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List-eria strikes again. Our 10 most popular blog posts of 2012
It's the season of top this, worst that and 100 most revolting other. So we thought we'd take a look a back at the Green Blog posts you've been reading most in 2012. more ...
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Compelling TV: Is our weather getting worse?
I've been watching Is Our Weather Getting Worse?. Have you? It's about how we have seen increased extreme weather events in recent years. It showed scenes from Hurricane Sandy in America and the severe floods all around England in November which really brought home to me how climate change is happening right now. more ...
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Co-operatives - an answer to the economic crisis?
Did you know that...
- More people are employed by co-operatives worldwide than by multinationals.
- Co-operative systems are seen throughout nature and are a successful survival strategy.
- All animals with nucleated cells, including you and I, are living co-ops of different organisms.
All these facts and more emerged at our recent thought-provoking book club. We met to discuss Co-operative Revolution: a Graphic Novel. more ...
Christmas gifts all sewn up
I used to leave Christmas shopping until Christmas eve. That was until this year when I acquired god-children numbers 7 and 8 and niece number 4. They do all have names I promise and I can just about remember them all. more ...
© Amelia Collins
Bee Lovely - last chance to sign pesticide petition from Neal's Yard Remedies
We need your help. Our bees need your help. more ...
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A World in One Cubic Foot by David Liittschwager
To understand a complex issue it can help to be able to visualise it. Biodiversity is no exception. No matter how many times we're told about biodiversity do we ever truly appreciate its importance? We rarely see the full picture. Noticing an occasional squirrel is a good start but by no means it. A multitude of creatures exist all around us whose faces we'll never gaze on and whose names we'll never know. more ...
© David Liittschwager
10 tips on keeping chickens - and why they're not just for Christmas
Have you ever thought about keeping chickens? I admit that until a few months ago I hadn't. Not for a second. more ...
© Tom Wright
Why did we take a giant phone down Oxford Street?
It wasn't because we're masochists. It wasn't because we just love dressing up. It wasn't even because we wanted an excuse to blare out Stevie Wonder to morning shoppers (especially that song). more ...
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Bangka - my trip to Indonesia's tin island
Just recently I crossed the globe to document the devastating effects of tin mining on a once beautiful Indonesian tropical island paradise: Bangka Island. more ...
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Climate goals at risk as energy plans unveiled
There's no getting away from it: today is a kick in the teeth for everyone working towards a low-carbon future in the UK. more ...
Are the kids putting us to shame?
The results of the Children's Eyes on the Earth International photo competition do not disappoint. If anything they should be a wake up call. 4 out of the 6 winning expose an environmental issue. If children as young as 8 (the age of the winner) are so frequently facing these issues that they choose to photograph them, surely we should sit up and listen? more ...
© Michael Theodric
Free Christmas ecards are here
Free, easy and helps the planet. What more could you want from a Christmas card? more ...
© Iain Buchanan
Why we need activists: lessons from a life well lived
You probably won't have heard of Paul Millmore - unless you live in Lewes, that is. Paul (pictured right) passed away earlier this year and his loss was mourned widely as he was an extremely vocal activist on a range of issues. more ...
© Chris Todd
Ash tree disaster: why politicians must see the wood for the trees
What do ash trees, badgers, buzzards, public forests and bees have in common?
Trouble, that's what. more ...
© Amelia Collins
Soil raked, seeds sown and another wildflower meadow created
It's really satisfying doing something that's both positive for your community and great for wildlife - bees in particular. more ...
Who'd be in your Fantasy Football Energy Team?
Ed Davey's Energy Bill this autumn will have a big role in deciding how the UK gets its electricity in the next two decades. Almost any outcome is possible. more ...
On air. What do you think of our podcast?
Did you know it's 12 times more likely that an aeroplane in the Thames estuary would suffer a bird strike than at any other UK airport? more ...
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London Marathon - what have I let myself in for?
For the past 5 years I've been entering the London Marathon ballot. It's something I've always wanted to do. more ...
Getting into a planning Pickle
It's not often that you find yourself dressed up as a middle-aged man shouting for attention, especially when you're a twenty-something year old woman, but it's all in a day's work. more ...
© Charlotte Chan
Honey we've shrunk the honey harvest: a challenging year for honeybees and their keepers
Figures from the Government's National Bee Unit show that the numbers of colonies in London has doubled in the last four years. Yet last week's survey by the British Beekeepers' Association shows our honeybees were the least productive in the land... a whopping slip of 78% on last year. more ...
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Who won this year's party conference popularity contest?
Wearing a bee costume is a great way to boost your self-esteem. "You're a bee" is a typical response. In September/October my fellow campaigners and I were wearing bee costumes at the Lib Dems, Labour and Conservative party conferences. We were trying to get MPs and delegates interested in our bees campaign. It worked. There's been a fantastic reaction from all parties to the campaign. Bees are highly thought of. So were our costumes. So, without bias, I would name our stunt winner of this year's party conference popularity contest. more ...
© Danny Fitzpatrick, dfphotography.co.uk
Annus horri-bee-lis
2012 is becoming a year to forget for British farmers. more ...
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Meet the neighbours while you store your stuff
As a long-term couch surfer my belongings are currently living under a friend's stairs - until I find a home. So I was interested to see a similar solution to lack of storage pitched as a business recently on Dragon's Den. more ...
Green is working, says Deborah Meaden outside the Treasury
It's not every morning after your first cup of tea you find yourself donning a hard hat and queuing outside the Treasury with a Dragon on your arm. more ...
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Campaigns, CBE, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Justice, Green Economy, International climate
Will Osborne let us reach the renewable heights of Europe?
For me, Denmark will forever be the land of the wind turbine and general green greatness. more ...
© Pascoe Sabido
Prix Pictet Photography exhibition
The Prix Pictet Power exhibition opened at the Saatchi Gallery in London today. more ...
© Joel Sternfeld, Prix Pictet Ltd
What's your favourite graphic novel?
The screaming downstairs was for Jessie J signing her book Nice to Meet You. The staircases bulged with JK Rowling's A Casual Vacancy. On the top floor a quiet mob chatted about a different sort of fan club. One that boasts 1 billion members. more ...
Pesticides and bees - all you ever wanted to know
The excellent Friends of the Earth bees campaign has shown that bees and other pollinators are suffering from multiple threats. From disease and parasites, to lack of food and poor husbandry, bees are facing an onslaught. more ...
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Doing something to help bees - the Bee Cause Day of Action
The Bee Cause Day of Action was almost a month ago - but I'm still buzzing with excitement. I've had the pleasure of contacting the 50-plus local groups who took part to find out what they've been up to. Their stories have been truly inspiring. more ...
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Bringing eco music to a town near you
I must confess I had my doubts when I began to plan a national concert tour. Would people get excited about songs about fossil fuels? Would I find venues to play them in? more ...
© George Christie
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