Protesting against fracking in the UK is now an imprisonable offence. Without the independent media, no-one would have been there to document this seismic shift in the criminalisation of environmental activism.
… Comment: Giving environmental activists the platform they … this seismic shift in the criminalisation of environmental activism. Last week, three environmental activists became the first …
The award winning environmental photographer on witnessing rainforests around the world, working for Greenpeace and why photos can help save the world
… Q & A: Daniel Beltrá, environmental photographer Laura Sevier | 14th … Prince's Rainforest Project Daniel Beltra Environmental Photographer Deforestation … see more photos from Daniel The award winning environmental photographer on witnessing …
With vast areas decimated by industrial farming, the salad days are over for mass-produced olive oil. Laura Sevier looks at the effect its rise in popularity has had on the European landscape, and at some more sustainable brands.
… Growing olives on an industrial scale is an environmental hazard (with negative impacts on … is a major cause of one of the biggest environmental problems affecting the EU: … ordered an independent study into the environmental impact of olive farming across …
London-based front groups pushing for the most deregulated form of Brexit have strong ties to major US libertarian influencers.
… some protection for the current level of environmental regulation — at least in … and Brexit 4. The End Game: Environmental Deregulation Matthew Elliott has … Conservative ideology further to the right . Environmental protection Through Matthew …
Laura Sevier meets the man trying to broker a better relationship between God, man, science and the natural world.
… scientific ones. We’re all in this together.’ Environmental sin ‘Religion and Ecology’ is … of all the major world religions. The ongoing environmental crisis has sparked a ‘bringing … be discarded like a used tissue. But a more environmentally friendly view is held by the …
Alt-right website claims 'eco-warrior' was responsible for Gatwick drones - and newspapers follow suit without evidence.
… DeSmog UK . The Telegraph’s frontpage reads “Environmental protestors suspected of … lies with someone to do with the environmental community. In fact, it even … probably a good reason for this. No sensible environmental campaign would think ruining …
Bright, bold and branded with a logo... It’s time to wear your ethics on your eco t-shirt. By Laura Sevier
… These eco t-shirts (below) have a much lower environmental impact. Made of organic cotton … E Hamnett clothes (E stands for ethical and environmental) are unqualifiedly ethical – the … and printing must comply with Katharine’s environmental policy. Men’s Save The …
From ‘First’ to ‘Failed’, student activist group People & Planet has created a new way of ranking the UK’s universities – according to their environmental credentials.
… the UK’s universities – according to their environmental credentials. The phenomenal … universities and schools have a huge environmental impact – one that could and … many universities leading the research on the environmental threats facing our planet, it’s …
The world’s favourite precious metal is hiding a dirty little secret. Laura Sevier reports on the truth behind the glitter, and asks whether gold can ever be green
… dependent on one of the most socially and environmentally exploitative industries in the … Destructive and dangerous, these mines are an environmental disaster. They pollute the air, … that have to bear the true costs of mining – environmental damage and pollution, loss of …
… on the products it sells, and has an Environmental Code of Practice for dyeing and … ranges.‘Consumers are steadily becoming more environmentally and ethically aware and … new processes, and consciously designing with environmental or social issues in mind. From …
The plans currently under consideration for saving forests might help the trees, but they could ride roughshod over indigenous communities. Here are some ways to change that
… Peoples Programme Global Witness Indigenous Environmental Network Survival International … There is more information here The Indigenous Environmental Network The US based Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) organisation, …
Laundry giant Unilever's new plan for creating a 'Cleaner Planet' seems to tick all the right boxes. Until, that is, you look at what gets washed down the drained after your undies are rinsed through...
