The political events of the last year are cause for sorrow, for reflection, and for reorientation. But they're also cause for a Green reboot. And fortunately, the UK's upcoming election on June 8th gives us just such an opportunity, writes RUPERT READ
… Election 2017: a Green realignment of British politics? Rupert Read | 3rd May 2017 Comment General Election 2017 Green Politics kaleidoscope.jpg The political events of the last year are cause …
As Theresa May and her Ministers struggle to make a pact with the DUP, Ecologist Nature Editor, ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT says we could all do worse than model both leadership and politics on Nature and work together to improve partnership and community, as well as innovation
… Leading from Nature: Politics and Biomimicry Elizabeth Wainwright … Nature Editor | 13th June 2017 Comment Nature Politics Leadership Biomimicry Innovation … all do worse than model both leadership and politics on Nature and work together to …
There's no doubt that one of the losers in this year's UK election was the environment and that there's clearly been a failure not just in politics, which is failing in so many ways, but also in environmental communication - a failure to reach people's hearts and minds with the urgent need for change, writes NATALIE BENNETT
… Bennett | 14th July 2017 Comment Environment Politics Climate Change Action green party … there's clearly been a failure not just in politics, which is failing in so many ways, … There's clearly been a failure not just in politics, which is failing in so many ways, …
In the fight for a better, cleaner, more just and sustainable world, it's not enough just to oppose all all the 'bads' that crowd in from all sides, writes Mike Childs. We also have to build our own vision of the future, and map out the changes we must make to get there. And that's what Friends of the Earth is setting out to do in its transformational 'Big Ideas Change the World' project.
… | 17th March 2017 Activism Future Society Politics Sustainability aurora-1-cut.jpg In … enough. We know we need much deeper societal, political and economic change if we want the … a fight. In a tour of work, home, play, and politics below I'll share 16 of our Big Ideas …
The green movement's squeamish social liberalism has left it to the political right to exploit public concerns about population and immigration, writes Colin Hines. We must make the progressive case for controlling our borders, and restricting not just migration but the free movement of goods, services and capital where it threatens environment, wellbeing and social cohesion.
… Hines | 13th January 2017 Comment Society Politics Trade Green Economy battersea-cut.jpg … social liberalism has left it to the political right to exploit public concerns … further rise of Marine Le Pen. What these two politicians and other extreme right wing …
Impunity reigns in the Amazon, write Joe Sandler Clarke & Sam Cowie, and the indigenous peoples of the forest are the big losers as they suffer repeated killings and land grabs. Big cuts to Funai, the agency meant to protect Brazil's indigenous tribes, have encouraged land barons to expand their land holdings into indigenous territories and murder any who resist.
… Brazil: Increase in land killings as political crisis threatens Amazon Joe Sandler … News Indigenous Peoples Brazil Land Grabs Politics Forests Human Rights … as human rights experts warn of a dangerous political mood in the nation. New research …
Nuclear industry's need for subsidies rather than political opposition remains main obstacle to building of a new generation of power plants in the UK
… Finance, not politics, the main obstacle to nuclear, say … Ecologist | 14th May 2010 News Nuclear Energy Politics And Economics nuclearpower.jpg No … industry's need for subsidies rather than political opposition remains main obstacle to …
Nonviolent activism is an incredibly powerful means of transforming the world, writes Robert J. Burrowes. But to harness that power, we must understand that it works by inspiring others to join in a just and noble cause, while communicating the actions they can take in their own lives. Its essential modes are thus political and psychological - and victory can result from apparent failure.
… 2017 Activism Activism Campaigning Protest Politics shoes-cut.jpg Nonviolent activism is … their own lives. Its essential modes are thus political and psychological - and victory can … of their action. The impacts that matter are political and psychological! Why is this? Let …
Reflecting on the take home messages from the weekend's UK Green Party conference ELIZABETH WAINWRIGHT says she was listening to a party seeking out new spaces for us to come together - to create a new vision and make it reality
… Wainwright | 3rd April 2017 News Green Party Politics Engagement Caroline Lucas … to be alive - we get to find the courage and political will to turn things around." But to … the age and open up the future." Effective Political Opposition Needs to Stand for …
A fraudulent election triggered ongoing mass protest in Honduras two weeks ago with 14 people killed - and the victor is still yet to be announced. The civilian backlash continues amid the uncertainty, with people rallying against a system of mass impunity and inequality. KATIE HODGETTS reports.
