Outside the European Union, the UK is becoming a dumping ground for toxic substances.
Category: environment and the natural world
The Long Wait
Here are the big green policies Labour should adopt.
Bully Beef
The meat industry’s misinformation tactics are even worse than the fossil fuel industry’s.
Shitshow
Toxic chemicals deliberately added to sewage are being spread across a vast area of farmland, with potentially catastrophic effects. We’re suing the government to stop it.
The Flickering
Earth systems are being rushed towards their tipping points by governments that offer us nothing but chaos.
Necroculture
The mass release and shooting of pheasants trashes our ecosystems – and our humanity.
The Bird Cage
The remarkable story behind the disciplining of a major charity shows how power really works.
Six Legs Good
My very amateur photos of some magnificant creatures in the French Alps.
The Unhowled Land
Without wolves or lynx, our ecosystems remain barren, depleted and overrun by proliferating deer.
The Mingling
How sea kayaking sustains me.
Scapegoat Season
Instead of addressing our multiple ecological disasters, those with power are attacking wildlife defenders.
Sacré Vert
French environmental action puts the UK to shame.
Down the Drain
Sewage pollution by the water companies is just one of the deadly attacks on our rivers.
Wealth of Nature
How has Costa Rica managed to restore its natural wonders, while big, rich nations fail?
Pipe Dream
Pumping water from one messed-up catchment to another solves nothing. We need to fix our problems at source.
Hard Landing
A self-perpetuating political spiral is blocking the easier ways of preventing environmental collapse.
Protection Racket
The more destructive the business, the more likely it is to enjoy political protection.
Malignant Growth
An obsession with economic growth is driving us towards catastrophe.
The Sacking of Britain
Liz Truss’s destruction of the fabric of our nation is not an accident. It’s the design.
Willing the End
On both sides of the Atlantic, powerful interests seem determined to trigger the collapse of life on Earth. Why?