… these figures are impressive there is another environmental issue that needs addressing – … Ecover doesn’t claim to produce an ‘environmentally friendly’ detergent, but does … are subject to a ‘scientific-based environmental risk assessments conducted by …
From the Age of Stupid to the End of the Line, and next year's Just Do It, independent filmmakers are innovating with radical film subjects and creating whole new funding streams, reports Laura Sevier
… that gives all budding, low-budget, environmental filmmakers hope. At Wildscreen's … world's largest international wildlife and environmental film festival held in the … of his own pocket. But the payoff is that ‘an environmental film has the opportunity to open …
DeSmog UK maps connections between UK cabinet ministers and Tufton Street lobbyists.
… a lobbying network pushing to weaken the UK’s environmental regulations in his first cabinet … campaigned for the UK to abandon or roll back environmental regulations post-Brexit. Many of … There are some signs of Sunak’s interest in environmental issues. He was a member of …
The eco-conscious Bishop on moral environmentalism and lightening the Church's carbon footprint
… The eco-conscious Bishop on moral environmentalism and lightening the Church's … carbon footprint Would Jesus have been an environmentalist? The world in which Jesus … if we act courageously, and act now. What environmental organizations or movements do …
An overwhelmingly male cast involved in whipping up support for the Leave includes ministers, political activists, businessmen and strategists.
… the people and organisations pushing for environmental deregulation and a hard Brexit … for deregulation and a lowering of environmental protection. The investigation … vacuum and advocated to slash regulation and environmental protection post-Brexit in order …
The waste warrior behind the You Tube hit and now book 'The Story of Stuff', on banning children's advertising, making manufacturers responsible for waste and shifting our values
… in China and India. I've seen every kind of environmental and human rights abuse. But … But it's just really hard to get any environmental or health protective law through … a huge values shift - saying that human and environmental health and wellbeing are the …
Illegally caught 'dirty' fish threatens local fishermen, consumer health and the future of the world's fisheries. The EJF's Pirate Fishing Campaign is tackling the problem head on
… Activism Wildlife Campaigns Save The Seas Environmental Justice Foundation EJF Pirate … The impacts are social, economic and environmental, and in many cases IUU operators … The Pirate Fishing Campaign run by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) …
The eco-beauty businesswoman on why she loves all things organic, the secret of creating a heavenly fragrance and training for Strictly Come Dancing
… for Strictly Come Dancing What campaigns or environmental groups do you most actively … support? I try to do as much charity and environmental campaigning as my busy schedule …
The transatlantic network of fossil fuel funded think tanks has been constructed over more than half a century - and has come into its own with the arrival of Donald Trump in the UK and his praise for Boris Johnson. MAT HOPE of DESMOG UK reports
… the actors in the shadows pushing to lighten environmental regulations and dampen corporate … fuel lobbyists to head up the US’s main environmental regulator, the Environmental Protection Agency. First there …
The mystery of legless and multi-limbed frogs and toads has captivated artist and ecological researcher Brandon Ballengée for over a decade. Here's how he blends science with art
… Natural World Society Deformed Toads Eco Art Environmental Artist Art And Science … blur the already ambiguous boundaries between environmental art and ecological research.' … the labs facilitate 'an increase in local environmental consciousness and create …
It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has a 5,000-year-old pedigree in the fashion world. Laura Sevier can’t understand why it’s taken so long for hemp to hit the shops
… Living newplenty-fish.jpg It’s versatile, environmentally friendly and has a … by a curious shop assistant: ‘Are you an environmentalist?’ ‘What makes you think … two observations to be obvious badges of environmentalism, he was right about the hemp. …
The plight of a village set to be demolished to make way for Heathrow's third runway is the inspiration behind Hester Berry's exhibition of paintings on show in a London gallery
… - 30th October). All Berry's work focuses on environmental themes - extreme weather … word out, not just about Sipson, but other environmental threats that we face today,' she … third runway makes no economic - let alone environmental - sense, says Joss Garman …
How activist Malgorzata Górska helped protect a Polish forest valley, and changed her government's attitude to conservation in the process
… won the European category of the 2010 Goldman Environmental Prize , the world's largest … for the Augustów bypass were agreed and a new environmental impact assessment was carried … How did you feel about winning the Goldman Environmental Prize and what benefits do you …