What if Ecocide Were a Punishable Crime? – September 29, 2011

Trial Part of Campaign to get UN to Declare Mass Destruction of Ecosystems an International Crime

Tomorrow, a trial in the halls of United Kingdom’s Supreme Court in London will try two top business executives for Ecocide — the destruction of ecosystems to such an extent that people can no longer live in an area in peace.

Photo courtesy Marine Photobank.org Oil covers a beach and a struggling seabird on the Tuzla Spit in the Kerch Strait which connects the Black Sea
with the Sea of Azov. A 2007 image.

The trial, Living Planet v Ecocide, is not a real one but will be conducted as though ecocide were an International Crime Against Peace, which would place… more

by: Chris Milton

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Clean Your Plate – April 26, 2011

Food waste contributes to greenhouse gas emissions

A startling new report from the UK has demonstrated the impact food waste can have upon a country’s carbon emissions and water footprint.

The report, published by WWF-UK and the UK government’s Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), says that potentially avoidable food waste represents up to 64 gallons of water per person per day and 727.5 pounds of CO₂ per person per year.

Photo by Gunnar Grimnes

This means that around 6 percent of the UK’s water footprint and 3 percent of its carbon emissions come from food waste. That’s roughly equal to adding 25 percent more cars on the road!

The amount of… more

by: Chris Milton

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England Puts Off Selling Public Woodlands – February 24, 2011

Quite simply, the people rebelled

A huge argument over the future of forestry in the UK came to a dramatic end last week when the Prime Minister, David Cameron, publically backed down and admitted he was unhappy with his government’s policy.

But what was the fuss about in the first place and why was a government with a clear parliamentary majority forced into such a humiliating retreat?

Tony HammondA little oasis of woodland set among
a residential area in Sussex, UK, and regarded
as a valuable treasure by local residents.

The UK has embarked upon a round of severe… more

by: Chris Milton

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