A new campaign group is trying to push through reforms that would give customers a choice in investments and make banks more socially useful. But can it break through the banking bottleneck?
… Can Positive Money help fix a fatally flawed banking … Politics & Economics Ethical Banking Positive Money Financial Reform Renewables Climate Change guidetofinance.jpg Positive Money campaign for banking reforms A new …
If money's tight, but you still want to 'do something' why not join DoNation's growing army of action volunteers to help create a low-carbon society
… TAKE ACTION: Pledge action, not money, with DoNation Ben Hudson | 8th November … Change Energy Carbon 1donation1.jpg If money's tight, but you still want to 'do … - the bottom line is that they want your money. While you probably recognise that these …
In an extract from her new book What to Eat, investigative journalist Joanna Blythman offers top tips on how to make your food pound go further without scrimping on what you believe in
… 10 ways to save money on food without compromising your … constantly about the bottom line, but when money is tight there's no need to abandon your … good deals on fresh food rarely save you money. They not only coax more money than you …
The founder of Oil Change International, Steve Kretzmann, talks about the tight bond between politicians and the fossil fuel industry, 'fracking', and why Occupy is now the anti-Tea Party
… we're on the right path. But the power and money around the oil industry won't go quietly … the best way of influencing politicians is money - they buy them. We don't have that kind of money, nor do we generally think that's the …
Pope Francis's famous encyclical on climate change is part of a broad global shift to environmental awareness among faith communities, writes Tim Gee. Christian churches and congregations are among those joining the fast growing fossil fuel divestment movement, switching to renewable energy, and reaching out to wider society to help protect our home planet, Earth.
… economic consent. If companies don't have the money to extract fossil fuels, they will have … ground. Yet through a variety of routes, our money is still being used, against our wishes, … we wondered, the Christian community put our money where our hopes and prayers are? Could …
Continuing our series on how to successfully campaign, Christine Ottery reports on the best ways to motivate armchair activists to take offline action - and gets tips from some of those who've pioneered new forms of protest
… email their MPs. Activists also donated their money to fund a public opinion poll and … their large chunks of their time or their money is more challenging. However, David … you can see that other people are raising money or exerting influence then the easier it …
A pioneering community-based hydroelectric energy project in the Brecon Beacons is a blueprint for how green energy can provide more than just low-carbon power...
… is that communities use hydro schemes as a money multiplier, using the income to, say, … Ellis's inbox offering £1 million in prize money to community projects reducing their … £300,000 richer. 'What we could do with that money is fund say, six micro hydro schemes, …
Mark Wood, who today begins a 2,000 km solo skiing expedition to raise awareness about climate change, talks to the Ecologist about why the best way to support his cause is through action, not donations
… thinking of doing this, we should put more money into this." The voices that come out of … A DIFFERENCE TAKE ACTION: Pledge action, not money, with DoNation If money's tight, but you still want to 'do …
Things are looking up in one of New York's least affluent boroughs, with the construction of the latest cutting-edge green development designed for low-income families
… families In 2008, in an effort to raise money in the face of a crippling budget … cost is worth the investment: 'By putting money in now we save money in the back end.' Gwen Schantz is a …
How a discontinued ferry service between Swansea and Cork was reborn when locals pooled money and resources...and bought their own ship
… and Cork was reborn when locals pooled money and resources...and bought their own … Isle. 'There's no guaranteed return on the money,' explains O'Brien. 'It's not like a …
Members of the London Assembly yesterday voted for the London Pension Fund Authority, worth £4.8 billion, to ditch all its fossil fuel investments over a 5-year period. The vote is non-binding, but the huge 15-3 margin puts strong pressure on London Mayor Boris Johnson to follow through.
… of them are unlikely to be aware that their money is invested in what Ed Davey has called … can fall in line behind fracking CEOs and oil money. Londoners and the London Assembly have … can fall in line behind fracking CEOs and oil money. …
A practical guide to help would-be community developers turn renewable energy projects into climate change-busting reality
… to structure your project, thinking about the money the project needs and what will happen … lack of time, lack of knowledge and lack of money. We judge the risks and manage them, …
A unique community based forestry project in Bolivia aims to give farmers long-term financial incentives to keep trees standing
… offer to Indonesia. But where will that money go? Norway's $1 billion of … watch very carefully to see whether the money reaches the right pockets... NEWS …
Following a successful share issue, the UK's first 100 per cent community owned inner-city social housing solar power project went live last month. Mark Briggs visited to find out more
… right roof. It would also cost me a lot more money than I have put into Brixton Energy - … to invest, and then get a return. Not just money, but they get skilled up. People need to … Group examines those investing time and money in installing solar panels, wind …
Deep down inside, do the people of the world want what's best for them, asks Kelly Rigg. Or what's best for everyone?
… even if you don't own your own home, have the money to trade in your gas powered car for an … with LEDs or CFLs, saving both energy and money. Go one day without meat each week , …
Visit the British Museum's hugely successful Vikings exhibition, and you can't miss the BP branding - a fair price for their sponsorship? No way, writes Chris Garrard, who will join a 'flash-horde' at the Museum next Sunday and give BP its last rites in a Viking longship.
… Museum to defend their decisions to take BP's money. Some argue that cultural institutions … to take a stand and choose ethics over money but last Sunday, the Shell Out Sounds …
Communities should take power into their own hands to build an abundant local clean energy supply to secure our future energy on a national scale, claims Kayla Ente, founder of community energy service co-operative BHESCo......
… in energy storage pales in comparison to the money that will be invested in nuclear power … service. We can save these large suppliers money by reducing their marketing spend and …
Increasing numbers of investors are waking up to the reality that the fossil fuel era is coming to an end, writes Yossi Cadan. But there's one sector that hasn't yet got the message: the fossil fuel industry itself is determined to keep on piling good money after bad. So join the worldwide divestment party this weekend and help ram the message home!
… itself is determined to keep on piling good money after bad. So join the worldwide …
They're two of the most important issues of our time. These resources will give you the science, some solutions and a good dose of inspiration to act now
… and adapting to climate change; and how that money will be managed. Yvo de Boer, head of …
Inspiring businesses to reuse food that would have otherwise be sent to landfill, the pioneering group FareShare collects and distributes it to homeless shelters: feeding the needy, saving CO2 and diverting waste from landfill
… or distributor would you not want to save money as well as do the ethically and morally …
After leading the way on climate legislation with the 2009 Climate Change Act, the Scottish government are now putting their money where their mouth is with the creation of the Climate Justice Fund to pay for developing country adaption projects
… the Scottish government are now putting their money where their mouth is with the creation …
It is estimated that by 2030, 92 per cent of Britons will live in cities. The CEO of charity Trees for Cities on why its so important but difficult to plant trees in our streets
… years ago, and the idea is not only to raise money to improve the urban environment but to …
With Trump denying climate change and threatening to reject the Paris Agreement, it's more important than ever for society to hold a firm ethical line, writes Chris Garrard. The last thing we need is our most revered museums and galleries muddying the water by courting the sponsorship of leading climate criminals.
… record, arguing that "We need to raise the money from somewhere." This excuse is wearing … cultural institutions taking fossil fuel money is fundamentally an ethical one. While …