Why put 'need' at the heart of a philosophy of change?
On the nature of change: Part II Brendan Montague | 10th December 2018 Comment Systems Change Needs Philosophy Activism OTNOC 18160440360_daa9b2dd70_o.jpg Why put 'need' at the heart of a philosophy …
On the final day of the trial of Caroline Lucas and other anti-fracking protestors, we ask - what about human rights? Entirely neglected by the government in its desperate drive to frack, they ought to trump all other policy considerations.
Fracking - why are human rights being ignored? Damien Short Karen Hulme Steffen Böhm | 25th March 2014 Comment Fracking Law Fossil Fuels Water Pollution UK Politics balcombe-demo-2.png On the final …
We can start building new tools for a democratic and ecological society once we understand hierarchy as the central problem, argues the SYMBIOSIS RESEARCH COLLECTIVE
… is not some natural, vicious drive of humanity, but something that emerges from the … the climate crisis through reference to what 'humanity' is doing to the earth, for humanity is not a united or uniform actor. The …
A review of Deep Adaptation: Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos, edited by Jem Bendell and Rupert Read, published by Polity Press.
… we should begin to consider what it means for humanity to adapt to a changed climate is … certainly throughout the book, that ‘humanity’ is to blame for the climate crisis. … fact. Contributors choose to assign blame to humanity in general instead of the capitalist …
Long after we go extinct the human presence on Earth will be marked by a geological stratum rich in plastic garbage, according to a new study. Long-lived plastics are already widespread over the ocean floor, and there's a lot more on its way. Forget the 'Anthropocene' - the human era should rightly be called the Plasticene.
Humans will be remembered for leaving a 'plastic planet' Oliver Tickell | 28th January 2016 News Geology Science Waste Pollution Oceans plastic-beach-cut.jpg Long after we go extinct the human …
The promise of clinical efficacy through animal testing is dangerous.
The failures of animal testing Katy Taylor | 29th March 2021 | News Activism Animal Rights Animal Testing Media Monkey The promise of clinical efficacy through animal testing is dangerous. We have …
From the next Erin Brokovitch, to a group of teens cleaning up Kenya's Kibera slum, a clutch of innovative youth film-makers are documenting crucial issues and demanding social and environmental justice
Human Rights Watch film festival: young film-makers tackle eco-issues Matilda Lee | 30th March 2011 Activism Society Human Rights Activism Environmental Justice Video Activism Human Rights Watch …
A key chemical used in modern plastics has been found in human tissues at 10 times the concentration considered safe, new research has found.
Plastics chemical found in human tissue at high levels 10th August 2007 News Bisphenol A BPA EFSA New Scientist Chemical Chemicals Health Health Risk Risk Plastics Health Pollution News web pic …
We must beware an 'environmental' agenda that excludes the human dimension, Pope Francis writes in his recent Encyclical: the poor are least to blame for the ecological and climate crises, yet they are its primary victims. Humanity must make enduring decisions about the world we and our children will share.
… crises, yet they are its primary victims. Humanity must make enduring decisions about …
Polity Press publishes two attempts to move beyond the traditional left and right in the face of mounting ecological disruption.
… down to earth – if we are going to persuade humanity to fundamentally change its … up on any vision of a shared future for all humanity. The response to climate change is to … – is to provide a schema that can be used by humanity to move beyond the crisis of …
Pollution caused by burning fossil fuels are already causing the premature deaths of 200,000 people a year - in the US alone, writes Pete Dolack. Add up the figures worldwide and it comes to many millions. And that's before we even count the catastrophic long term impacts of global warming. The US response: to loosen anti-pollution regulation and encourage increased oil, coal and gas production.
… on children's health , notes that most of humanity lives in environmentally stressed … estimate of planetary consumption is that humanity is using the equivalent of 1.6 Earths … already has been thrown in the air that humanity may have already committed itself to …
America's shale gas boom threatens families, pets, and food, writes Allison Wilson. Fresh from her reading of 'The Real Costs of Fracking', she finds a host of adverse health impacts on those living near fracking sites, the toxic pollution of the food chain, and a wall of corporate and official secrecy.
