Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
environmental activism, Tag
- 'We have become guardians': Turkey's accidental forest protectors Sat, 21 Jul 18, 3:15pmBirhan Erkutlu and Tuğba Günal wanted to ‘get away from it all’ but are now leading a campaign to protect rivers and trees from hydropower plants
- Oil company's 'draconian and anti-democratic' injunction challenged Mon, 2 Jul 18, 11:03pmEnvironmental campaigners appear in London’s high court to oppose UK Oil and Gas’s attempt to ban protests at three UK sites
- More of the Great Australian Bight opened to oil and gas Tue, 15 May 18, 4:34pmGovernment releases new acreages for offshore exploration as protesters oppose drilling
- Dipton opencast mine protesters dig in ahead of deadline Mon, 14 May 18, 8:14pmLocal people and environmentalists have 16 working days left to stop the first spade going into the ground at a beauty spot in Co Durham
- 'Just four citizens': the Australians who confronted Adani in India, and made a difference Sat, 12 May 18, 9:24amIn this book extract, Geoff Cousins describes how the farmer, the activist, the tourism operator and ‘an old bald man with hope in his heart’ travelled to India to protest against Adani
- Liberal activists target Tony Abbott's seat over climate change policy Thu, 3 May 18, 4:00amSydneysiders urged to join party in former PM’s seat to ‘shift the politics’ and speak up for the environment
- Goldman prize awarded to South African women who stopped an international nuclear deal Mon, 23 Apr 18, 2:01pmWinners of the world’s leading environmental award faced down Vladimir Putin and the country’s recently deposed leader, Jacob Zuma, to overturn a multibillion-dollar nuclear deal
- What anti-Adani protestors can learn from the Jabiluka blockade | Scott Ludlam Tue, 3 Apr 18, 4:00amLike anti-Adani protesters today, those who stood up at Jabiluka were attacked. It’s good to remember that people can prevail
- 20 years on from the Jabiluka mine protest, we can find hope in its success | Scott Ludlam Tue, 3 Apr 18, 4:00amLike anti-Adani protestors today, those who stood up at Jabiluka were attacked. It’s good to remember that people can prevail
- Bill McKibben on how to protect the earth from a Trumpocalypse Thu, 22 Mar 18, 4:33pmIf you're feeling overwhelmed in the face of President Donald Trump's overtures to ignore climate science, resuscitate oil pipelines, and in general undo all of the environmental progress we have made so far, you're not alone...
- It’s time we listened to people like Mark Boyle | Letters Fri, 23 Mar 18, 5:16amIf we are to reduce our consumption levels, says Linda Marriott, we must walk the walk, not just talk the talkBravo, Mark Boyle – your world sounds very beguiling to an oldie like me (I left a troubled world behind...
- Guyanese campaigners mount legal challenge against three oil giants Thu, 22 Mar 18, 10:48pmCrowdfunded case claims offshore oil licences were granted illegally by the Guyanese government
- New oil threat looms over England's national park land, campaigners warn Fri, 16 Mar 18, 3:21amMore than 71,000 hectares of protected countryside in the south-east face risk of drilling
- Another oil firm seeks sweeping injunction against UK protesters Thu, 8 Mar 18, 3:52amCritics say legal move by UK Oil and Gas, that could see protesters at its sites jailed and fined, is draconian and anti-democratic
- Is this the end of the road for Adani’s Australian megamine? Thu, 7 Dec 17, 4:00amAustralian and Chinese banks have turned it down, and analysts say Adani’s failure to secure funding for the Carmichael mine leaves it high and dry