Tom partied in the fields of Somerset last weekend like the best of them, but the commercial and environmental impact of Glastonbury left a sour taste in his mouth
… | 30th July 2010 Comment Society Green Living Festivals Glastonbury Carbon Footprint … The lesson is that we organise our own small festivals at home and remove festivity from …
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 new film, To the Light, exposes the cost in human health and lives of China's coal-fired power boom
Coal power: miners pay in blood for China's economic miracle Richard Schiffman | 17th January 2012 Activism Energy Climate Change Coal China Sustainable Development 3chinacoal.jpg A new film, To the …
Leading environmental campaigner and author George Monbiot has said that he believes land-based wind farms in the UK 'have reached saturation point', and that any future farms should be built at sea.
George Monbiot: No more wind turbines on land 29th May 2007 News George Monbiot Monbiot Wind Farms Wind Energy Wind Turbines Wind Energy Climate Change Planning BWEA Wind Energy Politics And …
The Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) is a unique new collaboration between The Ecologist magazine and Ecostorm, the world's leading ethical investigative agency. Specialising in innovative, hard-hitting documentaries and news investigations, the EFU makes films for online, television and film festival output.<br/><br/>Building on the Ecologist's reputation for agenda setting reporting on environmental issues and Ecostorm’s investigative film production skills, the EFU aims to lift the lid on a host of unreported environmental scandals, as well as spark debate and nurture original thinking.
The Ecologist Film Unit 30th November 1999 Other EFU Politics And Economics Pollution Society EFULogo_article_1.jpg The Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) is a unique new collaboration between The Ecologist …
Don’t be afraid of the recession, says Andrew Simms , it may just be the lucky break we need to get our heads around a more sane economy and a better quality of life
Less is more - the move to a saner happier economy Andrew Simms | 1st April 2008 Comment Consumption Growth Recession Wellbeing Happiness Alternative Economics Economics Rationing Mental Health …
Despite claims of a higher incidence of breast cancer and infant mortality in the vicinity of the existing Hinkley nuclear plant, and concerns over flooding in the region, the government has put forward crazy plans for a new facility says Rosie Shute
Aren't floods, cancer and infant mortality enough to stop Hinkley nuclear proposal? Rosie Shute | 29th June 2011 Comment Nuclear Power Cancer Energy Health Comment nuclearpowerstation.jpg Despite …
Energy experts look to next winter as gas crisis is set to continue in 2023.
New year, same gas crisis August Graham | 3rd January 2023 | News UK Oil And Gas Energy Energy Crisis Russia Oil Energy building-2058_1920.jpg Energy experts look to next winter as gas crisis is set …
When fracking came to Balcombe in West Sussex in 2013, it divided village opinion, writes Joe Nixon. But the community is now united in its commitment to locally owned renewable energy, with solar projects on schools and farm buildings, and plans just in for a new 5MW solar farm.
Beyond fracking: Balcombe's renewable future Joe Nixon RePowerBalcombe | 13th July 2015 Comment Renewables UK Fracking Society Energy repower-balcombe-cut.jpg When fracking came to Balcombe in West …
The UK's insistence on opening up the UK to fracking is symptomatic of a deeper malaise, writes Paul Mobbs. Of course we need a change of government, but more than that, we need a deeper, enduring change of the nation's governance if we are ever to effect the transition to sustainable policies on energy and environment. It's time for the UK to become truly democratic.
Fracking plans are driving an even more damaging ideological agenda Paul Mobbs | 21st December 2015 News UK Politics Energy Fracking Regulation Farming Natural World not-for-shale-cut.jpg The UK's …
You can ‘structurally adjust’ an economy in a matter of years, but it takes longer to destroy a culture. Heiner Thiessen reports from Senegal on the impact of imposing a Western cash economy on a traditional African barter society
… contributions. The annual cycle of religious festivals, including Ramadan, Korite and …
A ten-year campaign opposing a Shell gas pipeline in a remote cornor of Ireland is documented in a major new film - The Pipe - and has become a focal point for a community's right to oppose corporations and central government
The sleepy Irish village that challenged Shell over controversial pipeline Mark Jansen | 21st March 2011 News Oil Energy Natural World Shell Ireland Gas News Focus shellireland.jpg Hundreds of police …
In a values tug of war, many are asking whether London 2012 corporate sponsors like BP, Dow and EDF live up to the Olympic spirit?
Will London 2012 sponsors BP, Dow, EDF and Rio Tinto tarnish the Olympic brand? Matilda Lee | 14th December 2011 News Politics And Economics Energy Health Society Olympics Bp Dow Chemicals EDF Rio …
The film follows the struggle between Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed and sea level rise. As the Maldives continue to be threatened by climate change, Nasheed realises it is time to take action before his country disappears under the ocean.
Island President - one man's battle to combat climate change and save his country Priyanka Mogul | 2nd March 2012 Activism Climate Change Energy Maldives Sea Level Rise Mohammed Nasheed Copenhagen …
From Catalonia in the South, through the Ariège and Béarn, to the Basque country in the North, both locals and tourists are used to seeing Nationalist slogans daubed in white paint on Pyrenean mountain roads. But now a new clarion call is vying for their attention: Non Ours (no bears) and Mort aux Ours (death to the bears.)
Bad news, bears Nick Kettles | 1st March 2008 News Bears Godless Killing Machines France Conservationism Franska Campaigns Conservation Campaigns Animal Rights Species Extinction Conservation Natural …
Belo Monte is just one of a dozen giant dam projects Brazil plans to build in the Amazon region in the coming decades and opens up the world's largest tropical rainforest to oil and mining exploration
Belo Monte dam marks a troubling new era in Brazil's attitude to its rainforest Karen Hoffmann | 15th August 2011 News Rainforest Brazil Mining Hydropower Water Energy amazon.jpg When completed, the …
When Michael Buckley took a white water rafting trip in Tibet in 2005, he had no idea of the adventure he was embarking on - a ten-year investigation of China ruthless exploitation of Tibet's mineral and hydroelectric resources, and its systematic attack on indigenous Tibetans, their culture and their survival on the land.
Damming Tibet: China's destruction of Tibet's rivers, environment and people Michael Buckley | 13th April 2015 News China Tibet Water Renewables Energy Mining Land Grabs Indigenous Peoples …
The era of mass consumption has reached India, bringing about a frenzy of over-consumption, pollution and ecological havoc. But so long as there's money to be made, asks Subhankar Banerjee, why worry about climate change?
Gandhi's nightmare has come true Subhankar Banerjee | 18th March 2014 Comment USA India Energy Climate Change Consumerism india-shopping.png The era of mass consumption has reached India, bringing …
After years of protest, plans by the Anadolu Group to build a coal power plant in the seaside town of Gerze are awaiting the go-ahead from the Turkish government. But protest group YEGEP are not giving up without a fight
Coal and Corruption: The Battle for Gerze Chris Walker Morgan Hartley | 17th August 2012 News Coal Power Plant Anadolu YEGEP Turkey Gerze Coca Cola Energy Politics And Economics Science And …