Category: environment and the natural world

Shaun Spiers Challenged

This is the third of my investigative interviews with policy makers.

The economic crisis is petty by comparison to the nature crunch. But they have the same cause.

At least we have some ideals to fall short of.

A response to Channel 4’s head of documentaries, Hamish Mykura

The Great Global Warming Swindle is just one example of Channel 4’s war against the greens

Why are governments subsidising the destruction of the marine environment?

It’s an important issue, but nowhere near the top of the list.

How else will the destructive effects of growth be stopped?

Green consumerism will not save the biosphere

Why is it still acceptable to eat the endangered large predators of the sea?

Not Enough Fish in the Sea We need omega-3 oils for our brains to function properly. But where will they come from?

If you’re buying Brazilian beef, the answer is yes

We should welcome the return of the big wild mammals

It’s time to lighten up about falling birthrates.

The corporations’ Achilles heel is the environment. It’s time for the left to hit it.

Wildlife is wonderful. We don’t need any other excuse to protect it.

Capitalism is not even mathematically possible, let alone biologically viable

Wildlife programmes on television, David Attenborough’s among them, perpetuate the dangerous myth of wilderness.

The corporations have asked us to trust them. But even the paragon of “corporate social responsibility” is saying one thing and doing quite another.

The richer we are, the more miserable we become.