Archived articles from 2010
Environment, Renewable Energy, Youth
20 Dec 2010
Climate Squad, a youth volunteering programme, now has more than 3,000 16-25-year-olds creatively working together to build a sustainable future
Europe, UK / Environment, Justice
20 Dec 2010
The government is getting ready for a huge sell-off of our national forests to private firms. Advocacy group, 38 Degrees is concerned that this will lead to forests being auctioned and fenced off
Alistair Sawday’s
15 Dec 2010
Stuffed: Positive Action to Prevent a Global Food Crisis by Pat Thomas RRP £14.99 Stuffed presents a global perspective on food production and agriculture and is proposing a sustainable and fairly-traded path that we can follow to secure food for all and protection for the planet. Essays from respected experts present an overview of the politics of food.
UK / Archive, Innovation, Renewable Energy
14 Dec 2010
Energy from the wind will soon be used to make devices that capture the power of the sun
UK / Economics & Innovation, Renewable Energy
14 Dec 2010
The UK's largest juice drink producer is turning its waste products into 'cool green power' to refrigerate its ingredients
Global / Archive, Education, Youth
14 Dec 2010
Every summer for the last 20 years WYSE International has been bringing together young people from all over the world to explore their leadership potential
Africa / Archive, Education, Youth
14 Dec 2010
A British charity is making a major difference to the lives of school children in Africa while also supporting their local community in the UK
14 Dec 2010
Kate Magic is author of three books, including 'Eat Smart, Eat Raw'. This article looks at the benefits of a raw food diet and offers a helpful recipe
UK / Agriculture, Community, Innovation
14 Dec 2010
Plastic bottle greenhouses are inexpensive ways to protect winter crops, but they are also making use of resources that might otherwise go to landfill
UK / Agriculture, Environment, Health
14 Dec 2010
Huw Morgan talks to Claire Hattersley, a member of the team at Weleda, in Derbyshire, who use biodynamically grown ingredients in the making of their natural medicines
The Ormus Effect
13 Dec 2010
Roger Taylor, PhD, BVSc, proposes that a little-known series of elements has the potential to improve the soil and increase crop yields
Soil Remineralisation
13 Dec 2010
By applying the dust of finely ground mineral rich rocks to soil, its fertility can be increased, explains Callum Coats
New Course for Sustainable Work
13 Dec 2010
A new 12-month course is being launched in Bristol to help people find fulfilling employment that has a positive impact on the planet
Putting Feet First
13 Dec 2010
Blake Mycoskie, a 34 year-old philanthropist, has found a way to put brand new shoes on the feet of a million children in need
Report Calls for New Farming Vision
13 Dec 2010
A report from the International Coalition to Protect the Polish Countryside (ICPPC) is proposing a rethink of modern agriculture
International Clean Up
13 Dec 2010
How one man's response to finding litter in the sea led to a global clean-up campaign involving 120 countries
13 Dec 2010
India has established a court dedicated exclusively to environmental cases, after the National Green Tribunal Act 2010 was passed by its parliament
Africa / Agriculture, Archive, Innovation
13 Dec 2010
Worldwatch senior researcher Danielle Nierenberg spent the last year touring over 25 countries in sub-Saharan Africa in search of agricultural innovations that are adaptive, sustainable and ecosystem-friendly
UK / Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development
13 Dec 2010
Planning permission has been given for the UK's first solar power station to situated on the seven acre site of the former Wheal Jane tin mine, near Truro