Archived articles from 2002
Vote for Local Wealth
30 Sep 2002
MP's are being asked to support a Bill to help local people have more control over their own affairs and rebuild Britain's local economies.
Forward with the Euro AND the Pound
30 Sep 2002
Should Britain replace the pound with the euro? Apparently we don't have to decide. We can keep the pound and use the euro as a parallel currency..
Setback for GMOs
30 Sep 2002
The fact that the Americans failed to force genetically modified crops and food onto developing countries was one of the successes of the Jo'burg Summit.
Peoples Earth Summit Commits to Creating a Decade of Earth Democracy
30 Sep 2002
Michael Meacher, the British Environment Minister, took time out from the Johannesburg Earth Summit to visit the Peoples Earth Summit where he said the real work was going on.
BioRegional Solutions For Living on One Planet
30 Sep 2002
This latest Briefing from the Schumacher Society charts the innovative work of the Surrey based BioRegional Group whose philosophy is thinking globally and acting locally'.
BioRegional Solutions For Living on One Planet
30 Sep 2002
This latest Briefing from the Schumacher Society charts the innovative work of the Surrey based BioRegional Group whose philosophy is thinking globally and acting locally'.
City Limits
30 Sep 2002
Using a range of what if' scenarios, the City Limits Report on London demonstrates that, whilst aiming for sustainability by 2050, interim targets could be met by 2020.
The Rope of Hope
30 Sep 2002
Delegates travelling by train from Capetown to the World Summit in Johannesburg had plenty to keep them occupied on their 27 hour journey
The Web of Hope
30 Sep 2002
The Web of Hope is the first global distillation of best practice role models for sustainability. The first version of the website was launched earlier this year and 4,000 copies of A Little Book of Hope were circulated at the UN Summit in Johannesburg.
Give Peace a Chance
30 Sep 2002
Through exquisite live music and poetry Peace Direct celebrated the unquenchable power of the human spirit on September 9th, 10th and 11th. at Covent Garden
Global Youth Reporters
30 Sep 2002
Thousands of journalists buzzed around in the media centre at the Johannesburg summit, but one small group stood out. They were young, not yet jaded, and were having a good time. These youth reporters came from all over the world ñ Australia, Argentina, Bosnia, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda, the UK and the US.
Global Youth Reporters
30 Sep 2002
Thousands of journalists buzzed around in the media centre at the Johannesburg summit, but one small group stood out. They were young, not yet jaded, and were having a good time. These youth reporters came from all over the world ñ Australia, Argentina, Bosnia, Singapore, South Africa, Uganda, the UK and the US.
Alternative Kids
30 Sep 2002
Disillusioned with the children's magazines available for their own children, Lucy and Clive Farndon decided to publish their own
Alternatives in Education
30 Sep 2002
Learning maths through origami caught the imagination of young visitors to the Alternatives in Education in London this September
Ryan's Well
30 Sep 2002
When six year old Ryan Hreljac heard about the many children in Africa who do not have clean water to drink he decided to do something to help. Ryan, from a small town near Ottawa in Canada, listened as his teacher explained that $70 would provide a well and became determined to raise the money
The Eco-Kid Story
30 Sep 2002
Like most kids, I worried about the environment and what pollution might do as I grew up. Really, I wondered why there were environmental problems at all. After all, if adults are smart enough to build rocket ships to the moon, why can't they make sure they protect the environment?
Becoming the Change
30 Sep 2002
Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only 12 years old when the Rio Earth Summit took place. Nevertheless, she and 3 school friends from Vancouver raised the money to go. There she gave a speech that made a huge impression on delegates. Since then she has attended many UN conferences and, now 22, she was invited to join Kofi Annan's World Summit...