thing to avoid when campaigning? You don’t solve a problem with … issues... HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 10 groups campaigning for a healthier environment How …
It is estimated that by 2030, 92 per cent of Britons will live in cities. The CEO of charity Trees for Cities on why its so important but difficult to plant trees in our streets
… is the most important thing to avoid when campaigning? Don't be ambiguous. Be clear and …
Campaigners have forced the biggest shareholder in a titanium mining project on south Africa's 'Wild Coast' to withdraw, reports Rachel Lees. But they now fear the project itself will continue under the auspices of local 'front' companies, while the big profits enrich the British and Australian investors that are the real masters of Africa's neo-colonial minerals boom.
… Finance UK Australia Indigenous Peoples Campaigning … much more than the impact of public campaigning. For instance, War on Want's … and MRC's activities we see the necessity of campaigning in Britain made clear too. But the …
Following the closure of some of the UK's most stunning lakes, a dynamic campaign has been set up to stop phosphates from washing detergents causing algal blooms
Love your Lakes: a campaign to get phosphates out of the Lake District Laura Sevier | 16th December 2010 Activism Natural World Pollution Lake District Love Your Lakes Phosphates Algae Detergents …
As part of a global week of action campaigners from Divest London have gathered to ‘Raise the Heat' on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, writes Hal Rhoades - protesting its plan to invest in a ‘carbon bomb' coal project that endangers global climate and threatens to finish off the Great Barrier Reef.
CommBank must ditch its plans to fund Great Barrier Reef destruction Hal Rhoades | 26th May 2015 News Climate Change Finance Australia UK Oceans divest-london-4-cut.jpg As part of a global week of …
Local campaigners fearful of water shortages and industrial pollution have forced state authorities to cancel an unpopular plan to allocate land for a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Tamil Nadu, India.
Campaigners defeat Coca-Cola plant in South India The Ecologist | 21st April 2015 News India Water Pollution Corporations coca-cola-india-cut.jpg Local campaigners fearful of water shortages and …
Paul Kingsnorth talks to Stephanie Roth, the former Ecologist campaigns editor who has
just been awarded the 'environmental movement's Nobel prize' for risking life and limb
to prevent the exploitation of the largest gold reserves in Europe
… to me. I contacted the people who were campaigning against it, and I asked them, … a serious country, and people aren't used to campaigning in a humorous way. For such a long …
Pesticides campaigner Georgina Downs has seen her high court victory against the Government overturned by a court of appeal, but vows to take her campaign to the House of Lords
'Whitewash' at court of appeal for pesticides campaigner The Ecologist | 9th July 2009 News Take Action Campaigns Investigations Food And Farming Pesticides DEFRA Georgina Downs Health Hilary Benn …
With 80% of the world's fossil fuel reserves 'unburnable' if the world is to meet its climate targets, writes Melanie Mattauch, the divestment movement is moving from strength to strength. As investor confidence in fossil energy ebbs away, 2015 is where the endgame for a dying industry begins.
2015 - the fossil fuel endgame begins Melanie Mattauch | 12th January 2015 Comment Climate Change Finance Fossil Fuels Oil Gas Coal fossilfreeuk-210914-cut.jpg The Force is with us! Giant carbon …
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, worth over $900 billion, has today announced that it will divest from coal, a move expected to force the sale of investments worth $13.3 billion. Campaigners say that other funds have now 'run out of excuses' not to follow suit.
… in renewables! They also promised to continue campaigning for the fund's full divestment …
A 62-year old pipeline across New England could be used to carry hazardous tar sand crude oil from Canada to the Atlantic, writes Meg Berlin. But communities across Vermont are campaigning to block the project that imperils waters, people and wildlife ...
… Berlin. But communities across Vermont are campaigning to block the project that imperils … related to the pumping of tar sands crude. By campaigning successfully and educating a …
After eleven years of campaigning by local people suffering from water shortages, state authorities have closed Coca-Cola's bottling plant at Mehdiganj, Uttar Pradesh - inspiring campaigners at another three Coca Cola sites in India.
