The biggest and most indiscriminate killers of wildlife on the planet, commercial fishing fleets have brought us to the edge of a maritime ecological disaster, with fish stocks facing extinction all around the world.
… After the Gold Rush Charles Clover | 1st December … Extinction Natural World Archive_128.jpg The biggest and most indiscriminate killers of wildlife on the planet, commercial fishing fleets have …
Last week the consortium holding a £22bn contract to clean up the Sellafield nuclear site was sacked, writes David Lowry. But this is just the end of a long and scandalous tale of corporate profit at taxpayers' expense, and the active collusion of ministers and senior officials in fighting off Parliamentary scrutiny.
… Sellafield - how the nuclear industry fleeced taxpayers David … sellafieldpond-a-cut.jpg Last week the consortium holding a £22bn contract to clean up the Sellafield nuclear site was sacked, writes …
The health of Europe's citizens is on trial as the EU's food safety regulator challenges the World Health Organisation over glyphosate and cancer, writes Corporate Europe Observatory. On the WHO side, published, peer reviewed science, real world epidemiology and open processes. While the EFSA conclusion is based on secret industry studies and opaque procedures. Will science or realpolitik win the day?
… EU Corporations Toxics cancer-walk-cut.jpg The health of Europe's citizens is on trial as the EU's food safety regulator challenges the World Health Organisation over glyphosate …
Peru is in hot competition with Brazil to be the main focus of Amazonian deforestation, writes Clément Doleac. A neoliberal government desperate to hand over the country's forests, oil, gas, minerals and indigenous lands for corporate exploitation is unafraid to break national laws, turn a blind eye to air and water pollution, and respond to any challenges with overwhelming violence.
… with chainsaws: deforestation in Peru and the future of the Amazon Clément Doleac | 5th October 2015 … Peru is in hot competition with Brazil to be the main focus of Amazonian deforestation, …
In California, water no longer runs to the sea - it runs towards money, writes Will Parrish. Most of the state's water is already controlled by agribusiness elites. Now, backed by politicians, they are planning to grab the little that's left, leaving nature and indigenous communities high and dry.
… Stealing the Sacramento River - California agro-barons' … In California, water no longer runs to the sea - it runs towards money, writes Will Parrish. Most of the state's water is already controlled by …
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.
… Genocide, ecocide and the Empire of Chaos Professor John McMurtry | … Climate Change Ecocide barbed-wire-cut.jpg The true nature of western civilization is … media whose primary purpose is not to convey the truth, but conceal it. What is actually …
Scientists mapping the effects of deforestation in the Amazon are increasingly concerned that we are reaching a tipping point – when the forest will start to die back of its own accord and rain, currently generated by the Amazon forests, will stop falling, not just in neighbouring countries but as far afield as the United States and South Africa.
… A stake through the heart of the world Peter Bunyard | 1st July 2005 News … World Archive_59.jpg Scientists mapping the effects of deforestation in the Amazon are …
The British establishment does nothing quite so well as lies, cover-ups and high-level corruption, writes Georgina Downs - whether it's the Hillsborough disaster or permitting polluters to poison us. Georgina won her own High Court legal victory protecting rural residents from pesticide exposure as long ago as 2008 - only to have it snatched away as Court of Appeal judges closed ranks.
… Health Farming Corporations spraying-cut.jpg The British establishment does nothing quite … corruption, writes Georgina Downs - whether it's the Hillsborough disaster or permitting …
Seeing bluefin tuna gaffed is like watching a thoroughbred racehorse being hacked to death with an axe.
… racehorse being hacked to death with an axe. ‘The bluefin were to ancient Mediterranean peoples what the buffalo were to the American plains Indian,’ writes Theresa …
After an apparent cave-in to Europe's pesticide industry, the European Food Safety Authority's latest guidance on pesticides conflicts with European law, writes Georgina Downs - by ignoring the real-life agrochemical exposure of rural residents. Commission President Juncker must step in and demand the withdrawal of this disgraceful document.
… cave-in to Europe's pesticide industry, the European Food Safety Authority's latest … law, writes Georgina Downs - by ignoring the real-life agrochemical exposure of rural … President Juncker must step in and demand the withdrawal of this disgraceful document. …
A new species of eco-lawyer is emerging from the legal undergrowth. James Thornton advocates a wig-and-gown approach so campaigners can strengthen their case against unethical corporations
… Can lawyers save the world? James Thornton | 12th June 2007 … A new species of eco-lawyer is emerging from the legal undergrowth. James Thornton … approach so campaigners can strengthen their case against unethical corporations …
Theologian Martin Palmer tells Tom Levitt how we can learn from previous man-made ecological collapses in Britain and create a 'new narrative' that challenges our dominant consumer culture
… World Population Sustainability stonhenge.jpg The second great ecological collapse in Britain saw an end to the stone circle culture Theologian Martin Palmer tells Tom Levitt how …
In Brazil's microcephaly epidemic, one vital question remains unanswered: how did the Zika virus suddenly learn how to disrupt the development of human embryos? The answer may lie in a sequence of 'jumping DNA' used to engineer the virus's mosquito vector - and released into the wild four years ago in the precise area of Brazil where the microcephaly crisis is most acute.
