Whatever Fred Pearce says, shale gas is not the answer
Journalist Fred Pearce has written in The Guardian calling on his fellow environmentalists to have an open debate on Shale Gas. Perhaps it’s not such a bad idea, he says? Shale Gas is the gas which is now accessible through the newish form of mining – fracking – campaigns against which are sweeping the UK [...]
Climate change purged from the curriculum as capitalist realism arrives in the UK
There is no more profound duty than that of each generation to educate its children. It is through the dissemination of knowledge that human societies progress. Human’s are incredible. We are capable of solving almost any problem, no matter how vast. But we can only do so if we know about it. If you are [...]
Veneers of sustainability: the public sector’s collusion in opencasting
Last week another opencast coal story broke across the environment pages of Scottish newspapers. You’d be forgiven for missing it, despite the egregiously appalling nature of the proposal – to entirely drain the beautiful Loch Fitty in order to make way for seven more years of opencast mining at St Ninians – because it seems [...]
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 their journey along the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan oil pipeline. A previously published extract can be found here. DAY 3, 17:55 – 815 NM – 3,464 KM – SOUTHERN [...]
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 written by James Marriott and Mika Minio-Paluello of Platform and published by Verso this month. In a unique journey from the oil fields of the [...]
Climate challenges for a future Labour government
I was asked by the Young Fabians to write about the climate change challenges for a potential Labour government in 2015. This piece first appeared in their magazine – Anticipations Under the north of England lies a bountiful quantity of shale gas. It is vital to the future of humanity that it stays there. Ten [...]
Why I’m going to the Big Six Bash
Guest post by Ellie Smith On the 3rd May at the UK Energy Summit, just for a change, a load of extremely powerful energy companies that own the vast majority of the UK’s energy will speak with politicians and policy formers about the future of our country’s energy – how much we need, and where [...]
Ed Davey and me
Jonathan Kent was a student environmental activist alongside the newly-appointed Energy Secretary, and argues his early green consciousness gives grounds for hope.
Ministerial Optimism sees Fracking Stumble Ahead onto Uncharted Paths
In a letter regarding the controversial drilling process Sarah Boyack MSP says regarding the Scottish Government’s position “I am sure that you share my hope that the Minister’s optimism is well-placed” [1]. I do share Sarah’s hope, but optimism is a frivolous commodity when dealing with the regulation of heavy industry. Gas extraction by hydraulic [...]
Greens who oppose HS2 are being short sighted
I must say I’m quite surprised by the enthusiasm for greens opposing HS2, announced to get ahead today. People say the business model doesn’t imply it will cut CO2 and merely increases demand for travel, and that the money would be better spent on improving local services that communities rely on. I can certainly think [...]
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