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 Growthism is an outdated ideology that must be thrown out - and replaced with 'ecologism'.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 …
With plane, train and automobile emissions still increasing,
are we being honest with ourselves about how and how often we travel? Matilda Lee looks at the bare necessities of transport
… carbon dioxide emission, half of this is from cars alone, and over the past 25 years, road …
Thanks to the efforts of local residents, Ennerdale has been restored to its natural glory. Matilda Lee takes up the villagers' inspiring tale
… us head outside and the absence of buildings, cars, or indeed pretty much anything manmade … are changing the way we commute Greener than cars and healthier than the tube, the ‘e-bike’ …
Ahead of the latest UN climate conference, leading academic Anthony Giddens explains why it's time to switch to smaller agreements between major world powers
… and public distinctions, organising Smart Cars to enter in transit in different parts of … Having a fair proportion of driver-less cars on the roads, trying to reintegrate that …
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 …
Annie Leonard is back with another installment of the Story of Stuff - this time taking an in-depth look at the cosmetics industry and how we are dying to be beautiful
The Story of Stuff: Cosmetics Matilda Lee | 27th October 2010 Other Health Beauty Story Of Stuff Cosmetics Carcinogens Annie Leonard Film 1socosmetics_still_001.jpg Annie Leonard is back with another …
Why spend hundreds of pounds on baby-carrying
equipment – prams, carrycots, bouncy chairs – when you can hold them close to you in a sling? And when you’ve tired of carrying your baby around, what could be better than letting them sleep on an organic fleece?
Baby Slings and Fleeces MATILDA LEE | 1st May 2005 Ethical Living Baby Sling Pushchair Green Lifestyle Green Living Green Living_1.jpg Why spend hundreds of pounds on baby-carrying equipment – prams, …
The new head of the Prince's green living charity speaks to the Ecologist about ways of engaging individuals and the benefits of corporate partnerships
CAMPAIGN HERO: Joey Tabone, Chief Executive of the Prince of Wales's charity Start Matilda Lee | 12th August 2011 Activism Society Culture Change Climate Change Prince Of Wales Behaviour Change Green …
Lester Brown, founder of the Earth Policy Institute and the WorldWatch Institute, on his fears for Copenhagen, genetically modified food and the failure of the media
… new automotive fuel standards (42 mpg for cars and 25 mpg for pickups and SUVs) and …
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?
… money could pay for desert solar or electric cars Oil companies planning 'billion-pound …
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 …
Global Cool is the green lifestyle organisation that uses celebrities and mainstream culture to market low-carbon living. Its director Caroline Fiennes talks to the Ecologist
Campaign Hero: Caroline Fiennes of Global Cool Matilda Lee | 11th January 2011 Activism Society Climate Change Global Cool Caroline Fiennes Green Living Jo Wood 1cf-in-woollie-jumper.jpg Global Cool …
Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer activism and the release of her second 'eco collection'.
Fashion conscience: Stella McCartney Matilda Lee | 1st May 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Fashion Stella Mccartney Clothes stella_01.jpg Stella McCartney talks to Matilda Lee about designer …
Veteran campaigner and former Ecologist contributor Joss Garman talks to us about past campaigning successes - and why a Green Investment Bank should be a top priority for the Coalition Government
CAMPAIGN HERO: Joss Garman of Plane Stupid Matilda Lee | 25th January 2011 Activism Climate Change How To Make A Difference Joss Garmen Plane Stupid Aviation Heathrow Over Fishing Greenpeace …
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 …
Former deputy editor of the Ecologist, Paul Kingsnorth, tells Matilda Lee why an obsession with CO2 has distracted environmentalists, and why we may already be beyond the point of no return...
… a transport system that is based on cheap cars, hard to see how you can run a retail …
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 …
Her shocking film alerted unsuspecting consumers to the hidden costs of factory farmed pork. She talks to the Ecologist ahead of a special screening of Pig Business at the European Parliament
… the election: 'just as we don't accept cars that aren't meeting our emission …
From direct action campaigns to eco-village renewable energy systems, there are many ways to learn about and get involved in actions to prevent climate change
How to campaign: climate change and energy Zofia Walczak Matilda Lee | 25th May 2010 Activism Climate Change How To Make A Difference Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Climate Rush Climate Camp …