Campaigners up and down the country are trying to stop public access land from going under the hammer as UK councils seek ways to plug the Government funding gap. JAN GOODEY reports
Environmental vandalism? Campaigners regroup to stop the Great Downland Sell-Off Jan Goodey | 15th March 2017 Activism Campaigning Protest Conservation SSSI downs 6.jpg Campaigners up and down the …
You can't buy a seed unless its strain has been expensively registered. But you can swap them with fellow gardeners, helping food growing and biodiversity to thrive
Don't buy seeds; swap them Jan Goodey | 4th February 2010 Activism Food And Farming How To Make A Difference Seed Swaps Gardening Seedy Sunday Heritage Seed Library Guerrilla Gardening seedswaps2.jpg …
Electric bicycles are yet to go mainstream in the UK but could the launch of Haibike’s new electric mountain bike change all that? Gervase Poulden reports
… finally be in sight GREEN LIVING Top 10…Euro cities to cycle Want to see a new city and get …
Landscapes of Freedom mass trespass demands access to, and an end to blood sports on, Brighton and Hove City Council-owned land.
Those who trespass against us Jan Goodey | 27th July 2021 | News Trespass Landscapes Of Freedom Activism South Downs Editor’s Picks 306199054.jpeg Landscapes of Freedom mass trespass demands access …
From sheep to spinach, Gervase Poulden has the skinny on how to make your smallholding dreams a reality
Smallholding: the basics Gervase Poulden | 18th October 2011 Ethical Living Gardening Smallholding Self-sufficiency Crop Growing Animal Rearing Food And Farming holding.jpg From sheep to spinach, …
China is attempting to pursue the same impossible path as the rest of the world: generating consumer demand and wealth without destroying its natural resources and the planet
… has left it with 16 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world; the north of the country … and smog that blights many of China’s cities. In dietary choices too, the Chinese …
Don’t despair if this weekend turns out to be a washout; the UK’s natural history museums are the perfect place to spend a rainy afternoon. Gervase Poulden has five of the best
… eco travel guide to England Boasting vibrant cities, countless historical treasures and …
With the UK capital struggling to get commuters to work on time following strike action by tube and train drivers this week, JAN GOODEY reports on a project that will bring the first solar-powered electric buses to the public in the Spring
Solar-powered electric buses ‒ a UK first Jan Goodey | 10th January 2017 Ethical Living Transport Rewewables Green Energy solar bus story.jpg With the UK capital struggling to get commuters to work …
A US-backed billion-dollar gold mine has attracted thousands of protestors in recent weeks. Many have the poor economic legacy of existing mines fresh in their minds, reports Gervase Pouldon in Cajamarca, Peru
Tainted gold: thousands join protest against Peru's largest ever mining project Gervase Poulden | 17th January 2012 News Mining Natural World Gold Peru Indigenous Rights 480x360-(2).jpg Protests …
Come Friday morning and a group of kids and their parents converge to begin Brighton's Bike train cycle to school. Could this be the beginning of the great two-wheeled school run revolution? Jan Goodey reports
… in your workplace GREEN LIVING Top 10…Euro cities to cycle Want to see a new city and get …
From zoning to killer bees and lovely honey: Gervase Poulden explains the essentials of beekeeping
The A to Z of beekeeping Gervase Poulden | 6th September 2011 Ethical Living Beekeeping Honey Bees Bees Honey Varroa A To Z Gardening Green Living Natural World holding.jpg From zoning to killer bees …
An innovative Lottery-funded 'Scrumping Project' in Brighton and Hove is bringing rare apples back into the community
CASE STUDY: sustainable uses for gluts of autumn apples Jan Goodey | 8th October 2009 Activism Case Study Food And Gardening Infinity Foods Scrumping Permaculture Trust Lottery Fund Apple Varieties …
'The success of Vegans Support the Farmers shows both vegans and farmers have a hunger for real solutions and a better future for us and our families.'
… essentials from supermarkets in multiple UK cities including Hastings, Leeds and …
Mass trespass this Saturday aims to protect ancient forest from Center Parcs development.
Trespass against Center Parcs Jan Goodey | 22nd September 2022 | News Center Parcs Mass Trespass Landscapes Of Freedom Activism worth_forest_4.jpg Mass trespass this Saturday aims to protect ancient …
Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution is powering up. Jan Goodey meets Tom Druitt, the driving force behind the Big Lemon Bus
… – eventually end up with franchises in other cities.’ He laughs infectiously, reminiscent …
Crude oil may be running out, but Brighton's transport revolution is powering up. Jan Goodey meets Tom Druitt, the driving force behind the Big Lemon Bus
… – eventually end up with franchises in other cities.’ He laughs infectiously, reminiscent …
As fracking hits the headlines UK protests against the practice of blasting natural gas from shale rock are on the increase. Jan Goodey reports on the latest flashpoint in the urgent - and escalating - anti fracking battle
The UK's anti fracking movement is growing Jan Goodey | 1st August 2013 News Climate Change Energy Society protest.jpg As fracking hits the headlines UK protests against the practice of blasting …
Speakers at last weekend's march emphasised the need for uniting the fights for environmental and social justice.
Together for climate justice Jan Goodey | 5th December 2018 News Climate Change March Demonstration Protest War On Want screenshot_2018-12-03_at_20.45.54.png Speakers at last weekend's march …
David Shukman’s book is both an entertaining collection of a journalist’s tales and the perfect introduction to the environmental challenges facing the world today, says Gervase Poulden
An Iceberg as Big as Manhattan Gervase Poulden | 29th September 2011 Reviews David Shukman BBC Reviews Books Global Warming Climate Change Science iceberg.jpg David Shukman’s book is both an …
Insulate Britain are prisoners of conscience raising public awareness of immediate action required to combat climate crisis
Prison for home insulation activists Jan Goodey | 14th December 2021 | Comment Activism ActviInsulate Britain 2.63943441.jpg Insulate Britain are prisoners of conscience raising public awareness of …
Two Councils at the front line of fracking protests - Greater Manchester and West Sussex - have pension funds investing in the major fracking operators - while decisions on planning applications to frack are pending.
Planners' pension funds set to win from fracking permissions Jan Goodey Will Cottrell Ed Jones | 24th February 2014 News Fossil Fuels Economics Green Economy UK Fracking saffron-arrested.png Two …
Greater Manchester Authorities has launched an immediate probe into its investments after an investigation by The Ecologist revealed it was funding the company behind the world's biggest, and most controversial, coal mine. JAN GOODEY reports.
The biggest UK pension fund backs coal mine set to ‘destroy’ the Great Barrier Reef Jan Goodey | 16th November 2017 News FOIA Mining Australia Pension GMPF Great Barrier Reef 405593.jpg Greater …