Working less is both necessary and desirable from an environmental perspective.
… Making time: working less to save the planet Kyle Lewis … And Economics Green New Deal Activism work-2005640_960_720.jpg Working less is both necessary and desirable …
App lets employees rate their company on climate, share personal stories and access free learning content.
… Climate action at work made easy Ruby Harbour | 27th November … demand more and do more on climate at work. Hurd presents workers with an opportunity to anonymously …
What motivates people to act? Tom Crompton, WWF's point man on behaviour change, believes he has the answers. And they go against the grain of conventional campaigning...
… campaign to date? I'd highlight some work that doesn't really qualify as a … and WWF, called Common Cause: The Case for Working with Our Cultural Values . It's an appeal for people working in the third sector to become far …
Cosmic Networking could be a new strategy for changing how we can work together across cultures in the era of global change.
… Activism Students for Rivers Camp Cosmic Networking could be a new strategy for changing how we can work together across cultures in the era of … community, the entire planet Earth.” Sagan’s work inspired a generation of people, at least …
The real nature of war and its impacts on people and environment can only be understood through its ecology, surgeon Gus Abu-Sitta tells Andre Vltchek: the causes of conflict, the dynamics that sustain it, the corporate and strategic interests bent on its perpetuation, the deliberate destruction of health provision, and the repeating cycles of infection, injury, poverty and human misery which have become a permanent reality for uncounted millions.
… Kuwait, he studied and lived in the UK, and worked in various war zones of the Middle … When I said that among other places I work in Lebanon, he recommended that I visit one of his "best students who now works in Beirut" . I did. During that time, a …
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.
… that power, we must understand that it works by inspiring others to join in a just … so transformative? When an activist group is working on an issue - such as a national … base, the loading of a coal ship, the work of a bulldozer, the building of an oil …
How do we seed mass social movements that can avert cataclysmic climate breakdown?
… Movement power: working for a whirlwind Brendan Montague | 5th … He is also the founder of The Center for the Working Poor in Los Angeles, California, an … as a child and later focused his organising work on national and international projects …
In Colombia, whole villages are suffering due to the mining of coal which is destined for Europe. However, the local villagers are now unionising and fighting for more rights. MARINA KELAVA reports.
… mines that created this problem are still working and polluting - without any obstacles. … and in the town’s only hotel we see only workers from the mines, recognizably wearing … green politician and activist, whose husband works in one of the coal mines. "I came to …
Dave Hampton on watt's watt in carbon footprints and why he aims to launch a campaign for a million more carbon coaches
… of concerted individual action. The name worked at two levels: 'coming off it' as in … amateurs. The root of the word amateur is to work for love, so the word amateur to me is … highest possible compliment. Corporations: work with them or against them? For a lot of …
Gaza farmers have lost 187 hectares of crops to aerial spraying of herbicides by Israel hundreds of meters within the territory's borders. The action, carried out in the name of 'security', further undermines Gaza's ability to feed itself and may permanently deprive farmers of their livelihoods. It may also represent a war crime under the 1977 Protocol to the Geneva Conventions.
… B'Tselem's field researchers from farmers who work these lands reveal that the damage to … the military has shot farmers who were working on their land under the mistaken … of how a neighbour was shot dead while at work in his fields some 350m from a …
The head of the UK's grassroots anti-incineration network on working towards a zero waste economy, encouraging community engagement and avoiding 'defeatist' language
… Shlomo Dowen, UK Without Incineration Network Matilda Lee | 5th April 2011 Activism … Incineration UK Without Incineration Network Forest Protection Campaigning Activism … Shlomo Dowen, UK Without Incineration Network (UK WIN) The head of the UK's grassroots …
Sometimes, choosing not to think like a scientist can be a good thing. Jon Hughes sits down with the Harrisons, environmental activists and conceptual artists
… Mr Serota’s first jobs in the art world was working as an assistant to the Harrisons back … Suite of the City Inn Hotel, Westminster. The work details an elegant retreat. What a … Carson’s Silent Spring . Carson’s seminal work detailed the environmental destruction …
They organise, research and protest: a new generation of climate activists around the world is prepared to do everything they can to protect the climate. The Ecologist has talked to young climate activist around the world. These are the top ten young climate activities working to stop Donald Trump.
