Sargassum Seaweed is Strangling the Caribbean Coasts, the Latest Example of Climate Chaos
Sargassum is sometimes referred to as a “golden floating rainforest”, which seems like an inappropriate moniker at the moment. As rainforests are decimated at an alarming rate this...
Environmentalists need to focus on collective responses, not individual consumption
Over the past few months, mainstream environmentalism has taken a plastic turn. Concerns about plastic waste have overtaken issues of climate change and environmental justice in media prominence....
Even with Stormont in crisis, we can still fight climate change
Northern Ireland’s climate activists have suffered a lost decade. After the passing of the UK Climate Change Act in 2008, the other devolved nations passed complementary legislation to...
Beyond “the business of nickels and dimes”: a socialist guide to Christmas
I – The feast It’s Christmas time, a time to eat, drink, and be merry. Mulled wine and mince pies, all around a hot coal fire with beloved relatives...
Stop saying we are the future, we are the present – young voices from #COP23
On Saturday 11th of November the young members of Sustaining All Life led a forum called Young People Leading Climate Change Now and into the Future. We wanted to...
A city of two zones #COP23
After only a couple of days at COP23, it becomes apparent that much of the hopelessness that we all understandably feel about the fight against climate change is focused...
What we’re saying Yes to: Community resiliency and regenerative regrowth
“In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.” –Nigerian Proverb Climate catastrophes are raking our world across the coals. From flooding, forest fires,...
What we’re saying Yes to: utopian, regenerative projects like Grow Heathrow
The following article is part of a series on Bright Green, What We’re Saying Yes To, inspired by Naomi Klein’s recent book, No Is Not Enough. More contributions welcome...
Why we still need the Green Party
Since the turn of the century, the Green Party has blossomed from obscurity to a major, professional party. Caroline Lucas was elected in 2010 and the Greens obtained...
Michael Gove’s actions are simply not enough
There’s a real environmental catastrophe happening, right now. Michael Gove’s twisted vision of a capitalistic ‘green’ future puts us all at risk from excessive pollution levels; especially children, the elderly and those with health problems. As his appointment as environmental secretary, Michael Gove has not progressed far enough to...