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Appeal to Labour Party Members: Help Turn Back This Tide of Greenwash
Britain Climate Change Direct action Geographical Green New Deal Health Just Transition Labour Party Local government Transport

Appeal to Labour Party Members: Help Turn Back This Tide of Greenwash

From Labour Hub By Simon Pirani Here is a letter that I sent yesterday to Maggie Ferncombe, the Chair of…
December 22, 2022 Rob Marsden
Climate campaigner ejected from Labour event sponsored by Drax power plant firm
Biodiversity Britain Climate Change Energy Farming Food Fossil Fuels Geographical Health Labour Party Pollution Sustainability Waste

Climate campaigner ejected from Labour event sponsored by Drax power plant firm

Well done to the climate campaigners at Labour Party Conference for highlighting the problems of Drax and using biomass to…
October 3, 2022September 29, 2022 Rob Marsden
How to stop cities and companies causing planetary harm
Energy Food Fossil Fuels Green New Deal Growth Health Housing and Building Just Transition Pollution Recycling Sustainability Waste

How to stop cities and companies causing planetary harm

From Nature Researchers must help to define science-based targets for water, nutrients, carbon emissions and more to avoid cascading effects…
September 24, 2022September 21, 2022 Rob Marsden
If Sadiq Khan really is a green mayor, he should stop the Silvertown tunnel
Britain Fossil Fuels Geographical Growth Health Labour Party Local government Pollution

If Sadiq Khan really is a green mayor, he should stop the Silvertown tunnel

A Guardian comment piece on the Silvertown Tunnel. He risks ruining his legacy for a project that will bring more…
September 13, 2022 Rob Marsden
Tunnel vision
Britain Fossil Fuels Geographical Health Just Transition Labour Party Local government Transport

Tunnel vision

A piece on the Silvertown Tunnel by our friend Simon Pirani, first published in The Ecologist. For further analysis also…
September 2, 2022August 18, 2022 Rob Marsden
How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable
Biodiversity Climate Change Geographical Health USA

How Lyme Disease Became Unstoppable

From The Nation. There was nothing inevitable about the Lyme epidemic. Then humans disrupted the environment and fueled an era…
August 9, 2022August 8, 2022 Rob Marsden
TUC Report: 42,000 jobs can be created making UK schools safer, greener and more energy efficient
Britain Energy Geographical Green New Deal Growth Health Housing and Building Just Transition Labour Party Trade Unions

TUC Report: 42,000 jobs can be created making UK schools safer, greener and more energy efficient

A useful report from the TUC. Issue date 07 Jul 2022 Funding already allocated covers just 3% of retrofits needed…
July 23, 2022July 22, 2022 Rob Marsden
A Windfall Tax on Covid Profits Could Ease the Catastrophic Food Crisis
Farming Food Health Just Transition Sustainability

A Windfall Tax on Covid Profits Could Ease the Catastrophic Food Crisis

From The Guardian. A levy on food and fossil fuel giants could save lives now and help create a sustainable…
July 1, 2022 Rob Marsden
‘It can’t be sustainable’: The hidden costs of demolishing council housing estates
Britain Geographical Green New Deal Health Housing and Building Just Transition Local government

‘It can’t be sustainable’: The hidden costs of demolishing council housing estates

From The Big Issue. For decades, tearing down and “regenerating” council estates has been the norm – but with the…
May 27, 2022May 20, 2022 Rob Marsden
Two enemies, one fight: climate disaster and frightful energy bill
Britain Energy Fossil Fuels Geographical Health Housing and Building Just Transition

Two enemies, one fight: climate disaster and frightful energy bill

Another piece from People and Nature. Two clouds darken the sky. A close-up one: gas and electricity bills have shot…
May 23, 2022May 20, 2022 Rob Marsden

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