Climate change
Iceland’s ‘dead’ glacier is proof that time is running out to tackle climate chaos
20 August 2019People in Iceland held a “funeral” last Sunday for the country’s first glacier lost to climate change.
What can we do about climate refugees?
20 August 2019Gabby Thorpe looks at the plight of people displaced by climate chaos and argues that we should welcome refugees
Bolsonaro wages war on the Amazon rainforest to boost business interests
18 August 2019The deforestation unleashed by Brazil’s far right president is a big threat to the environment. But, Gabby Thorpe argues, we can’t trust those world leaders who have attacked him either
News in brief - justice for Shukri Abdi, emissions rise, Home Office uses force
13 August 2019The police watchdog will investigate how cops handled the investigation into the death of a 12 year old school student in Greater Manchester.
Extinction Rebellion activists set to hold a series of ‘Rebel Risings’ for the climate
13 August 2019climate Activists across Britain are getting ready for a series of local “Rebel Risings” starting from this weekend.
LETTERS - Change the whole system for the planet, not what’s on your plate
12 August 2019The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report on humans, land use and a changing climate last week.
How the drive to make profit puts limitations on recycling
11 August 2019Most people in Britain recycle—yet staggering amounts of waste go to landfill. That’s because the real problem is how capitalism operates, not individual behaviour, writes Gabby Thorpe
Extinction Rebellion protest gives hope to fight to stop London’s Silvertown Tunnel
09 August 2019Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists called for a “swarm” at a roundabout near the approach to London’s Blackwall tunnel on the busy A102 on Friday.
Can rewilding prevent more environmental chaos?
08 August 2019Sarah Bates examines whether rewilding can help stop the coming climate catastrophe
A third of Zimbabweans face a food crisis due to climate change and neoliberalism
07 August 2019More than five million people in Zimbabwe face hunger or starvation, according to the United Nations (UN).
Can Marxism help save the planet?
06 August 2019Alistair Farrow explains how the revolutionaries Marx and Engels looked at humans’ interaction with the natural world
The Troublemaker—Rich and royals unite to save the planet for nice holidays
06 August 2019The younger royals like to foster an image of being progressive fighters for social justice. This was somewhat marred last week by a visit made by prince Harry to join a conference on saving the world.
Could this dam cope with a climate catastrophe?
06 August 2019A dam holding around 1.3 million tonnes of water seemed set to collapse.
Step up the fracking fight
30 July 2019Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reiterated his call for an end to fracking when he visited Lancashire’s Preston New Road anti-fracking protest camp on Tuesday.
How did humans put the planet at risk?
30 July 2019What is the Anthropocene and can it help us resist environmental destruction?
As the Tories talk air pollution - who’s really flying us to disaster?
29 July 2019New ‘green’ plans from the Tories won’t tackle airline pollution. They are aimed at making ordinary people pay for climate change, writes Sarah Bates, yet it’s the rich that pollute the most
Heatwave shows urgent need for action on climate change
25 July 2019People across Britain were sweltering under a heatwave on Thursday as temperatures soared to over 38 degrees celsius.
Extinction Rebellion and school strike unite
23 July 2019School students and climate activists marched together after a week of occupations, reports Sarah Bates
School strikers and Extinction Rebellion take joint action against climate catastrophe
19 July 2019Powerful strikes by school students and action by Extinction Rebellion united in the fight against climate catastrophe
Roadblocks and arrests on third day of Extinction Rebellion’s Summer Uprising
17 July 2019Extinction Rebellion (XR) occupations entered their third day with arrests, accusations of “extremism”, and a pink bathtub.
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- Rhetoric from the rich masks a rotten system
- Huge victory in Newham schools academy battle
- Billionaires gather at Davos - the rich gloat as planet burns
- Corbyn’s peer pressure
- Carpet makers in Cleckheaton roll into third month of pay strike
- Reports round-up—Two strikes at Heathrow and Rail Gourmet walkout
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