As the superstorm Sandy, also nicknamed Frankenstorm, attacked the US East Coast and New York City this week, it quickly became apparent that despite the commendable and quick response by the […]
Editorial: USA welcome to climate change
Is climate change heading to haunt the US in the form of hurricane Sandy?
Climate silence demo at Times Square. Credit: 350.org As I write, the super-storm Hurricane Sandy, also nicknamed ‘Frankenstorm’, is in the early stages of launching itself at the US East Coast. This […]
Editorial: The UK government must stand up to the powerful farming lobby.
The League Against Cruel Sports before lobbying MP’s. Yesterday, a coalition named ‘Team Badger’ and including the organisation ‘The League Against Cruel Sports’ set up a lobbying session at Westminster, with the […]
Push Europe: Poland blocking climate goals!
Campaigners from the Push Europe campaign network held a protest outside the Polish Embassy on Saturday afternoon. They say Poland’s influential coal industry are lobbying the government to block EU climate laws. […]
Will Obama mention climate change in the last TV debate?
A question environmentalists and environmental campaigners have been asking themselves is – would Obama mention climate change in any of the three US Election live TV debates? It did not happen in […]
The Big Idea – community ownership
The rapid melting of The Arctic is a strong reminder about what’s happening to our climate. © Greenpeace / Alex Yallop. We’re in a period of three exceptional big crises: 1) […]
Debate: Is journalism growing or killing the Green Movement?
We’re in the midst of a climate crisis, however, if you only follow mainstream news you might not have noticed this. This blog believes that the environment is not being debated […]
Book review of ‘Enough: Breaking free from the world of more’ by John Naish
Book: Enough: Breaking free from the world of more Author: John Naish (2008) Review: A fascinating insight into the psychology, sociology and consequences of rampant consumerism by the health lifestyle correspondent of […]
Is triple glazing the answer to keeping you warm this winter?
Experts are warning us that, due to a record Arctic ice melt this season, the recent trend we have seen of colder than usual winters could continue this year. We know that […]
City Stories unveiled at the opening of the Crystal
The Crystal ‘’I’m not a scientist, I’m a storyteller, that’s why I don’t go out and do talks on climate change. I got involved with ‘City Stories’ because it was about storytelling’’. […]
A greener life, a greener world 