… After eleven years of campaigning by local people suffering from … said Amit Srivastava of the international campaigning group, India Resource Center. No …
Ukraine's state-owned nuclear generator is suing anti-nuclear activists in its latest attempt to stifle public debate over the country's ageing fleet of 15 nuclear reactors, while refusing to release information in breach of international obligations.
… Ecoclub-Rivne, NECU and others - have been campaigning since more than five years for of …
Reforms should be made to the Bank of England’s mandate to make climate stability a core purpose, according to a new report. CATHERINE EARLY reports
Time to bail out the climate, say campaigners Catherine Early | 16th May 2018 News Banking Finance Climate Change Risk Recession bank_of_england.jpg Reforms should be made to the Bank of England’s …
Campaigners from Transport 2000, the sustainable transport group, have exposed the escalating costs of the M6 road-widening scheme.
Campaigners outraged at escalating costs of road widening 31st July 2007 News M6 Road Widening Transport 2000 Cars Politics And Economics Pollution News web pic 2_121.jpg Campaigners from Transport …
The Government is facing legal action from the European Commission over levels of sulphur dioxide pollution in East England, the Campaign for Clean Air in London has revealed.
Europe threatens to sue UK over sulphur dioxide levels 4th September 2007 News EC European Commission Pm10 Sulphur Dioxide Pollution Air Pollution Brick Works Bedford Industrial Health Pollution News …
With the Wall Street Journal warning that the GMO crop boom may be over in the face of superweeds, higher seed prices, falling yields and farmer antipathy, writes Pat Thomas, the Monsanto-Bayer merger is a sign of weakness as both companies struggle to deliver growth and profits to match shareholder expectations. We had better be ready to press home our advantage!
… fertilisers, ammonia and in 2005, when campaigning focus was increasing on Monsanto, …
With the 'Heathrow 13' protestors expecting custodial sentences today for their occupation of a Heathrow runway last July, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP writes that their direct action followed years of official lies and broken promises, and forms part of a long tradition of direct action protests in defence of democracy.
… many of my constituents and I have been campaigning for many years against additional … This is still the view I hold today. This campaigning has secured recommendations and … resulted in many considering that a return to campaigning including lobbying, demonstrating …
The UK's pension funds are worth a colossal £3 trillion - yet few have any idea what 'their' pension money is doing. As Rebecca O'Connor reports, activist pension holders can now shift their funds towards green, ethical investments ...
Our pensions can change the world Rebecca O'Connor | 11th January 2014 Ethical Living Green Economy Finance radishes.png The UK's pension funds are worth a colossal £3 trillion - yet few have any …
Fossil fuel companies are a risky investment thanks to the 2.8 trillion tonnes of 'unburnable' carbon in their reserves, writes Franklin Ginn. But there's an even stronger reason to support fossil fuel divestment: to erode their political power, which they use to block progress to a sustainable, low carbon future.
To hit fossil fuel firms where it hurts, support divestment! Franklin Ginn | 20th October 2014 Comment Fossil Fuels Finance Politics Climate Change deepwater-horizon-cut.jpg Fossil fuel companies are …
The Car Free Megacities campaign sets out to transform London, Paris and New York.
Driving cars out of our cities Andrew Simms | 11th May 2021 | Comment Pollution Congestion Traffic Climate Change Editor’s Picks air_pollution_0.jpg The Car Free Megacities campaign sets out to …
Ann Pettifor has changed the world once; now she wants to do it again.
Visionaries: Ann Pettifor The Ecologist | 1st April 2009 News Green Living Finance Green New Deal Jubilee 200 Campaign Economics Visionaries visionaries_ann-pettifor.jpg Ann Pettifor has changed the …
New survey reveals that three quarters of Brits think single-use plastic should be socially unacceptable.
National refill day Staff Reporter | 19th June 2019 News Plastics Pollution Single-use Plastics water-bottles-cut.jpg New survey reveals that three quarters of Brits think single-use plastic should …