Environment
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
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
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
Strike to stop climate chaos
09 July 2019There are just eleven weeks to go until a critical event for everyone who wants to combat climate catastrophe.
We need workers’ strikes - not just solidarity - to fight climate change
02 July 2019How far are we willing to go to prevent climate catastrophe?
‘The struggle is still on in France - now we all need to unite against Macron’
01 July 2019Richard Greeman, a Marxist writer and activist best known for his work on Victor Serge, reports from France
Is a green future possible?
29 June 2019As the global movement to save the planet grows deeper, Martin Empson spoke to Sarah Bates about a new book on what caused climate chaos—and how we can stop it
School strikers keep up defiant protests to demand climate action
21 June 2019Cries of “No more fossil fuels” echoed through Whitehall in London on Friday as hundreds of teenagers marched for climate justice.
Ground Heathrow expansion plan to save the planet
18 June 2019Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson famously said he would “lie down in front of those bulldozers and stop the construction” of Heathrow airport’s third runway. He should get ready for action.
School strikers hit streets once again
18 June 2019School student strikers were preparing for their fifth strike for the climate on Friday of this week. They remain determined in the face of threats from school bosses.
Stopping climate chaos - an activist’s guide to changing the world
18 June 2019A new handbook by Extinction Rebellion reveals the terrifying future we could face as a result of climate chaos—but it also offers ideas and hope to transform society, says Sarah Bates
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- Israel kills more than 30 Palestinians in bloody offensive against Gaza
- Money going to shareholders has gone up six times faster than wages
- Outrage after court rules against strike in Royal Mail
- Angry Hong Kong protests push authorities ‘to the brink’
- Australian wildfires - winds fan the flames that surround Sydney
- Transport round up: Month of South Western strikes to guard safety
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