Archived articles from 2002
The Sky’s the Limit
30 Dec 2002
One fine day in July, 100 balloons took to the skies of Northallerton in North Yorkshire.
Slime Watch UK!
30 Dec 2002
We poured buckets of pink and green slime over teachers on fireworks night at The King Alfred School as part of the Greenteam's fundraising for a Solar Sun Station whose solar panels will provide enough electricity to run our science and arts block. Other fundraising events will include an auction of promises, a Valentines Day disco, a sweatshop labour/...
Young Envisionaries Branch Out
30 Dec 2002
This year the Young Envisionaries Award ñ YEVA has expanded into 20 schools across London
Ancient Forest Summit
30 Dec 2002
I am an active member of Greenpeace' and the anti-nuclear, non-violent direct action group, Trident Ploughshares'.
Finding Your Vision
30 Dec 2002
Moving from teenage years into adult life is a time of rapid change and development, often a time of highs and lows. The Life Foundation run a series of courses specifically aimed at helping the new you' to evolve, teaching techniques to stabilise emotions, overcome fears and awaken the amazing potential that is within everyone.
Children’s Summit in Morocco, 2003
30 Sep 2002
To follow up the first Millennium Young People's Congress in Hawaii, 1,000 young people from all over the world will spend 12 days together in Morocco in 2003.
Make peace not war
30 Sep 2002
Brian Haw has been making his one man protest for peace outside the Houses of Parliament since June 2001. .
Not In Our Name
30 Sep 2002
A host of well known people including Gore Vidal, Gloria Steinem, Oliver Stone and Kurt Vonnegut have put their name to the following Not In Our Name' statement which has appeared in the New York Times
Greenteams Declare the Way Forward
30 Sep 2002
The year running up to the Earth Summit 2002 saw young people from five schools in North London engaged in setting an example to the rest of the world. As part of The Young Envisionaries Award (YEVA) programme, around 60 students established Greenteams to individually and collectively take responsibility for tackling a range of environmental and social issues
Jacob’s Newspaper
30 Sep 2002
One day at a boot fair, Jacob Rickard picked up a book for 20p entitled, Making Your Own Newspaper and thought he'd have a try. He used a portable typewriter from his mother's university days and a lot of cutting and pasting
Earthships to the Rescue
30 Sep 2002
Could Earthships be the answer to the problem of all the old tyres that are piling up around the world? Cheap, do-it-yourself buildings, Earthships started life in America and now these unusual homes are coming to Britain.
Designing with the Future in Mind
30 Sep 2002
In 10 or 20 years time all buildings could produce more energy than they use and make a positive rather than a negative contribution to the ecosystem, says architect, Andrew Yeats of EcoArc. Some of EcoArc's buildings like Heeley City Farm already export excess electricity to the grid at certain times of years and the house that he built...
Aiming for Zero Waste by 2020
30 Sep 2002
An ambitious Battery Recycling Campaign launched in Bristol has proved a huge success. In less than two weeks some 22,000 batteries were picked up and taken to Britannia Zinc for recycling.
The Hidden Connections A Science for Sustainable Living A Review by Rory Spowers
30 Sep 2002
The publication of a book by Fritjof Capra is always a landmark event and The Hidden Connections is no exception, combining social theory with cutting edge insights from the study of biological systems to present a coherent overview of the clash between ecology and economics at the start of the twenty first century.
The Most Innovative Product in the World
30 Sep 2002
A product designed to clean up the world has been named the most innovative product in the world. Supazorb, invented in South Africa, can clean up polluted water and even deal with oil spills
Small Farmers Appeal for the Earth
30 Sep 2002
A moving appeal for the world to respect and uphold the traditional way of life of the small farmer was presented at the Johannesburg World Summit. Their appeal could not have been written more clearly.
Small Farmers Appeal for the Earth
30 Sep 2002
A moving appeal for the world to respect and uphold the traditional way of life of the small farmer was presented at the Johannesburg World Summit. Their appeal could not have been written more clearly.
Creating Community through School
30 Sep 2002
Determined to give their children a better education, a group of parents in Lewes, Sussex, decided to set up their own school