The European eel – a critically endangered species on the menu of top European restaurants
Alan Thornett (pictured with a trophy eel in 1949) writes: The most disastrous consequence, of today’s environmental crisis, is the…
The Biggest ‘Renewable’ Power Plant in the UK Burns Wood Processed in Poor, Black Communities in the US
From Novara Media by Simon Childs 10 May 2023 Drax power station in North Yorkshire. REUTERS/Lee Smith It is “no mistake”…
Open up public participation in local government with Digital Democracy
From Birmingham Against the Cuts One of the key issues facing the WMCA, Birmingham City Council and all the other…
A precious resource: how Israel uses water to control the West Bank
From The Guardian In occupied West Bank villages, Israeli-owned farms are flourishing, while Palestinians often do not have enough water…
Brexit is destroying what’s left of the UK car industry
Alan Thornett writes about another Brexit chicken coming home to roost with a vengeance. The electric vehicle (EV) multinational Stellantis…
Women and agricultural development
Danielle Nierenberg President of Foodtank writes in her newsletter on 11th May 2023 Here’s the thing—if we’re really serious about…
Intensive farming is biggest cause of bird decline in Europe, study says
From The Guardian Use of pesticides and fertilisers identified as most significant factor behind loss of 550 million birds from…
Lessons from Barcelona’s 8-year experiment in radical governance
From Waging Nonviolence An interesting long article with lessons for us. Activists who took over Barcelona’s City Hall have made…
Great British Energy – a significant step forward – perhaps
Sean Thompson reports: In case you haven’t come across it before, We Own It is an excellent organisation established in…
Getting real: what would serious climate action look like?
From Scientists for Global Responsibility Prof Kevin Anderson, Manchester University, summarises the action necessary if governments and societies were really…