… noise by banging pots and pans at night. Political system This anthem of discontent has … 2009. Protests have been prolific in both the political and environmental sphere, with their … Hernández, rather we’re talking about a whole political system that includes representatives …
Tensions are rising in Kenya as the country approaches local and national elections in August. But we could choose to use our differences as a strength, not a cause of conflict, says DEBORA LANGAT
… | 26th June 2017 Comment Kenya Elections Politics Community debby langat.jpg Tensions … will happen again. This fear is rooted in a political system that often works to aggravate … fuel division, erode faith in the political process, and make peace fragile. I …
An ambitious but at times over-simplistic look at how environmental, political and economic crises will redraw the world map
… Change Global Warming Global Warring Wars Geopolitical Political Economic Crises global-warring.jpg … over-simplistic look at how environmental, political and economic crises will redraw the …
Ecological Economist FEDERICO DEMARIA was the youngest panellist at a recent House of Commons debate on ‘Degrowth' as a movement gaining traction and now entering the corridors of power. Here's his report on the challenges and tasks ahead
… grassroots social movements and institutional politics? These are some of the questions that … Party and the MP Caroline Lucas (a kind of political miracle, given the British electoral … the prognosis, or what I would call the politics of sustainable degrowth: What has to …
The badger cull is a clear failure on scientific, cost and humanity grounds, writes Dominic Dyer. Yet the government is planning a major extension of the cull in 2017. That's why he has just sent a copy of his acclaimed book to every British MP, before they debate the issue next week. Write to yours now demanding an end to the slaughter!
… Dyer | 20th March 2017 Comment Badgers Books Politics Farming Hunting Health Campaigning … not enough, the badger has now also become a political pawn in the future of our livestock … policy, the manipulation of science for political purposes and the danger of …
The government / NFU badger culling policy is based on a single study, the Randomised Badger Culling Trials (RBCT), which found that area-wide badger killing reduced TB 'breakdowns' in cattle herds. But a robust reanalysis of the RBCT data reveals that culling is entirely ineffective, writes Tom Langton. The only scientifically valid conclusion is that culling badgers has no effect on TB in cattle. Defra and Natural England must think again!
… 2017 News Badgers Science Health Farming Politics UK England badger-rifle-tl-cut.jpg … that the English badger cull is completely political. Yet in some senses, everything in … heart of a national industry is bound to be political to some extent. Priorities, such as …
As the Green Party unveils ambitious policies to tackle climate change a new poll from the think tank Bright Blue has revealed that young voters care deeply about the environment. This could have a profound effect on British politics, reports JOE WARE.
… This could have a profound effect on British politics, reports JOE WARE. One group of … in 2017 have been the young. For years, political sages have warned that any campaign … 100 years, red. Sale of ivory products Now political parties, especially the …
Who are the best guardians of forests and other wild places? Governments? Conservation NGOs? Corporations? No, writes Prakash Kashwan, it's the indigenous peoples who have lived in harmony with their environment for millennia. But to be able do so, they must first be accorded rights to their historic lands and resources, both in law and in practice. Among the countries leading the way, Mexico. Among the laggards, Kenya and India.
… and support popular participation in the political process, they are better able to … this process gave peasants a voice in political and policy decisions. Contrary to fears that political populism would cause large-scale …
Newly elected MP Caroline Lucas said her party was now ready to 'take its rightful place in Parliament' after her landmark victory in yesterday's general election
… Green Party victory start of 'historic new political force' The Ecologist | 7th May 2010 News Green Party Politics And Economics Caroline Lucas Gm …
NGO groups targeting marginal seats to pressure candidates into raising the profile of climate change in their election campaigns
… | 7th April 2010 News Election Climate Change Politics And Economics christianaid.jpg NGO … focus on marginal seats where more than one political party could easily win the seat. … proposed by the campaign to be put to political candidates are: Will you commit to …
Global corporations and their lofty princes have outgrown the control of regulators, politicians and society, writes George Feiger. Such is their power that they can extract an ever-growing share of global income, block any moves to limit their freedoms, and loot our future wealth for immediate profit. The first step to regaining control is to keep private money firmly out of politics.
… Aston University | 17th January 2017 Comment Politics Economics Corporations wef-cut.jpg … have outgrown the control of regulators, politicians and society, writes George Feiger. … is to keep private money firmly out of politics. Many people feel that the capitalist …
The scientific case for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is now overwhelming. The bigger question is how can they be managed more effectively? HORATIO MORPURGO reports
… biologists collaborate on research), legal (political will, infringements punished) and … local fishermen who can and want to help. Political Will Is Always The Decisive Factor … participation may take many useful forms, but political will is always the decisive factor. …
Brexit is part of a corporate campaign to remove, undermine and attack European Union regulations and increase the rate of growth and profit. But these very regulations are necessary for the protection of the environment - and life itself. PROFESSOR JOHN McMURTRY, author of The Cancer Stage of Capitalism: from Crisis to Cure, raises the alarm.
… for anyone following world affairs. Yet its political, economic and cultural meaning for … The historic Brexit-Trump connection The political and economic ignorance of Brexit … polls upwards for governments, and May made political capital out of the event by blaming …
Thousands of protesters have occupied a coal mine near Cologne - the single largest emitter of CO2 in Europe. NICK MEYNEN argues that history is on their side, especially when politicians fail to take heed of climate science
… Justice Social Movement Protest Science Politics Karl Marx 405201.jpg Thousands of … history is on their side, especially when politicians fail to take heed of climate … Houston to call to if we have a problem. The politics The Paris agreement correctly states …
Former environment minister Michael Meacher on the place of humanity in the universe, intelligent design, the survival of the human race, Gaia theory and uncertainties over climate change
… Tom Levitt | 22nd July 2010 Comment Society Politics And Economics Natural World Religion … species. The question is whether there is the political leadership in countries to act on … principle. The issue is whether there is the political leadership to guide people. The …