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The oil company might give generously to arts organisations, but Tate and other museums must live up to their ethical commitments. It's time to ditch this tainted sponsorJonathan Jones has some simple words of advice for...

Kent police admit stop and search operation was a violation of human rights and agree to pay compensation to three protestersThree activists at the Kingsnorth Power Station protest in 2008 are to receive compensation after...

Seven coal activists arrested after chaining themselves to railway track leading to Ffos-y-Fran mineSeven protesters have been arrested by police after chaining themselves to the train line connecting an open cast coal mine...

One extraordinary 14-year-old New Hampshire boy is showing that kids have the power to change the world. Read more of this story »

I can appreciate Walt Disney World copyrighting their park.  After all, they’re largely responsible for just about every inch of it, from the sculpted bushes to human-engineered lakes and waterways.  Obviously, it’s...

Spoiler alert: The Yes Men do actually fix the world– but only on paper. For years this two-man team has been pranking conferences, newscasts, and exhibitions by posing as representatives of the world’s biggest...

Touring bands are notorious for their environmental footprints, but more and more the bands and their fans are taking steps to make the activity less damaging...

Ten protesters who were arrested during an occupation of a power station have been barred from going into Oxfordshire.

Nine protesters descend chimney at Didcot A power station in Oxfordshire after realising they would be unable to shut down the facility as plannedClimate change activists who scaled a chimney at one of Britain's largest...

Activists plan to stay on top of 600ft chimney for a weekNine climate protesters are preparing to spend a second night 600ft up the chimney of one of Britain's largest power stations in defiance of a court injunction.But...

Climate change activists storm Didcot power station and vow to stay 'as long as possible' in protest at new coal-fired sitesFossil fuel protesters occupied Didcot power station early yesterday morning, forcing it to switch...

Police arrested 52 climate change protesters after clashes outside the Ratcliffe coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire at the weekend. A policeman needed hospital treatment on Saturday when hundreds of protesters repeatedly...

Campaigners claim police have stepped up intimidation in week in which four activists were detained on way to CopenhagenAn environmental activist has been arrested in advance of a protest planned at a Nottinghamshire coal...

Blog action day is set to kick off tomorrow, uniting thousands of blogs throughout the world to raise awareness around the issue of climate change! Since this is an issue near and dear to all of us here at Inhabitat we’ll...

It may seem curmudgeonly to sprinkle our meagre daily measure of praise upon the negation of something: the fact that a plan is not going ahead. Every so often, however, there are ideas so bad that jubilation is the only...