'For the rich, much much less, while for the billions who lack the basics: more good food, better housing, abundant clean water...'
… Degrowth and the Green New Deal Gareth Dale | 28th … due to Chernobyl alone, and the problem of waste. Scientists are still stumped by the … problem of warning the creatures approaching waste dumps a hundred thousand years from now. …
How does capitalism condition the ways in which we measure, imagine and weaponise time - and what does this mean for our future?
… Davos and 'capitalist time' Gareth Dale | 22nd … the ways in which we measure, imagine and weaponise time - and what does this mean … destructive effects of the former or the wastefulness and colossal energy thirst of …
A review of Andreas Malm's Corona, Climate, Chronic Emergency: War Communism in the Twenty-First Century.
… Editor’s Picks Jökulsárlón A review of Andreas Malm's Corona, Climate, Chronic … us about climate breakdown—in its causation, and in humanity’s response? And what can both … to reduce unnecessary consumption andwaste. "Victory gardening transcended the need …
Special Investigation: It’s not ‘Jet Zero.’ It’s not even net zero. It’s plane insanity - and we’re heading for a hard landing.
… Jet Zero and the politics of the technofix Gareth Dale … from fossil fuels, with CO2 released as a waste gas—around 830 million tonnes each year. … agricultural crops such as palm oil or from waste products such as used cooking oil. The …
The Gates Foundation has just announced a $42 million project over several years to develop a toilet that doesn't need water, mains power or sewerage and that will cost next to nothing
… Miles | 11th August 2011 News Toilet Health WasteAndRecycling Compost toilet.jpg There are still …
'Jet zero' is basically just pie in the sky - according to a powerful new report published today by the Royal Society.
… Jet Zero and the politics of the technofix Gareth Dale … from fossil fuels, with CO2 released as a waste gas—around 830 million tonnes each year. … agricultural crops such as palm oil or from waste products such as used cooking oil. The …
The idea has yet to catch on in the UK but in Scandinavia, where the very first 'nature house' was built in the 1970s, the idea of surrounding your existing home with what is essentially a 'greenhouse' to create a living home is one that is catching on. PAUL MILES explores the eco benefits
… idea has yet to catch on in the UK but in Scandinavia, where the very first 'nature house' … from the wind and rain. He installed a waste water treatment unit and composting … a key part of a clean and safe home sewage recycling system. Black and grey water is …
Extraction of raw materials could rise 60 per cent by 2060 – so is degrowth the answer?
… is a major contributor to global heating and ocean acidification, and the rapidly … On the supply side, recovering minerals from waste goods can be ramped up, for instance by … waste that can be sent for enhanced recycling. There is scope for urban mining: …
Cement manufacturers are among the world’s biggest polluters and produce more emissions per capita than aviation. So how can you ensure that the cement you use isn’t wrecking the planet?
… Cement Building Construction PassivHaus Portland Cement Society Green Living holding.jpg … cement industry has been blending OPC with waste products from coal-fired power stations … of these reduces emissions and diverts waste from landfill. Some niche companies, …
The Welsh town of Chepstow is the most recent to declare itself 'plastic free'. PAUL MILES reflects on the subsequent media frenzy, the community's unwavering enthusiasm, and their long-term goals
… the community's unwavering enthusiasm, and their long-term goals The small Welsh … status with a banner made of plastic - and the world’s media had a field day. Tim … using litter from the town’s streets andwaste plastic from businesses. Charlotte …