A deal to give up 500,000 acres of public lands in Utah to the tar sands industry in return for 1.5 million acres of industry is a sacrifice too far, writes Alexander Reid Ross, as it disclaims the wider costs of massive water use and contamination in the headwaters of the Colorado River, already seriously stressed by drought.
… Wilderness Society's 'Grand Compromise' is a … seriously stressed by drought. The Wilderness Society is celebrating with the Southern Utah … this, so it's not a surprise." The Wilderness Society is shy about discussing the impacts of …
EXCLUSIVE: New documentary examines impact of fossil fuel infrastructure in the North Sea on our economies, societies and planet.
… complexities of transitioning from oil as a society." Union The film shows how a young … of transitioning away from oil and gas as a society and considers how quickly can we do … complexities of transitioning from oil as a society. …
The true nature of western civilization is hard to grasp from within, says Professor John McMurtry, because we perceive it through media whose primary purpose is not to convey the truth, but conceal it. What is actually playing out is a global war of empire and capital against the Earth and her people, backed up by the omnipresent threat of overwhelming force.
… reversed - for example the US orchestrating society-destroying wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, … Thus the most absolute conflict between society's common life interests and borderless … Western values for every invasion of another society. So we need a criterion to rule out …
Few groups have done more to further the US conservative agenda - and harm progressive causes - than the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. But as Ben Whitford reports, civil society is fighting back.
… ALEC - civil society fights back Ben Whitford | 28th … or ALEC. But as Ben Whitford reports, civil society is fighting back. A shadowy but …
Our relationship with energy presents big challenges, not only for our technology, but also for our culture, society and democracy. Paul Allen explores where it all went wrong.
… for our technology, but also for our culture, society and democracy. Paul Allen explores … practice of highlighting one’s standing in society by consuming more than one needs is as … become a highly pervasive source of anxiety, society has created deeply ingrained taboos …
Scientists in the US have established that chemicals used in fracking to extract gas and oil could represent health and environmental hazards, writes Tim Radford. Among the greatest hazards: biocides and corrosion inhibitors.
… of the Pacific told the American Chemical Society meeting in San Francisco that they …
Surprise changes to the Finance Bill in its third reading have withdrawn tax benefits for investors in community renewable energy projects, writes Georgina Matthews. While some societies are rushing to complete their fund-raising by the end of the month, others have been forced to close. If these measures are not withdrawn, a small but flourishing sector will be at risk.
… 11th November 2015 Comment Energy Renewables Society Community Finance Green Economy UK … strong social and environmental benefit to society, at little or no cost to the tax … strong social and environmental benefit to society, at little or no cost to the tax …
Lifting the veil of secrecy from Kazakhstan’s oil and gas industry can help stem the sector’s immense environmental and social harm.
… This is precisely what many Kazakh civil society organisations, including members of … other officials, companies and civil society, among others. We discovered a big gap … authorities towards Kazakh citizens and civil society. For example, the partially …
Switching to decentralised renewable energy doesn't just mean a new source of power - it means a revolution that will be both social and economic
… Mendonça | 5th November 2009 Comment Energy Society Culture Change Industrial Revolution … of direct knowledge and experience throughout society. The feed-in tariff policy which I … move to a renewables-based economy and society. It will require several key features. …
Fuel poverty is a complex problem with many causes, writes Mari Martiskainen, but it is also a deadly one for some 25,000 thousand people every year. And there is one surprisingly simple solution: a huge upgrade in the energy efficiency of our housing stock.
… | 16th October 2015 Comment Energy Efficiency Society Economics Politics … visits. You also get interventions from civil society; community groups which address … a cup of tea. Who should step in? The 'big society'? Or government? However, the …
With human beings about to become a predominantly urban species, Dan Box asks whether cities can ever be sustainable.
… Population Energy Conservation Community Society Local Economies Community Population … Dioxide Immigration Cars Landfills Energy Society Archive_91.jpg With human beings about … the sustainable city may be possible, urban society is international; emphasising the …
Now is the time to fundamentally transform how our societies produce and distribute energy.