Exposed: what fracking really does to you, your family, pets and food Allison Wilson | 25th February 2015 Reviews Fracking Health Energy Toxics Pollution Food Farming USA …
LESLEY DOCKSEY reviews Paul Kingsnorth's book, Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist
… in his thinking and feelings about how humanity is failing to tackle the damage to … and some others the Earth comes first. Humanity is part of the Earth, not outside or … Witness Kingsnorth tackles something which humanity with its dreams of immortality, if …
'I feel I have no real choice in whether to take a step back from this campaign as my future is at risk given the climate and ecological crisis.'
Stop HS2 to give nature a fighting chance Amelia Overgaard | 19th October 2020 | Comment HS2 Activism HS2 'I feel I have no real choice in whether to take a step back from this campaign as my future …
Many of the substances that make wastewater a pollutant can also be useful as fertilisers for agriculture and in generating gases for small power stations, says report
Human waste could be fertiliser and power source The Ecologist | 24th March 2010 News Food And Farming Waste And Recycling Energy Water Pollution Natural World Health wastewater.jpg A polluted urban …
This autumn the Monsanto Tribunal will assemble experts from around the world to set out the evidence against the global mega-corporation, which will stand accused of monstrous 'crimes' against people and the environment. The Tribunal's verdict will not be legally binding - this time. But on a future occasion, it may be.
… to try alleged perpetrators of crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. Committing …
Environmental toxins have given us lesbian seagulls and transgender crabs, but pollutants may also be causing gender ambiguity in humans, says Eric Francis
Ch-ch-changes Eric Francis | 1st October 2008 News Pollution PCBs Dioxins Hormones Sex Health Pollution Society gender_unspecific.jpg Environmental toxins have given us lesbian seagulls and …
A proposed factory farm at Foston, Derbyshire, condemned by locals as a 'pig prison' for 25,000 animals has been refused a permit by the Environment Agency because of the powerful stench it would emit and potential risks to health and the environment.
Big stink! 24,500-pig factory farm defeated The Ecologist | 26th February 2015 News Farming Waste Pollution Regulation farms-not-factories-cut.jpg A proposed factory farm at Foston, Derbyshire, …
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has worsened after floods and purposeful destruction has taken its toll in recent months, writes Vanessa Amaral-Rogers. The eight year blockade by Israel and conflict with Egypt has already hit Palestinian families hard but now Gaza is at even greater risk as Egypt diverts seawater into life-line tunnels.
As flooding in Gaza worsens, the most basic of human rights are under threat Vanessa Amaral-Rogers | 9th February 2016 News Middle East Gaza Human Rights Water Pollution Flooding Egypt …
The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill must pave the way for designing new drugs that are less harmful to the environment, supported by a circular economy.
Designing environmentally responsible healthcare Natalie Bennett | 28th October 2020 | News Editor’s Picks Pollution Medicine Pharmacy Healthcare Medicine The Medicines and Medical Devices Bill must …
Lake Ypacarai, southern Paraguay, was immortalised by the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and his song about meeting a woman next to the blue lake. But due to pollution the lake has turned from blue to vivid green and then to murky brown. JOSEPH DUTTON investigates
A eulogy for singer Julio Iglesias's blue lake - Lake Ypacarai - and turning the tide against pollution Joseph Dutton | 26th January 2018 Comment Lake Ypacarai Pollution Paraguay …
Oxygen levels in our oceans are falling, writes Lee Bryant, producing growing 'dead zones' where only the hardiest organisms can survive. The causes are simple: pollution with nutrient-rich wastes, and global warming. But the only solution is to stop it happening - or wait for 1,000 years.
Ocean 'dead zones' are spreading - and that spells disaster for fish Lee Bryant | 9th April 2015 News Oceans Pollution Farming Waste red-tide-dead-fish-cut.jpg Oxygen levels in our oceans are …