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GEORGE MONBIOT GETS BACK TO THE LAND IN REGENESIS

George Monbiot Regenesis

George Monbiot is a serious guy. He’s an eco-activist at the cliff face of climate change, challenging greenwashing, fossil fuel marketeers and political/corporate corruption at the highest levels. I managed to make him laugh while he signed my copy of Regenesis at the Byline Festival for social change (2023, Dartington Hall, Devon). “Don’t say cheese, […]

ARCHIVE: XR’s THE BIG ONE OPENS IN LONDON

A calm, diverse and inclusive event opened today Friday 21st April in Westminster, London. Organised by Extinction Rebellion in coalition with over 200 environmental and social organisations, a wide range of people attended. From babies-in-buggies to elders sporting badges, there were homemade cardboard placards proudly carried for hours between pickets and the main stage. Government […]

ARCHIVE: INDIAN HEATWAVES AT THE LIMIT OF HUMAN SURVIVAL

Photo by Raghu Nayyar As temperatures approached 50°C, March 2022 saw India reach its highest temperatures since records began over 100 years ago, and 2023 may push those records even higher. The northwestern regions are the worst affected by this heat and unlike the sparsely populated Sahara and inland Arabian peninsula (the only other regions […]

BEING HUMAN PERMANENT GALLERY AT THE WELLCOME FOUNDATION

Image Credit – Olivia Trimborn ‘Being Human,’ a new and permanent gallery at the Wellcome Collection offers a selection of 50 objects and artworks that explore the complexity of being human in the 21st century. These works are divided into four sections: genetics, minds & bodies, infections and environmental breakdown, and they each explore our […]

UK SEWAGE SCANDAL

Image Credit – Patrick Federi The UK sewage scandal is messier than we thought The recent sewage issues on the UK coasts continue to be a huge topic of conversation right now. Raw sewage is being dumped into local seas and rivers due to overwhelmed local systems from recent rainfall. Dubbed the ‘sewage scandal’, around […]