What we’re saying Yes to: Community resiliency and regenerative regrowth
Photo: pixabay user congerdesign. “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…
Thousands march for climate action and against dirty energy
Art Not Oil protest BP's sponsorship of the Tate Britain. Image: Art Not Oil. Thousands of people took to the streets of London today to call for action on climate…
BP reach for the pinkwash with “LGBT Careers Event”
A BP flyer found in London. Image uses photo from Marine Photobank. We face an onslaught of unpleasant, greenwashing advertising from fossil fuel companies. Shell and their "We'll keep the…
Ending our reliance on oil will bring democracy to the Middle East and North Africa
There’s a simple idea that economic growth is good for democracy. A widely accepted truth, that when a citizen doesn’t have to worry about simple survival they can do more…
The Oil Road: Journeys from the Caspian Sea to the City of London’ – extract 2: day 3
This is an extract from the book 'The Oil Road: Journeys from the Caspian Sea to the City of London', by James Marriott and Mika Minio-Paluello of PLATFORM, which traces…
Extract: The Oil Road – journeys from the Caspian Sea to the City of London
With the kind permission of the authors, Bright Green is publishing two excerpts from “The Oil Road – Journeys from the Caspian Sea to the City of London”, a travelogue…
Last week's agreement on oil could lead to war between the Sudans, not avert it
Tim Flatman, writing from Juba, South Sudan The “international community”, a nebulous concept at the best of times, achieved rare unity in its desire for and welcoming of an agreement…
Video: Pollution killing 4,000 Londoners a year
London's air quality has returned to the days of the smogs, and is causing the premature deaths of over 4,000 citizens per year, according to this campaign film released by…
Drenched in Oil – Ulster Bank, RBS and Ethics for the Belfast Festival
What links the suffering of the indigenous Cree Indians of Alberta, Canada, the international arms trade and the President of Belarus to a vibrant cultural event in Belfast, Northern Ireland?…
New Zealand’s best kept secret
Lots of tourist places here in NZ like to boast that they are the country’s best kept secret. Unfortunately NZ’s best kept secret is not a charming seaside wine bar…