Tag Archives: environment
Energy crisis: Make more, borrow or just cut back
I find that the debate about renewable and non-renewable energy quite simplistic. All of the proponents of either type of energy, or journalists, don’t really challenge any underlying assumptions about economic growth. Those underlying assumptions are that our current energy … Continue reading
Filed under environmental law, News, Opinions
Reading the Riots: An Environmental Problem
The UK riots during the summer were the result of people who perpetually felt outside the law, according the research by The Guardian and London School of Economics and contrary to the government’s assertion that it was solely down to … Continue reading
Protests, plastic bullets and plasticity
As I write, there is a possibility that we won’t get through today without London police using plastic bullets on students and protesters. But, of course, being someone pretty immersed in the works of Hegel and Catherine Malabou, I just … Continue reading
Filed under environmental law, Events, Hegel, News, phd, plasticity, recycling
Revolting Arabs good for the environment
It’s finally happened. The government has decided to take serious action to wean the UK of its dependency on oil. And it’s only taken the Arabs rising up against the tyrants that rule them, even though the an environmental movement … Continue reading
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Ecoterrorism
It is understandable that the police would want to place place police undercover in groups in order to prevent and investigate terrorism. But, as George Monbiot wrote in the Guardian yesterday, it seems completely over the top to place officers … Continue reading
Success or failure
I have just heard from a friend on Facebook that our local branch of Tesco’s ran out plastic bags and were actually handing out bin liners for people to use to carry their shopping in. Now, from an environmental point … Continue reading
Human rights and the environment: the dilemma
I went to a debate last night to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Capacity Global, an organisation which works to ensure that everyone has access to environmental justice, self-defined as: “Living in a clean and healthy environment is everyone’s right”. … Continue reading
