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Blog Action Day: Ecopsychologist says that it’s time to “constructively frighten people.”

Posted by annied in campaign, climate change on 15. Oct, 2009 | Comments Off

Brayne:“The challenge is: how do we mobilize the fear centers of the brain in a way that doesn’t immobilize people. If you shout at them they shut down, if you don’t tell them what’s happening they do nothing…. We have to make this relevant to people’s personal survival.”

Brayne is convinced the way to do that is for the governments to tell their people the truth: at this point it’s a question of adaptation and mitigation– not avoiding a global temperature rise of two degree Celsius. We must change our collective behavior as a species and we must change now. We must paint a grim picture of the future and convince the public that it will happen.

Young British Green Bloggers (part 2): Sarah Jane Howe of thegreenvillage.co.uk

Posted by annied in green media, greenblogs, young on 13. Oct, 2009 | Comments Off

Part 2 of our series on young British green bloggers: Sarah Jane Howe (& Chris) from greenvillage.co.uk answered some questions about her green ah-ha moment, her wicked ride, and her life’s mission.

Greenpeace Mounts Westminster

Posted by annied in Green News on 12. Oct, 2009 | Comments Off

“Let them do their bit and they’ll come down when they’re ready. They’ll need something to eat or the toilet in a bit,” said one police man. Police presence is notable on the street, as is Greenpeace’s base camp behind St. Margaret’s Church. Not to dampen the London police’s optimism but Greenpeace’s activists are likely prepared for hunger and toilet eventualities.

Global Mobilization for Indigenous Peoples: the story from Peru

Posted by annied in rainforests on 12. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment

Most people in the West would be horrified by what is going on in the name of ‘national development’ in Latin America: in Peru, the violence last week in Ecuador against the Shuar protestors, massacres of Awa communities in Colombia, and the very worrying situation in Paraguay where the Ayoreo people are living in voluntary isolation due to a cattle ranching land dispute. There is huge risk in terms of carbon trading offset schemes and avoided deforestation schemes. These may seem like a very important step on the way to tackling climate change, but it is important to remember that unless indigenous land rights are secured, there is very little to indicate that such projects, saturated as they will no doubt become with billions and billions of dollars, will be any different to other mega-projects occurring on indigenous lands.

Young British Green Bloggers (part 1): Niel of Climatico Analysis

Posted by annied in Green News, green media, greenblogs, young on 09. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment

Part 1 of our series on young British green bloggers: Niel from ClimaticoAnalysis.com chats with the bloggess about how he got involved in environmental issues, his cycle, and green sins.

Young British Green Bloggers: blogging the transition

Posted by annied in greenblogs, young on 08. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment

The green-blogosphere is US centric. But who’s out there that homegrown British?

The Tories, EU bashing, and your food supply

Posted by annied in DEFRA, Environment Agency, Green News, climate change on 06. Oct, 2009 | Comments Off

As the Tory Conference continues in Manchester, and David Cameron trashes the EU, let’s take a minute to remember just what the EU has done for the UK. There is a common myth in food and drug regulation that just because a problem isn’t evident in a lab, there won’t be a problem in (uncontrolled environment) the real world.

Weekend News’ dire prediction for climate negotiations confirmed last week at Carbon Show

Posted by annied in climate change on 05. Oct, 2009 | Comments Off

What’s at stake for countries in the global South is nothing short of their future economic development. As a result, they are holding out for everything they can get– the most equal intellectual property rights deals, the most aid money. Their populations will suffer first and hardest. So, no one can appear to give too much too quickly, on either side. The question is this: have talks stalled, or there’s too much at stake for anybody to give an inch before the final meeting?