A review of the work of Greenpeace by Sally Campbell. All photo credits Greenpeace. When governments and companies threaten the natural world – Greenpeace supporters are there to confront them, and have been for 50 years. Greenpeace in September celebrated 50 years of striving to protect the planet and its many types of ecosystems often …
Over 50 people of all ages gathered at the Peace Tree in Whiting Bay last Sunday 26th September. In the run up to the forthcoming COP 26 in Glasgow there has been a renewed focus on the environment and the issue of the Weapons of Mass Destruction based in the Clyde. At the same time …
An essay by Arran High School student Louis Gray We are living on this planet as if we have a new one to move to. Mother nature can only take so much of a beating until the biosphere of this gentle planet collapses. Right now we are at an important point in history – we …
By Rex Weyler, one of the co-founders of Greenpeace in Canada, ecologist and journalist. Originally published on 24th September at Resilience online magazine Rex Weyler. September 2021. Ecological crisis: Might as well speak the truth Why is the political process — worldwide — so slow in responding appropriately to our ecological crisis? We may point …
By Thomas W. Fraser, September 21, 2021 This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence https://wagingnonviolence.org/ On August 31, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. stood before an audience of thousands while delivering a prophetic speech at the National Conference for New Politics in Chicago. Spoken less than a year before his assassination on April 4, …
There will be a Family Ceilidh in Whiting Bay Hall on 15th October, courtesy of the recently formed Arran Ceilidh Band. The Band is available for private bookings such as birthdays, weddings and parties. Introducing the band: On fiddles are Alice Maxwell and Rhodri Herapath. Alice played with the String Road Potholes ceilidh band for …
By Barb Taub, posted in Barb’s Commentary Tuesday 21 September 2021 “A DEMONSTRATION,” SAID THE TEXT. “BRING A POSTER AND WEAR BLACK.” See, that’s what happens when you seriously annoy people from my generation. We’ve already had experience with protests—we’ve marched for equality, boycotted grapes, and laid down in front of tanks. And we vote. …
GREENWASHING IS ALL THE RAGE: IS IT COMING TO AN END? The Green Claims Code The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is the UK’s primary competition and consumer authority. Its objective is to make markets work well for consumers, businesses and the broader economy. It has powers to tackle practices and market conditions that harm …
By Nicolas Eliades. Originally published on 17th September 2021 in The Ecologist online magazine. Featured image credit: Nick Breeze Come to think of it, what does COP26 actually stand for? Most people will by now have heard how Glasgow will be hosting an international Climate Conference in November: COP26. Some may even be aware of …
By campaign group Open Seas. First published on their website on 23 August 2021 The new SNP-Green deal is breaking new ground for Scottish politics. It has been cautiously welcomed from some environmental quarters, but does it promise anything new for the sustainability of our seas, and can it deliver? In the first deal of …