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ANTI FRACKING SPECIAL REPORT: UK 27 Aug 2013 | 03:04 pm
The UK's Fracking Protests Are Working says Jan Goodey who has been reporting for the Ecologist from Balcombe since the first of the protestors turned up to stop the drills
This is bigger than Balcombe 22 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm
Musician Sophie Stammers visited Balcombe, the site of Cuadrilla’s controversial exploratory shale well, with a song to sing at the gates of the oil and gas firm’s operations. She returned with the se...
Are we human or are we runner? 22 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
A new film staring Anton Krupicka and his favourite mountains magnifies the spiritual side of running.....
Course: Grow Your Own Eco Club 22 Aug 2013 | 03:49 pm
Would you like to run your own rewarding Eco Club to empower the next generation?
It's not easy being green - unless that is, you live on a boat. Part II. 21 Aug 2013 | 08:42 pm
In the second of a series of four blogs Clare Kendall discovers that fuel consumption by boat-dwellers is comparatively low and that energy is often more accessible than it is for those of us who live...
Why don't dolphins fight back? 20 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
Laura Bridgeman takes a look at the scientific evidence that may explain why dolphins have such a benevolent nature when it comes to interactions with humans........
Green MP Caroline Lucas arrested in Balcombe anti-fracking protest 20 Aug 2013 | 01:57 pm
The UK's only Green party MP was arrested yesterday along with dozens of anti-fracking protesters in a 'day of action' across the UK
A license to trash? Why Biodiversity Offsetting (BO) will be a disaster for the environment 19 Aug 2013 | 05:09 pm
As the UK government gives the go ahead for the country's first Biodiversity Offsetting (BO) scheme, Lorna Howarth explains why it will be a disaster for the nation's already declining wildlife
Reclaim the Power Action Camp: 16 – 21st August 19 Aug 2013 | 03:50 pm
We are facing a climate crisis, economic crisis and social crisis. We want a clean and fair future where people come before profit. Come to share your ideas. Create, imagine, resist. Join us in Balcom...
Reclaim the Power: non-violent direct action 19 Aug 2013 | 03:45 pm
Peter Jacobson encourages us to question the power structures within our society, explains why he believes direct action has such an important role to play in the fight against fossil fuel investment,...
