Christmas has become a festival of consumerism, rather than giving and family. So how do we fulfil the social expectation to find perfect, novel presents without sending more plastic to landfill. BRENDAN MONTAGUE and LAURA BRIGGS try and find some nice stuff that might just be a little more sustainable.
… Montague Laura Briggs | 8th December 2017 Ethical Living Christmas Green Shopping Ethical Consumer Sustainability … It is also Part 1 of The Ecologist Guide to Ethical Present Buying this Christmas. We have …
Widely-held belief that outdoor cats threaten biodiversity and public health challenged by new research.
… a threat is uncertain, calls attention to the ethical and policy questions that must still … Aside Half The Earth For ‘Rewilding’: The Ethical Dimension,” originally published on …
Shopping is about to reach frenzy levels as the to-do list gets ever longer. And then there is that wonderful person in your life whose present cannot be fur, meat, plastic - or boring. BRENDAN MONTAGUE asked ethical companies for their best gift ideas this Christmas.
… Montague Laura Briggs | 20th December 2017 Ethical Living Christmas Sustainability Fair … plastic - or boring. BRENDAN MONTAGUE asked ethical companies for their best gift ideas … since 1858”. It’s eccentric, eclectic, and ethical. The company gave $600,000 to animal …
A total of 78 artists - including Turner Prize and BP Portrait Award winners - call for end to BP sponsorship at National Portrait Gallery.
… grant. The retrospective is now going ahead. Ethical fundraising The Gallery’s BP … key clause on human rights in the Gallery’s ‘Ethical Fundraising Policy’ had been breached … The Gallery dismissed the complaint, and its Ethical Fundraising Policy was replaced last …
The boa constrictor and reticulated python are among the pets that have grown to huge sizes once released by their owners. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… price, size and age at the time of sale. Ethical or emotional From 1999 to 2016, 1,722 … may not wish to euthanise their pet for ethical or emotional attachment reasons”, he … may not wish to euthanise their pet for ethical or emotional attachment reasons. …
Ecotricity today announces the world’s first 'vegan electricity' and reveals energy’s dirty secret. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… secret. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports Millions of ethical consumers are unknowingly powering … supplier Good Energy generated some of its 'ethical green energy’ using pig slurry from a … independents and those who call themselves ‘ethical’ or ‘green’ are doing it too, rather …
So the love of your life went all vegan during Veganuary. And now there is just a week until you have to present them with the best of vegan gifts. But don't fear. The Ecologist is here! BRENDAN MONTAGUE breakfasts on a huge range of the best teas, chocolates and gins so you don't have to...
… Brendan Montague | 6th February 2018 Ethical Living Vegan Valentine's Day … is unlikely to put a smile on the face of an ethical consumer. But there are exceptions, … components being 100 percent responsibly and ethically sourced”. Our first tester said: …
People who work for organisations that aim to protect nature, can work like nature.
… the ‘philosophy of need’ into a effective, ethical practice. It is a proposed management … producers working towards a sustainable and ethical society. The individual is free to …
An open letter to the newly merged ethical certification standards, UTZ and Rainforest Alliance, urging them to maintain and improve on their certification criteria as they develop their new standard, from MACKENZIE DENYER, CLARE CARLILE and BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… An open letter to the newly merged ethical certification standards, UTZ and … of fluctuating prices. Yours sincerely, Ethical Consumer , The Ecologist, CARE … Level A criteria must ever be met. Ethical Consumer and The Ecologist would like …
Today marks the launch of World Meat Free Week where 200 million people globally will be asked to skip just one meaty meal. The impacts on climate change and the environment will be significant. And some people may even try new, delicious vegan food, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… our planet? Brendan Montague | 11th June 2018 Ethical Living Meat Food And Farming Climate … the rising demand is neither sustainably nor ethically feasible. According to the campaign, …
MP pension fund now supports renewables but remains heavily invested in Shell and BP, annual report shows.
… These investments cannot be justified on ethical, environmental or financial grounds, … These investments cannot be justified on ethical, environmental or financial grounds, …
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has released new advise for preparing for the impact of climate change on shorter term investments. Cambridge University research suggests 25 percent could be wiped off investments at 2oC of warming, so urgent action is necessary, reports BRENDAN MONTAGUE
… PLSA, said: “Climate change is not just an ethical issue for pension fund governance … @EcoMontague. Climate change is not just an ethical issue for pension fund governance …
Ecolocracy is a 'green print' of how to run an organisation based on natural systems.
… None of these organisational methods are both ethical and effective. For those of us intent … ideal organisational form for environmental, ethical organisations. Ecolocracy is Holacracy …
Christopher Nolan doesn’t want to 'make a didactic film - ever'. But with Oppenheimer he has made the most impactful anti-nuclear film for a generation.
Oppenheimer will blow you away Brendan Montague | 20th July 2023 | Comment Oppenheimer Nuclear Weapons Christopher Nolan Energy Editor’s Picks oppenheimer.jpg Christopher Nolan doesn’t want to 'make …
Michael Mann will be remembered as the creator of the 'hockey stick' graph of rising global temperatures, which has put him forever in the crosshairs of climate change sceptics. But as Brendan Montague found, he is a curiously unlikely hero, or villain: rather a dedicated scientist living the American dream, who just happened, to his own surprise, to stumble on something big.
… fondly. "That's where I acquired some of my ethical foundations, as much from their …
Professor Michael Mann was part of a research team that created the iconic climate change hockey stick graph - and a scientist forever in the deniers’ crosshairs. BRENDAN MONTAGUE investigates
… fondly. “That’s where I acquired some of my ethical foundations, as much from their …
Resilience is something of a buzzword - a necessary one in times of austerity and increased anxiety about work. BRENDAN MONTAGUE had read the literature about how being in nature, telling stories and connecting with people all increase resilience. And then he experienced it first hand when he attended a weekend workshop at Hazel Hill Woods in Salisbury. This is his story.
… times Brendan Montague | 8th January 2018 Ethical Living Resilience Wellbeing Woodlands …
New guidance on building hedgehogs the perfect home has been published by the British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) and People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), based on last year's Hedgehog Housing Census. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
… home Brendan Montague | 2nd August 2018 Ethical Living Hedgehogs Endangered Species …
New book reveals explosive insight into hidden world of trophy hunting.
Trophy hunters exposed Brendan Montague | 3rd June 2020 News Trophy Hunting Animal Rights Conservation trophy_hunt1.jpeg New book reveals explosive insight into hidden world of trophy hunting. Trophy …
Organic food and drink now makes up 1.5 percent of Britain's shopping baskets after six years of steady growth, according to a Soil Association report published today. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… is also increasingly seen as the healthy and ethical choice thanks to mounting evidence of …