Category Archives: Campaign
Open Up Lobbying
If we don’t know who is pulling the strings, how can we hold our elected politicians to account? There have been scandals between professional lobbyists, politicians and civil servants reported on a regular basis in our press. Lobbyists have apparently … Continue reading
The UN International Year of…
The United Nations usually declare a number of issues that they want the world to take more interest in. The number of issues is usually about 4, some cross calendar years. So far, this calendar year, two have been declared. … Continue reading
Land Grabs
These are going on all the time, whether its opportunistic developers in the UK or greedy ones in other parts of the world. Just how much has China purchased in the last few years? However, Oxfam has a campaign going … Continue reading
EU: TIME FOR PEOPLE-POWERED DEMOCRACY!
European officials could deny chance for increased democracy and participation. Continue reading
Save England’s Forests
The UK Government is apparently getting ready for a huge sell-off of England’s national forests to private firms. This could mean ancient woodlands are chopped down and destroyed. Walkers and endangered animals, like red squirrels and owls, would have to … Continue reading
Stop Mass Extinction
Right now it’s reckoned there are only 300 northern right whales left, and 99% of blue whales have been wiped out. These majestic giants are endangered species, and their case is being played out across the world, time and again. … Continue reading
Climate change or sustainability?
I guess there are still many people who ignore the consensus that climate change is upon us. I still prefer to call it environmental damage because it is about what we are doing to the biodiversity of the planet. There … Continue reading
Adapting to climate change
There are many things we can do to adapt to how we are affecting the environment. It means doing some things differently. Some examples: in Bangladesh villagers are planting crops on floating gardens so they’re safe in floods; farmers in … Continue reading
A new political world?
Andy Reeves posted a comment on Facebook today stating he was thinking about post May 2010. Amy Rodger then said it would be a strange new world. I added I’m already in one. Why? Both of them were thinking about … Continue reading
