Two million cars are disposed of every year in the UK, only half of them through the proper channels. Recycle materials and cut down on pollution by sending your old banger to an authorised treatment facility
… Metal Scrap Recycle Tyre Garage Dvla scrap-cars.jpg Two million cars are disposed of every year in the UK, … to do with your old one? With two million cars reaching the end of their working lives …
Public transport often doesn't work for travellers because it's fragmented, deregulated and operated for short-term profit, writes Rupert Read. A Green transport policy would force operators to coordinate their schedules, integrate multiple transport modes, and entice travellers out of their cars building a real public transport 'system'.
… modes, and entice travellers out of their cars building a real public transport … to switch to smaller, more economical cars, hybrid and electric vehicles are …
The basic premise of this week's budget is that 'growth is good' and must be sought at all costs. But as Rupert Read writes, this is transparent nonsense. Growthism is an outdated ideology that must be thrown out - and replaced with 'ecologism'.
… metrics. British Leyland produced a lot of cars. It had a lot of GDP. Nobody wanted the cars but nobody seemed to care." They are …
Only one party is challenging the mainstream concensus on transport, write Rupert Read, Sandy Irvine and Bennet Francis - massive spending on roads and HS2, and the little that's left for everything else. It's time to throw away the old thinking and commit to an effective, sustainable transport system that begins with local needs.
… infrastructure for sustainable transport. Cars needed for growth? The age of mass … it has done this largely through ensuring cars are less cost effective than public …
How one group is restoring the lost lustre of England's fruit orchards, and why a landfill site turned out to be a blessing in disguise
Saving our perry pears, plums and cider apples for the future Eifion Rees | 4th May 2010 Activism Food And Farming Natural World Vale Heritage Landscape Trust Orchards Community Orchards …
Greens are united in opposing neoliberal 'austerity', write Rupert Read & Sandy Irvine. But there's another kind of austerity to which we are committed - that of living within ecological limits. But base the transition on social, economic and environmental justice, and there will be nothing austere about it. The future we're working for is one of sustainable, life-enhancing abundance.
… relative fripperies like luxury food, sugar, cars, fuel and clothing was massively …
The mountaineers who come to conquer Everest mistake their achievement – in the quest to overcome nature’s ultimate natural obstacle, humans have already won
… at the rock face, the support team in our cars, homes, factories and power stations – we …
Inconsistent wind is no impediment to the generation of electricity by turbines, three separate reports have concluded, as well as showing that the National Grid is more than able to cope with increased investment in wind energy
Three positive reports hammer home wind message Eifion Rees | 13th July 2009 News Investigations Food And Farming Energy Wind Renewables National Grid Friends Of The Earth Greenpeace RSPB WWF Fossil …
The Precautionary Principle must mean, above all, avoiding the risk of ruinous outcomes for people or the wider environment, write Rupert Read & David Burnham. When the Philippines Supreme Court applied that test to GMOs, they found they had to ban them - not as a moral choice but pragmatically, to avoid potentially devastating consequences.
Philippines GMO ban is the Precautionary Principle in action Rupert Read David Burnham | 16th December 2015 Comment Science GMOs Law Regulation Philippines triffids-cut.jpg The Precautionary …
Over in Davos world leaders are desperately trying to find a 'fourth industrial revolution' to keep the 'growth' juggernaut rolling, write Bennet Francis & Rupert Read. But their efforts are doomed: the real challenge we face is to build a healthy, more equal society and a green, sustainable future for us all.
… newest and flashiest - be it home interiors, cars or even clothing. Coming from a man whose …
Governments should turn to citizens to decide how we’ll work together to build the post-coronavirus world.
Principles for post-Covid Britain Victor Anderson Jason Hickel Rupert Read | 11th June 2020 News Covid-19 Coronavirus Recovery Thought Leaders screenshot_2020-06-10_at_12.17.44.png Governments should …
With rich, resource-poor nations increasingly outsourcing their food production to less developed nations, a new website aims to expose the extent of the agricultural land-grab epidemic
Extent of agricultural land-grab revealed on new website Eifion Rees | 22nd June 2009 News Investigations Science And Technology Food And Farming Crops Korea Madagascar Hectare Philippines Qatar …
Cambridge University's expansion plans could change the face of sustainable building in the UK. In 2012, construction begins on the greenest development of its size and scope in the UK
Forget eco-towns - real green house-building is already happening Eifion Rees | 12th January 2010 Activism Climate Change Green Living Eco Housing Green Development Sustainable Homes Cambridge …
Weaning ourselves off carbon will mean a profound change in every aspect of daily life, every sector of society and every job. For that to happen we need a new mindset and a new set of tools...
Ecologist guide to green skills and education Eifion Rees | 2nd February 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Education Skills Ecologist Guide To Green Skills And Education turbineengineer.jpg Weaning …
Weaning ourselves off carbon will mean a profound change in every aspect of daily life, every sector of society and every job. For that to happen we need a new mindset and a new set of tools...
Ecologist guide to green skills and education Eifion Rees | 2nd February 2010 Ethical Living Green Living Education Skills Ecologist Guide To Green Skills And Education turbineengineer.jpg Weaning …
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to celebrate the coming together of marriage and environmentalism. Do you, reader, take this, the Ecologist, to be your guide to environmentally friendly weddings...
Green weddings: how to get married ethically Eifion Rees | 3rd December 2010 Ethical Living Green Living How To Wedding Marriage Love Dress Cotton Flowers Gold Silver Diamond Conflict War On Want …
'Apollo-Earth' is a new mission to bring action against climate change to its Tipping Point. Here's what needs to happen and how you can get involved, write RUPERT READ and DEEPAK RUGHANI
Apollo-Earth: A Wake Up Call In Our Race against Time Rupert Read Deepak Rughani | 9th March 2017 Comment Apollo Earth Climate Action Un-named Movement Paul Hawken murmuration.jpg 'Apollo-Earth' is a …