The thing is, I like urban farming. Rooftop gardens and window boxes excite me. Balconies filled with beans and tomatoes give me hope. Nonetheless, the ‘next big thing’ in urban horticulture has left me cold.
… Since 50 per cent of us have now migrated to cities, Despommier reasons that agriculture … of furtive cannabis-growers can attest that cities have yielded hydroponic harvests for … a new Chinese ‘eco-city’ near Shanghai. The cities of Incheon in South Korea and Masdar in …
'If you liked sub-prime, you'll love carbon trading!' Join the Camp for Climate Action on the 1st of April as they set up in the Square Mile to greet global leaders and remind them that climate change must remain on the agenda
Climate Camp comes to The City Peter McDonnell | 16th March 2009 Comment Climate Camp Climate G20 Global Leaders London Square Mile Campaigns Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Global Warming Climate …
Officials can sternly lecture the City on its excesses as much as they like: when it comes to actually regulating it, politicians just don't care. And don't want us to know...
We should all know how RBS spends our money Dan Box | 26th October 2009 Comment Politics And Economics RBS Oil Gas Finance Money danboxcomment.jpg Officials can sternly lecture the City on its …
Lord Adair Turner - head of the FSA and the Climate Change Committe - has ruffled feathers by suggesting a tax on currency trading. Here's why
A green tax? James Tobin would be spinning in his grave Gaian Economics | 3rd September 2009 Comment Politics And Economics Tax Green Economics istock_000004261069xsmall.jpg Lord Adair Turner - head …
Water scarcity and mis-management in India are creating a significant human and ecological crisis that will only be worsened by climate change
… a livelihood villagers have migrated to the cities, adding to existing urban problems and … are migrating into a world of poverty in the cities. ‘The reliability of water has gone for … problems of water scarcity. Rapidly growing cities are taking more water supplies away …
What can happen when a Transition Initiative and its local authority work together: the Stroud story
Transition meets local government Transition Culture | 24th June 2009 Comment Transition Towns Rob Hopkins Green Living Politics And Economics transition.jpg What can happen when a Transition …
Banksy may be playing for laughs with his counter-culture art, but there's a serious take-home message too...
Subversion lures: three cheers for Banksy Gaian Economics | 22nd June 2009 Comment Society Politics And Economics Art istock_000004261069xsmall.jpg Banksy may be playing for laughs with his …
Dan Box makes a detour to the G20 climate protests in London, but leaves disappointed. Later, a lecture by Nicholas Stern, author of the Stern review, lifts his spirits.
Dan Box blog: listening to the radicals Dan Box | 2nd April 2009 Comment Dan Box G20 Protests Blueprint For A Safer Planet Nicholas Stern Blog Climate Change Blog Politics And Economics Society Dan …
They emptied the public purse to fund their continuing largesse. Now it's time for the banks to pay us back. At phenomenally good rates...
Bailed-out banks should fund the Green New Deal Dan Box | 17th August 2009 Comment Banks Bonuses Green New Deal Finance Politics And Economics danboxcomment.jpg They emptied the public purse to fund …
The idea of a 'leisure economy' has been predicted for decades, but never realised. Despite this, research shows that our working habits continue to put a strain on the planet's resources. Could tackling climate change be as simple as working less?
The leisure economy: can we save the planet by working less? Ewan Kingston | 1st September 2009 News Society Politics And Economics Work Employment Downshifting worklifeewan.jpg The idea of a …
In the cut-throat world of clean energy investment, is it more important that things are done for the right reason, or that the right thing gets done? We may not like the answer...
Oi! You nicked my reef! Dan Box | 3rd August 2009 Comment Science And Technology Politics And Economics Tidal Reef Severn Renewable Energy Energy danboxcomment.jpg In the cut-throat world of clean …
When PCB transformers exploded in a New York university in 1991, contaminating the campus with dioxins, it set Eric Francis Coppolino on the path to becoming an environmental journalist.
… the globe; thousands of Ukrainian towns and cities were destroyed. French cheese and US …
Everyone loves a good bonus. None more so than the thousands of financiers across the globe who enjoyed ‘stonking’ payments in 2006.
Economy distorted by multimillion pound bonuses Nick Robins | 28th January 2009 Comment Bank Economy Bonuses Pensions Companies Economics Finance Politics And Economics Economy_distorted_MAIN.jpg …
Scottish aid agency SCIAF responds to the Ecologist's article, 'Conned for her copper: Zambia pays the price for aid'
Progress is slow, but Zambia might yet see fair copper mining Chris Hegarty | 9th October 2009 Comment Politics And Economics Sustainable Development Zambia World Bank IMF zambia2.jpg Scottish aid …
It's one of the most encouraging reports of the year, and the mainstream media totally ignored it. Think what you like about town hall politics: there's power in them there councils
Forget Westminster: real green change is local Mark Anslow | 19th August 2009 Comment Politics And Economics Local Democracy Local Sustainable Communities Act edblog.jpg It's one of the most …
No hairshirt or sandals for Molly this year - she's bellowing carols and splashing the cash (in her local currency, of course)
Greens should revel in Christmas, not shun it Molly Scott Cato | 21st December 2009 Comment Green Living Politics And Economics Local Currency Christmas molly.jpg No hairshirt or sandals for Molly …
A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition, Daniel Scharf suggests that the whole concept of a carbon 'market' is radically flawed...
Are your emissions 'survival' or 'luxury'? Daniel Scharf | 11th November 2009 Comment Essay Competition Climate Change Politics And Economics Carbon Trading Carbon Pricing privatejet.jpg A runner-up …
Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags
How to make your town plastic bag free Sylvia Rowley | 15th April 2009 Activism Plastic Bags Campaigns Rebecca Hosing Modbury Campaigns Plastics Supermarkets Health Politics And Economics Society …
Sylvia Rowley examines Rebecca Hosking's tips to rid your town of plastic bags
How to make your town plastic-free Sylvia Rowley | 15th April 2009 News Plastic Bags Campaigns Rebecca Hosing Modbury Campaigns Plastics Supermarkets Campaigns Plastics Supermarkets Health Politics …
Neither greens nor fossil-fuel addicts are happy with it, and there could be better ways of forcing the US to reduce its emissions. So should we just scrap the Waxman-Markey climate bill?
Should the US scrap the Waxman-Markey climate bill? Phil England | 8th October 2009 Comment Copenhagen Climate Change Politics And Economics Waxman-markey ccountsgif.gif Neither greens nor …
Next time you grumble that it's too much effort to seperate you plastic from your cans, imagine doing it as the bullets are flying over head
Composting under fire Anne Barr | 28th March 2009 News Composting War Recycling Indigenous Peoples Composting Indigenous Peoples Politics And Economics Waste And Recycling Archive_181.jpg Next time …