Environment
Urgent measures needed in polluted European cities
18 March 2014Public transport was made free in a number of French and Belgian cities last week, as an emergency measure to deal with air pollution. Paris also imposed restrictions on car use. Paris has the fourth worst average air quality of any city in the world. Last week’s weather briefly made it number one—despite the media’s fixation on pollution in China.
Protesters say no to 'fracking' for gas in Farndon Bridge
18 March 2014Around 250 people protested last Sunday in Farndon Bridge, near Chester, against Dart Energy’s plans to drill there.
Over 1,000 join protest to say no to fracking
11 March 2014An anti-fracking camp faces eviction despite a big demonstration in its support, reports Katrina Lawrie
Environment boss pulls jobs meeting
11 March 2014Environment Agency (EA) boss Paul Leinster pulled out of a meeting last week to discuss job cuts with EA staff unions. These include Unison, GMB, Unite and PCS.
Floods haven’t gone, but job cuts continue at the Environment Agency
04 March 2014Fresh flood warnings were issued for the whole South West coast of England this week. Most of the Somerset Levels have remained underwater for yet another month. Many homes are still flooded.
Frackers under pressure from campaigning
04 March 2014Socialist Workers Party member and author Martin Empson was set to debate officials from fracking firm Cuadrilla on Monday of this week
Dump the system to save the planet
18 February 2014Politicians say “we” must change our ways to save the planet—but Sadie Robinson argues waste is built into capitalism
Take on the system to stop climate chaos
11 February 2014Now that parts of their beloved Eton College are under flood water, you might expect even the Tories to get serious about climate change.
Tories laid the ground for Britain's flood crisis
11 February 2014Services cut by politicians would have protected tens of thousands of people, writes Dave Sewell
Widespread chaos after floods sweep Britain
11 February 2014Floods and storms swept over wide areas of southern England, Wales and the Midlands last week.
Hundreds meet in Llanelli to oppose coal gas plan
28 January 2014Over 300 people poured into a meeting in Burry Port, Llanelli, to voice their anger and concern about plans for underground coal gasification (UCG) in the Loughor Estuary.
Locals and trade unionists join forces against fracking Barton Moss
28 January 2014IGas is looking for gas near Salford—but opposition is growing, writes Katherine Jacobs
Climate reporting - It’s the end of the world as we know it, but TV feels fine
21 January 2014With freezing weather confining millions of Americans to their homes for days on end recently, you’d think their TV news would want to discuss climate change. But you’d be wrong.
Protest in Salford as Cameron goes "all out" for fracking
14 January 2014David Cameron has announced a bribe worth up to £1.7 million a year in business rates to councils that allow fracking for shale gas.
Fracking campaign continues at Barton Moss
07 January 2014Daily protests against exploratory drilling for fracking, or shale gas extraction, are continuing at Barton Moss in Eccles, Greater Manchester.
A chilling thought
07 January 2014The weather has always been difficult to predict. But the past week has been particularly dramatic.
Land and Labour: for a sustainable solution to the ecological crises
10 December 2013Martin Empson, author of a new book on ecology and human history, argues that human action is key to the possibility of a sustainable solution to ecological crises
Resisting the frackers in Eccles
03 December 2013Around 60 people came together to resist the plans of iGas to extract coal methane and then begin fracking at Barton Moss in Eccles, Greater Manchester.
After typhoon Haiyan - capitalism and the climate
19 November 2013As the latest United Nations climate conference takes place Martin Empson examines why governments are so feeble in their efforts to challenge global warming
Environmental protest set for Warsaw
15 October 2013Activists from around the world plan to converge on Warsaw in Poland to protest as world leaders assemble for the next climate conference next month.
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