Living an alternative, 'green', life is often considered harder if you live in a big city like London but there are plenty of people doing it.
Growing communities is a social enterprise based in Hackney, North London that uses urban gardens, the only organically certified growing land in London, and a network of small organic farmers to produce veg boxes for over 420 house holds in Hackney.
This week's podcast has Phil England talking to Tim Helwig- Larsen for the Centre of Alternative Technology in Wales on how to achieve a sustainable Zero Carbon Britain.
This week's podcast has Phil England talking to Mukti Mitchell. A sailor, author and creator of an excellent online carbon calculator Mukti sailed around the coast of Britain giving talks on how going green improves the quality of life.
Idler editor, author and Ecologist contributor Tom Hodgkinson talks to Phil England about his book 'How to be free' a manifesto for saving the world through doing as little as possible.
Phil England interviews Soil Association Chair and co founder of whole foods Craig Sams who claims that a world wide transition to organic agriculture will take us half way to achieving the carbon reduction necessary to stabilise the climate.
In our first podcast for 2008 Phil England talks about decentralised energy and in particular the inefficiency of current production methods where 60% power generated is lost, and the benefits of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) where heat from generation is used to warm the houses that surround the plant.
The Government's Climate Change Bill is a critical piece of legislation in tackling the UK's contribution to global warming. That is why there is so much conflict over its content.
In this exclusive interview Phil England speaks to the then Environment Minister David Miliband about the introduction of the bill.
Chris Goodall is author of the acclaimed 'Low Carbon Life' a guide to cutting your carbon footprint. Phil England asks him what simple steps we can all take to lead a greener life.
Phil England talks to author Mark Lynas about his book 'Six Degrees' and hears that Mark now feels many of his predictions of change in our environment are too conservative.
A special edit of the historic panel discussion held at this year's Camp for Climate Action featuring:
George Monbiot - Guardian columnist and author of "Heat: How to stop the planet Burning"
Richard Hawkins - contributor to "Zero Carbon Britain"
And Sophie and Olly who are both involved in the Camp.
Recording by Indymedia. Programme produced by Phil England.
A new study by the University of Michigan has shown that organic farming in industrialised countries can produce comparable yields to conventional farming, and up to three times the yields currently obtained in less-industrialised countries. This is groundbreaking research, and adds weight to environmentalists' arguments that the world certainly wouldn't starve if we all farmed organically. Listen to one of the lead authors in this podcast.
Founder of the Slow Food movement and author of the new book Slow Food Nation, Carlo Petrini explains through a translator how a combination of McDonalds and traditional Italian cooking inspired him to found the Slow Food network.
Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy at City University, highlights Carlo Petrini's impact on food, and calls for us to think outside of our boxes. Food culture needs to change.
Zac Goldsmith introduces Carlo Petrini at the launch of his book, Slow Food Nation, at the RSA in London. Zac stresses the importance of food in changing shopping habits and supply chains.
Veteran environmentalist George Monbiot explains why climate change is the moral issue of our time, why preventing a 2 degree rise in global temperature is crucial, and why we seem to want politicians to talk the talk but are terrified of them walking the walk.
In the second part of our interview, Bill Oddie tells the Ecologist why 'soulless, slick and lying' politicians will not get people to act on climate change, and explains why the message just isn't getting through to the 4x4-driving residents of North London. But changing people's lives, Oddie says, is what keeps him going...
In the first of a two-part exclusive interview, television's favourite birdwatcher Bill Oddie tells the Ecologist why he's fed up of not being allowed to be controversial, and why banning bluetits might help tackle global warming...
David Cameron has thrown the full weight of his party behind the Bill. But does he realise what it entails? He thinks that people would need to start 'thinking local' to take advantage of what the Bill offers. Listen and make your own mind up.
