Archived articles from 2011
14 Oct 2011
A volunteering charity is recruiting and training young people to co-ordinate social change projects
13 Oct 2011
A new community-owned venture in Exeter is boosting the availability of locally grown food in the city centre as it attempts to lead the city towards food self-sufficiency
10 Oct 2011
A once disused space in Manchester city centre is now blossoming with the green stems and bright blue flowers of a plant that could reinvigorate a local, sustainable textile industry
10 Oct 2011
Labour MP Michael Meacher shares his views on science, spirituality and being a politician
Humanity is better than the media suggests
Global / Positive Perspective, World Goodwill
10 Oct 2011
World Goodwill column: The media can acquaint us with the shared values of many cultures and promote a sense of deepening relationship, argues Simon Marlow
UK / Community, Food, Innovation
04 Oct 2011
Melanie Strickland discovers how volunteers are turning 'waste' food from local shops into healthy, cheap meals each Sunday at The People’s Kitchen
UK / Education, Sustainable Development, Youth
03 Oct 2011
Inspired by a pioneering ecovillage in the Scottish county of Moray, children in 46 local primary and secondary schools are using specially designed eco-kits to learn about low-carbon living in a practical way
03 Oct 2011
Two artists have turned an unused retail space in Bristol city centre into a place where people can explore their creativity and increase their wellbeing
Support the new economy, says investment company
03 Oct 2011
A leading ethical investment company is urging its clients to support companies that are creating sustainability and efficiency in their industries.
30 Sep 2011
Community project combines food growing with creative arts to inspire connection with nature
30 Sep 2011
Christie Toal finds a message that is more relevant than ever in the work of pioneering economist EF Schumacher, as a conference in Bristol celebrates the 100th anniversary of his birth
27 Sep 2011
A London community has brought a supermarket rooftop to life with vegetables, plants and wildlife, having transformed it into a space to grow and re-connect with food
Global, UK / Conservation, Justice
27 Sep 2011
A potential new law to protect the Earth from degradation will be tested at the UK Supreme Court during a mock ecocide trial on 30 September 2011
27 Sep 2011
A network of charging points at motorway service stations will allow electric vehicles to travel the length and breadth of Britain
Britain’s largest solar farm goes live
UK / Innovation, Renewable Energy
27 Sep 2011
Britain’s largest solar farm has been connected to the national grid
UK leads in offshore wind farms