… vital question remains unanswered: how did the Zika virus suddenly learn how to disrupt the development of human embryos? The answer may lie in a sequence of 'jumping …
China's least talked about crime against Tibet is the damage to the Tibetan plateau: dams, deforestation, mining, poaching and the dumping of nuclear waste. And it is impacting on all of us
… The global cost of China's destruction of the 'roof of the world' Sylvia Downes | 11th May 2012 News …
Apparent 'victories' in the fight against toxic chemicals - like the EU's failure to re-approve glyphosate yesterday - are illusory, writes Jonathan Latham. The real problem is not one of specific 'bad actors', but the entire system that allows new, likely to be toxic compounds to pollute the environment in near-total ignorance of their impacts. It's time to take our campaigning to a whole new level.
… The problem is not glyphosate, or DDT, or BPA - we must challenge the entire system! Jonathan Latham | 20th May … Apparent 'victories' in the fight against toxic chemicals - like the EU's failure to re-approve glyphosate …
Tom Levitt speaks to one of China's most respected investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism in China
… investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism in China … I reported official corruption, maybe the official was fired, but it didn’t change anything because you’d just find another. But when I started to report on …
The idea of a 'good, or even great, Anthropocene' as promised in the Ecomodernist Manifesto is purely delusional, writes Derrick Jensen. Worse, it underlies a narrative in which the wholesale destruction of nature and of sustainable indigenous societies is repackaged as a noble mission - one whose ultimate purpose is the complete alienation of humans from the planet that spawned us.
… The Ecomodernist Manifesto is a program for … Indigenous Peoples passenger-pigeon-cut.jpg The idea of a 'good, or even great, Anthropocene' as promised in the Ecomodernist Manifesto is purely …
As the UK Government's green policies come under sustained attack from Tory and UKIP right-wingers, Lib-Dem Leader Nick Clegg nails his green colours to the mast.
… Staying the course on the environment Nick Clegg | 7th November 2013 … Economy nick_clegg_bournemouth_rally.png As the UK Government's green policies come under …
Are human rights separable from the wider rights of other living beings, the environment and the Universe? Gabriel Moran finds that humans need to re-assert their central position in the world and build an encompassing moral responsibility.
… Human rights and the environment Gabriel Moran | 27th February … Are human rights separable from the wider rights of other living beings, the environment and the …
What's the point of farming? To produce an abundance of wholesome food, writes Colin Tudge, while supporting a flourishing rural economy and a sustainable, biodiverse countryside. Yet the powers that be, determined to advance industrial agriculture at all costs, are achieving the precise opposite. It's time for a revolution in our food and farming culture, led by the people at large.
… Six steps back to the land: an agricultural revolution for … Society Politics GMOs tractor-cut.jpg What's the point of farming? To produce an abundance … a sustainable, biodiverse countryside. Yet the powers that be, determined to advance …
The months-old protest at Preston New Road, Lancashire, is no longer just about fracking, writes Mat Hope. This dispute is now about London versus the North. It is about the government failing 'the people' from which it has become detached. It is about people sensing hopelessness and helplessness and trying to find a means to resist. And it is about holding on, steadfast, in spite of it all, knowing this is the forgotten frontline of a far greater struggle.
… Fuels polar bear and police close up-cut.jpg The months-old protest at Preston New Road, … Hope. This dispute is now about London versus the North. It is about the government failing 'the people' from which …
The opposition of Ecuador's Shuar People to large scale mining and hydroelectric development in their ancestral forests has triggered a full-scale military occupation of their lands in the Amazon cloud forest, writes Jake Ling, accompanied by a surge in state-sponsored murder and violence - for which Chinese and Canadian mining companies must share responsibility.
… Blood and fire: mining and militarization in the Ecuadorian Amazon Jake Ling … Human Rights Corporations shuar-1-fb.jpg The opposition of Ecuador's Shuar People to … scale mining and hydroelectric development in their ancestral forests has triggered a …
From the volcanic caldera of Mount Teide to the craggy tors of Dartmoor, Europe’s national parks combine stunning scenery with wonderful flora and fauna. Ruth Styles rounds up ten of the best
… Ten of the best...European national parks Ruth Styles … Natural World Poland UK holding.jpg From the volcanic caldera of Mount Teide to the craggy tors of Dartmoor, Europe’s national …
The world has become intolerable for people everywhere, and for Earth herself, says Pope Francis. Profound, transformative change leading to social and economic justice is now an absolute necessity and something we must all fight for. We must also act to safeguard the Earth herself, our common home.
… The system is intolerable: the change we need is in our hands Pope … Economics Green Economy pope-francis-cut.jpg The world has become intolerable for people … all fight for. We must also act to safeguard the Earth herself, our common home. Today God …