Sustainability consultant Dr David Strong tells Pat Thomas why the way we think about sustainable building needs to be demolished and rebuilt
… Sustainable cities- rethinking sustainable building Pat Thomas | 1st June 2009 News Sustainable Cities Climate Change Waste And … tells Pat Thomas why the way we think about sustainable building needs to be demolished …
Is it healthy? Is it organic? Is it fairly traded? How far has it travelled? At times, making informed choices can feel like a full-time job. Here is a pocket guide to buying food from the new book Stuffed
… research from the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, University of … their goods, and support and education for sustainable farming practices. The Fairtrade … Stewardship Council (MSC) label promotes sustainable fisheries by: maintaining and …
Don’t look at a society and think it is so big, so complex, that nothing can change. Don’t think: “I am one single person, what can I do?” That, says Satish Kumar, is despondency; that is pessimism. Instead, whatever you can do, do it. Step by step.
… anything. Now everybody is using the words “sustainable” and “sustainable development” but they don’t mean sustainable development. They mean financial …
Don’t look at a society and think it is so big, so complex, that nothing can change. Don’t think: “I am one single person, what can I do?” That, says Satish Kumar, is despondency; that is pessimism. Instead, whatever you can do, do it. Step by step.
… anything. Now everybody is using the words “sustainable” and “sustainable development” but they don’t mean sustainable development. They mean financial …
You may think that by avoiding the near-extinct bluefin you're off the hook and can tuck into other types of tuna. Think again, says Pat Thomas
… Label Food Tinned Tuna Overfishing Mercury Sustainable Fish … box below) practiced by small scale domestic sustainable fisheries is a cleaner method … Council has begun to certify small-scale sustainable tuna fisheries. Although there are …
Our age of excess is destroying us, but there is a simple solution.
Elegant simplicity Satish Kumar | 21st March 2019 | News Resurgence & Ecologist satish kumar credit sally blackburn.jpg Our age of excess is destroying us, but there is a simple solution. I have …
The campaign for Brexit said leaving the UK would involve taking back control. How can each of us take back control of our lives, and enjoy a more localised and sustainable way of living?
… Britain Satish Kumar | 3rd April 2018 Comment Sustainable Cities Local Regeneration … of our lives, and enjoy a more localised and sustainable way of living? Satish Kumar … speaking in March 2017 People tend to think a sustainable existence can only be achieved in …
Your recycled loo paper may be soft, strong and very, very long, but is it really all that green? Pat Thomas gets to the bottom of an issue of convenience
… possible 100 per cent for producing ethical, sustainable tissue products for the European … total is recycled material and is it from a sustainable source? Does it make any claims …
We need a new economy that supports humans as part of nature rather than profits and investments.
Nature is a source of life Satish Kumar | 12th November 2020 | Comment Economics Biodiversity Lessons From Nature Editor’s Picks Apple trees We need a new economy that supports humans as part of …
Satish Kumar received the P.E.A. environment award for most ecological family this week. Here he argues that cities should not be an impediment to sustainable living.
… 2021 | Comment Resurgence Trust PEA Awards Sustainable Cities Resurgence & Ecologist … that cities should not be an impediment to sustainable living. One day I was visiting a …
At heart, fair trade is a strategy for poverty alleviation. It creates opportunities for producers in the developing world who have been economically disadvantaged by the conventional trading system and ensures they receive a fair price for their goods, and support and education for sustainable farming practices.
… their goods, and support and education for sustainable farming practices. Fairtrade is … do use traditional, and thus organic and sustainable, techniques. Some Fairtrade labels …
Celebrities have a unique ability to engage people in environmental campaigns, writes Pat Thomas. Neil Young is a case in point: his latest album, The Monsanto Years, conveys an eloquent message of the dangers of GMOs and corporate power, and his upcoming European tour offers green campaigners a unique opportunity to engage a broader public in the fight for a green future.
… in the EU about meat, climate and sustainable diets that is still going on … explored on The Monsanto Years , the theme of sustainable farming and GMOs is the one that …
In his final State of the Union address, George Bush announced his support for the adoption of biofuels on a massive scale. But is the plan such a good idea? By Pat Thomas
… using words like ‘deforestation’ and ‘sustainable farming’ and rubbing shoulders …
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of a seminal book that has inspired contemporary thought on regenerative economics.
… Inbuilt obsolescence is a sin against Nature! Sustainable The BUD principle makes simplicity … requirement for meeting our true needs in a sustainable manner. Debt Elegant simplicity is …
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) began in 1997 as a joint initiative between the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Unilever, a multinational company and one of the world’s largest buyers of fish. Its aim was to help preserve our dwindling fish stocks by certifying well-managed and sustainable fisheries.
… fish stocks by certifying well-managed and sustainable fisheries. Unilever and WWF are no … also easily learn which varieties of fish are sustainable and which are not. The Marine …
In the run up to the British general election, Pat Thomas says the various party manifestos are starved of sound policies on food security and sustainability
… Labour government has put a figure on its sustainable food plan – £1 billion. To those …
The environment has to be the centre of our education system.
Education fit for the future Satish Kumar | 5th May 2021 | Comment COP26 Resurgence Trust classroom_of_social_geography.jpg The environment has to be the centre of our education system. The current …
Satish Kumar talks with Jane Goodall about her new book.
… don’t want that, it’s got palm oil from an unsustainable plantation. I don’t want that, … relationship with Nature, we need a more sustainable, greener economy, we’ve got to …
Two decades ago the world's first GM foods went on sale, writes Pat Thomas. The consumer flirtation with GMOs soon died away, yet the biotech industry has grown into a global behemoth, driving agricultural intensification and sending agro-chemical sales through the roof. It's time for us to take a stand once again and insist: there are better, healthier ways of growing food.
… and health consequences? What productive and sustainable alternatives have fallen by the … in the future, needs to have a rational sustainable food policy which acknowledges … the Right to Food concluded that organic and sustainable small scale farming could double …
It’s easy to feel so overwhelmed by the problems facing our planet that we turn away to whatever will cheer us. Pat Thomas shows us the pattern of climate change denial
… Are we living by morally responsible/sustainable values? There was a time when to … to ask ourselves, what in our lives is not sustainable, and what can we do to change? 4 … and regular contact with nature, to live more sustainable and responsible lives. Regular …
Skin has a life of its ownthat most of us know nothing about. Getting in touch with its natural rhythms, rather than bullying it with creams and potions, is the most reliable
path to a better complexion
… in the Ecologist June 2005 For ethical and sustainable suppliers of Health and Beauty …
I know, I know. Every time you think you've gone your greenest, some killjoy comes along and raises the bar a little higher. Apologies in advance.
Behind the Label: chain lube Pat Thomas | 13th May 2009 Ethical Living Lube PFOA Green Living Bicycle Green Lifestyle Biotechnology Green Lifestyle Sustainability Risk Green Living Health Science And …