Two massive victories for the student divestment movement
Image credit: Creative Commons - Kate Ausburn In the past 48 hours, the student divestment movement took another leap forward. Two more institutions joined the more than 1,000 worldwide that…
6 things we learned at “Building a Green New Deal for the Many”
Via YouTube Screengrab The Green New Deal has taken US politics by storm, propelled into the mainstream by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Sunrise Movement. Inspired by its transatlantic traction, members…
Schoolchildren strike for the climate
Via Rosie Rawle On Friday 15 February the UK held its first ever youth climate strikes. Thousands of children were in attendance. In over 60 cities across the UK, young…
The right to repair and the road to a circular economy
Creative Commons: OpenClipart-Vectors When the Paris Agreement was signed on 12th of December 2015 by 195 parties, it highlighted the importance of sustainable consumption and production in developed countries as…
The fossil fuel industry is terrified of students
Cambridge Zero Carbon The Guardian's report that fossil fuel companies BP and BHP interfered with the University of Cambridge's decision to reject divestment in June 2018 underlines two things we…
Veganism and the pitfalls of “ethical” consumerism
Creative Commons: Unisouth Throughout 2018 it seemed awareness around environmental impacts of food rose to unprecedented levels. Though the year is young, 2019 does not seem to be reversing this…
As the Green New Deal goes mainstream, it needs protecting from liberalism
YouTube screen grab With the flash of the Sunrise Movement's occupation of Nancy Pelosi's office and the bang of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joining them, the Green New Deal has exploded into…
The Future of Bright Green
Those with eagle eyes will have noticed things have been a bit quiet at Bright Green as of late. Since July, we've been on a hiatus, reviewing what Bright Green…
Reflections on the fight for a frack-free Lancashire
The plans were loose; we would gather for a community conversation about what next now that Westminster has seen fit to drill the democracy right out of Lancashire and enforce…
Students at Durham held a funeral for accessible education – here’s why
Photo: Grace Tseng Last Tuesday, 8th December, students at Durham held a funeral for accessible education. This was a direct response to the latest announcement of an increase college fees…