Stop Killing Cyclists are staging a protest in London on 27th April to demand an end to the UK's intolerable air pollution, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. With an estimated 40,000 people dying every year from filthy air, much of it caused by diesel cars, all are welcome to join in, denounce the government's 'polluters' friend' policies, and insist on swift action to stop the needless deaths.
… from filthy air, much of it caused by diesel cars, all are welcome to join in, denounce the … pollution include: increased taxes on cleaner cars; reduced taxes on more polluting cars; DfT (Department for Transport) proposals …
It's not just that the government does not seem to care about the millions of Britons that have died prematurely from traffic pollution, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. It's that every policy intervention they have made is making the problem worse! Join us this Saturday to demand a sane transport policy that will make our roads safe for people, and our air fit to breathe.
… example, they have Increased taxes on cleaner cars; Reduced taxes on more polluting cars; Department for Transport proposed the … by 2025. Ban all non-zero emission private cars from cities on days where pollution …
A handful of 'climate sceptic' billionaires, owners of most of the UK's biggest selling newspapers, have used their media dominance to spread a false narrative on climate change, and undermine prospects for effective action to curb fossil fuels, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. Campaigners must fight back - beginning with a series of actions that begin outside the Daily Mail this month.
… £1,000 of new taxes imposed on low emission cars, while reducing taxes on polluting cars. 4. solar energy support for households …
Our insatiable appetite for expensive coffee is causing a global trail of waste and destruction, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. Following the successful campaign for a 5p plastic bag levy, it's time to move on to a much larger 25p levy on disposable coffee cups - making those that profit from the waste carry the cost of its disposal.
UK's 3 billion waste coffee cups a year: let those who profit pay the cost Donnachadh McCarthy | 18th March 2016 Comment Drink Sustainability Finance Corporations coffee-cup-cut.jpg Our insatiable …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods.
… posing provocatively in converted sports cars and carry sales pitches for the …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods.
… posing provocatively in converted sports cars and carry sales pitches for the …
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.
… a community affair. Half a dozen security cars remain blocked, prevented from moving …
Undercover filming by the UK investigative agency Ecostorm has exposed - for the first time - the brutal hunting and killing of dolphins for use as shark bait off Peru's Pacific coast. Jim Wickens reports
Revealed: brutal reality of world's 'biggest dolphin hunt' Jim Wickens | 17th October 2013 News Investigations News Dolphins Fishing Peru Shark Finning hauling up harpooned dolphin.jpg Undercover …
A year ago six London cyclists were killed in a horrendous spate of road violence, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. A demonstration this Saturday will mark their deaths, and demand Government action to improve road safety and reduce traffic pollution - moves that could save over 210,000 lives over the next decade.
Join us on Saturday to demand Roads Fit For Humans! Donnachadh McCarthy | 13th November 2014 Comment Cities UK Transport Health Climate Change mass-cyclist-die-in-london-2.png A year ago six London …
Following the death of 44 cyclists on London's 'killing roads' since 2011, the city has a new cyclists' movement with a radical edge and a focus on direct action. Donnachadh McCarthy is a co-founder of Stop Killing Cyclists.
Stop Killing Cyclists - the birth of a movement Donnachadh McCarthy | 15th January 2014 Activism London Transport Cycling tfl-die-in-text.png Following the death of 44 cyclists on London's 'killing …
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods
Hell For Leather – investigating the leather industry in Bangladesh Jim Wickens | 1st June 2008 Other Video Ecologist Film Unit Science And Technology Bangladesh Pollution Environmental Standards …
Campaigners will demand significant investment in comprehensive national cycle network with 7 September 2019 protest.
National funeral for the unknown cyclist Donnachadh McCarthy | 22nd August 2019 News Change Makers Cycling National Cycle Routes National Funeral For The Unknown Cyclist Air Pollution Extinction …
Following a monstrous spate of cyclist deaths in London, protestors are gathering outside the Bank of England tonight to demand: stop killing cyclists! The UK's peaceful cycling revolution is now under way, writes Donnachadh McCarthy, who invites us all to join the movement to make our cities safe for humans.
Tonight, join the silent roar: stop killing cyclists! Donnachadh McCarthy | 29th June 2015 Comment Transport Cycling Cities Health UK bank skc flowers-cut.jpg Following a monstrous spate of cyclist …
As President Trump gets on with dismantling and defunding environmental regulation in the US and withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, his top environmental advisor has branded the Green movement as 'the greatest threat to freedom and prosperity in the modern world.' We must resist now, writes Donnachadh McCarthy - while we still can!
Trump's war on humanity - which side are we on? Donnachadh McCarthy | 1st February 2017 Comment Politics USA Regulation Climate Change Paris Agreement goat-somalia-cut.jpg As President Trump gets on …
As the great and good of Britain including its most august royal personages converge on Runnymede to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, police are violating the very freedoms the Charter guarantees, writes Donnachadh McCarthy, after declaring an alternative Festival of Democracy to be an 'illegal rave'.
Let's turn a Magna Carta travesty into a summons to defend our freedoms Donnachadh McCarthy | 15th June 2015 Comment Human Rights Law Politics UK History meeting-cut.jpg As the great and good of …
Britain's five top media billionaires are all 'climate sceptic and using their newpapers to disinform us on climate change and block effective action, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. So let's put together a block of climate-aware advertisers to demand they tell the truth.
… new taxes on renewable energy , cleaner cars and community energy schemes, whilst …
The coast of Peru is being blighted by a fishmeal industry that's sprung up to satisfy the West’s voracious appetite for salmon – now marine life, human health and whole ecosystems are paying the price. Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens report
… – including the steel industry and cars – he says the fishmeal industry has been …
Earthquakes and poisoned wells are setting off a revolt against fracking in Romania, revealing deep fault lines between the rural heartlands and the urban political elite. Jim Wickens & Paraic O'Brien report on a country at war with itself.
… men sleep in a tent on the street, waving at cars that beep at them from the icy road. The …
Western consumers are inadvertently driving the Sumatran elephant to extinction by eating, washing and wearing - in cosmetics - the derivatives of a fruit that is destroying the animal's last remaining forest habitat. Jim Wickens reports
… soap; soon we will even be burning it in our cars. There are over 30 names for palm oil …