… global warming, because it would enable society to use energy for need, and not for … finding ways to make them profitable. Could society, as opposed to governments and … Some of these discussions have focused on how society, communities can act “in, through and …
Environmental groups in Germany, Finland and Denmark claim gas pipeline will devastate the Baltic Sea's already fragile marine ecosystem
… and in Denmark by the Estonian Naturalists Society (ENS) , all allege the permits for the … dump Ivar Puura from the Estonian Naturalists Society, said its case was specifically about … Fund for Nature (ELF) Estonian Naturalists Society (ENS) READ MORE... NEWS ANALYSIS How …
The World Bank's President Dr Kim proclaims his human and green concerns. But at Tata Mundra in Gujarat, India, his support for a 4,000MW coal fired power plant is devastating poor communities and despoliating their environment.
… of the World Bank Re: Open letter from civil society groups opposing World Bank rejection … and management to avoid culpability. Civil society around the world demand you hold the … Bosnia and Herzegovina Environment and Society Association, Colombia Les Amis de la …
With COP21 out of the way there is absolutely no time to lose, Greenpeace director Kumi Naidoo told Pavlos Georgiadis: 'Because by tomorrow, there might be no tomorrow.' We need substantial, structural, systemic change - and this change can only be led by the youth, who are not infected by the political pollution of the past. And whose future is it anyway?
… December 2015 Comment COP21 Climate Change Society Energy Renewables Finance … one of the leading figures of the civil society movement in South Africa, and now is … governments to let us down, and that civil society - especially in developing countries- …
Bongani Mthembu talks to the Ecologist about the struggles and successes in achieving environmental justice in South Africa’s townships
… Hannah Corr | 26th October 2011 Activism Society How To Make A Difference Pollution Oil … involved in our campaigns and changing the society they live in. We believe change starts … We’ve tried to involve them in changing our society for the better but it’s been a …
Democratising energy would save thousands of lives a year in Britain alone - releasing us from the clutches of corporate utilities, and building an energy commons in which we are all owners and participants, no longer captive, exploited consumers. More than that, it would be a big step forward in saving the planet.
… by on the model of the Tredegar Medical Aid Society - a mutual health provision … electricity - be the Tredegar Medical Aid Society of energy? UK- 10,000 died in 2013 … to the pioneering Tredegar Medical Aid Society, NHS founder Aneurin Bevan described …
Now is the time for experts, activists and workers to collaborate on well-designed, affordable and energy-positive buildings.
… harmonising the relationship between human society and nature, are desirable aims. One … nor at overcoming the rupture between human society and the natural world, of which global … We can’t know what a socially just society would have done with AC, but we know …
Isolated by the surrounding desert, Kashgar was once
an oasis on the old Silk Road. Now the city is being overwhelmed in the rush to open up the region’s oil and gas reserves. By Dan Box.
… Carbon Dioxide Oil Indigenous Peoples Energy Society Isolated by the surrounding desert, … means a better chance of success within Han society. But that opportunity means choosing … tongue. The choice is between joining the new society or remaining Uyghur, and parents must …
'We all live in Khimki Forest' has become the rallying cry of a local forest defense campaign. Goldman Prize winner Evgenia Chirikova describes what it's like to be green in Russia the why a culture of impunity and corruption risks destroying the country's natural heritage
… | 19th April 2012 News Natural World Society Energy Climate Change Russia Goldman … party. At the moment we are just a citizen society. You blame ‘Putinomics' for the … to environmental issues and other civil society concerns when he takes office again …
An 500-strong Indigenous community in Alberta, the heart of Canada's environmentally catastrophic tar sands industry, is fighting back against the pollution, writes Melina Laboucan-Massimo - by cutting themselves adrift from dependence on fossil fuels, and starting up their own solar power station: a vital first step towards building a just and sustainable society.
… step towards building a just and sustainable society. Refusing to be victims in this game … own their own power and can build a just society which will help save our planet and … own their own power and can build a just society. …
Is it a coincidence that the terrorist outrage in Paris was committed weeks before COP21, the biggest climate conference since 2009? Perhaps, writes Oliver Tickell. But failure to reach a strong climate agreement now looks more probable. And that's an outcome that would suit ISIS - which makes $500m a year from oil sales - together with other oil producers.
… more isolated from Paris itself, and civil society, than they were already going to be. … the city's many charms. And as for civil society ... It's estimated that ten thousand …