World saved . . . planet doomed 21 November 08
Green activists are seeing the global economic crisis as an opportunity, but the truth remains: high economic growth cannot be reconciled with limited resources
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Green activists are seeing the global economic crisis as an opportunity, but the truth remains: high economic growth cannot be reconciled with limited resources
We must ensure that tackling climate change is not forgotten but put at the heart of any rescue plan for the economy.
Global warming and finite resources mean our way of life is more threatened than ever, and it's time for the environmental movement to face up to some hard truths
A soon-to-be published collection of photographs demonstrates that art is vital in helping us understand the impact of human beings on the environment.
Biofuels can never be used sustainably on a large scale to power transport. The only solution is to shift rapidly to electricity.
Increased use of nuclear (an outright competitor to coal as a deliverer of baseload power) is essential to combat climate change
Bob Watson rightly warns us to prepare for 4C global warming. To avoid that, we must make drastic CO2 cuts now
The exact timescale of global warming is unknown, but the 100 months campaign provides a much-needed sense of urgency
How things have changed. Today, bookshops have entire shelves devoted to climate change. Television, too, has belatedly begun to catch up
A "war economy" social mobilisation harnessed, this time not towards fighting fascism, but towards heading off ecological crisis
The arguments of climate sceptics have largely been moulded by a far more sinister force - the US-based conservative think tanks
Today's poll shows that public concern about climate change has reached a critical mass and now includes the less well-off
The government is keen to reassess GM crops in light of the food crisis - but running to profit-seeking companies is not the answer
Not being a scientist is a help rather than a hindrance when it comes to communicating - with the necessary passion - the findings of scientific research
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