Tag archives for environment
All or nothing: The problem with “just get on with it” environmentalism
Many eco-conscious people love repeating the same phrase; “We just need to do something, now.” Whilst it is correct to identify inaction, it misses the mark in other ways. Often…
The Global Climate Strike: A light in dark times
“Protecting the climate will destroy jobs.” So goes the often-repeated phrase. This lie is heard in parliaments, economic forums, and from red-faced dads at the dinner table. The false opposition…
Climate change is environmental racism. A Green New Deal is the only way to fight it.
This summer has seen the UK swelter under some of the hottest days on record. While much of the media irresponsibly framed this heatwave as a good thing, for the…
Against rejecting society – why anti-science environmentalism, nature worship and eco-primitivism aren’t the answer
We all know the stereotype of a “hippie environmentalist”. Usually talking about healing crystals, peace and love, and the 60s and 70s. Most often they are presented as obsessed with…
How Evo Morales is fuelling the Bolivian forest fires
Devastating fires caused by human activity have been raging in two of the world’s most important forest areas in Bolivia and Brazil over the last couple of weeks; the Chiquitania…
All eyes are on the Amazon – but another forest is on fire too
As the world’s media finally begins to cover the shocking fires that have been devastating the Amazon Rainforest, which produces 20 per cent of our planet’s oxygen and is home…
My first Veg Festival: far from radical but a celebration for change
Last month I attended my first ever Veg Fest in Cambridge. An event organised by Cambridge Sustainable Food, a new alliance of organisations, promoting healthy and environmentally sustainable food. The…
The rising threat of Green Nationalism
A week ago, on August 3, a man walked into the parking lot of a Walmart in El Paso Texas. He opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle on the crowd…
Nuclear – a dirty, dangerous and expensive waste
Nuclear power, since its first commercial application in the 1950s, has been thought to offer relatively clean and reliable energy in large enough quantities to meet humanity’s continually growing demand…
Voice from Vermont: What Murray Bookchin can still teach us about environmentalism
Like any stereotypical twenty-something I feel the compulsion to stay active on social media, browsing Twitter every day or so. Without fail every few days the same command keeps popping…