… are the top ten young climate activities working to stop Donald Trump. DYANNA Jaye , … Environmental Coalition, a statewide network advocating for 100% renewable energy in … the Paris Agreement was adopted. Her latest work has been co-founding Sunrise Movement , …
For the women of Guazapa, El Salvador, the bicycle has become a sign of freedom, sustainability and empowerment.
… organisation in the country. It currently works on seven different programmes, including … use of bicycles and organises bicycle repair workshops, like the one Pacas participated in, with the support of CESTA’s Ecobici workshop school. As well as revolutionising …
'Together we have explored eco-materials, danced gravel into the ground and worked out how to build a classroom that will support nature and not further destroy it.'
… danced gravel into the ground and worked out how to build a classroom that will … described as no ordinary garden because we work with marginalised members of society, … can find us out of the spotlight doing the work, without fanfare and without seeking …
Mads Gilbert, a renowned 67-year old doctor and human rights activist who has saved innumerable lives in Gaza by working right through Israel's two most recent military attacks, has been banned by Israel from entering the territory for life. His 'crime'? Apart from healing the shattered bodies of Palestinians, he has dared to speak out about the horrors he witnessed.
… who has saved innumerable lives in Gaza by working right through Israel's two most recent … Hospital of North Norway, where he has worked since 1976, earned international renown for his philanthropic work in late 2008, during Israel's Operation …
Think Equal. Build Smart. Innovate for Change. That is the theme for International Women’s Day this year.
… Thi Khan who are doing incredible work without the same intensity of media … as well as women’s rights and equality. Her work on and in promoting the Green New Deal in … Espinosa Executive Secretary of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), …
Protests to stop climate breakdown and ecological destruction do work - and that's precisely why the UK and other governments are determined to suppress them.
… breakdown and ecological destruction do work - and that's precisely why the UK and … movement for decades - because they work. For the environmental movement you can … and the third runway at Heathrow activists worked alongside dedicated local activists …
'The truth is that we have all been too cowed, too demoralised, hopeless or frightened. It is time for us to change that in ourselves.'
… Obvs. Protective equipment for all workers. Obvs. Everyone who can works from home. Obvs. But also, we need … we need testing for most students and workers. Everyone who is tested and is …
The House of Lords voted down the worst excesses of the Police Bill - which would have criminalised meaningful protest. But we need to keep protesting - and keep organising.
… protest, from the partying, was that protest works - and that is why the government is now … criminal offence of blocking major transport works and against a new offence of interfering … down pollution or civil rights abuses. This work is often done by educated professionals …
African civil society organisations’ (CSO) efforts to slow the loss of nature and tackle climate change are key - we need to shift power and decision-making towards local authority and leadership.
… to for funding, technical support, and networking, says the new 42-page study, Rooting … organisations were “very important” to their work and should continue, but must be reformed … bringing visibility to groups doing important work with local communities, and allowing …
A new documentary, An Ecology of Mind, directed by Nora Bateson, celebrates her father Gregory - anthropologist, philosopher, ecologist and systems theorist
… for those not familiar with your father's work, what the film is about? Nora Bateson : … ecologists, don't have a paradigm or framework for what the rules of engagement are for … new disciplines, new paradigms and new frameworks. Not many people have had that kind of …
A future of green abundance for all is possible, writes Glen Barry. Instead we are mired in the destruction of the Earth's vital ecosystems, divided by obscene wealth and shameful poverty, and pitted against each other in genocidal wars over energy, resources and global dominance. To make that alternative a living reality, we must shed our fears and come together in common purpose.
… The way to Green Liberty: stop being afraid, work together to make things better Dr Glen … the biosphere can bear, and there is much work to be done regenerating ecosystems, … all basic needs are met, as those that work hard and are smart can still earn more. …
Next time you grumble that it's too much effort to seperate you plastic from your cans, imagine doing it as the bullets are flying over head
… Community shaken by a sleepless night of ‘fireworks’ (so called because the army bullets are … into the region, and, most of all, the huge workload at the new settlement made travel … all far too busy, the following day I started working with the children. I was a bit nervous …