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Book Review: SMALL WORLD BIG IDEAS edited by Satish Kumar

By admin / February 7, 2026 / Comments Off on Book Review: SMALL WORLD BIG IDEAS edited by Satish Kumar

Fourteen eco-activists have written sections of “Small World Big Ideas. They all seek change in our ways of living. It is a book well worth reading. It is edited by Satish Kumar, who is also the Editor Emeritus of Resurgence and Ecologist, as well as being a peace activist and ecologist. He has written both…

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CAN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY SAVE THE PLANET

By admin / February 7, 2026 / Comments Off on CAN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY SAVE THE PLANET

At first glance, this would seem to be a rather unusual statement. Not too long ago, I would have thought the same. However, a recent Radio4 programme opened my eyes as to why there is a lot of possible truth in this statement. At the moment, there are some quite unstable leaders on the world…

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Tidal Power – the UK’s ‘Gift of God’

By admin / February 27, 2025 / Comments Off on Tidal Power – the UK’s ‘Gift of God’

What about nature’s environmental gifts here at home? Please read Jonathon Porritt’s article about the UK’s potential for Tidal Power, the majority of which has been included here.

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YET ANOTHER ROUND OF INTERNATIONAL TALKS

By admin / February 27, 2025 / Comments Off on YET ANOTHER ROUND OF INTERNATIONAL TALKS

A short, personal summary by Jeff White, regarding the COP 29 Conference, the G7 Summit and the Plastics Conference, which many people – including Jeff – believed were rather dismal.

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A Quiet Revolution – An Extension

By admin / February 27, 2025 / Comments Off on A Quiet Revolution – An Extension

What is the extension to the ‘Quiet Revolution’? It is to Communicate with people, as Jeff has learned driving night buses in London. To make a connection with many of the people he meets, even with strangers, has gladdened his heart. In our everyday lives, we need to connect with people we come into contact with. This will often yield surprising positive results.

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Why are Environmental Studies not Mandatory in the National Curriculum for Schools

By admin / February 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Why are Environmental Studies not Mandatory in the National Curriculum for Schools

The world is entering a critical phase, with Climate Change getting worse every day. Why do School Curriculums not include full mandatory Environmental Courses? After all, is it not our children who will suffer even the greatest results from the Climate Change catastrophes ahead, if they are not educated properly about it?

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There’s a Lot Riding on the Global Plastics Treaty

By admin / February 13, 2024 / Comments Off on There’s a Lot Riding on the Global Plastics Treaty

Can we really count on the Global Plastics Treaty actually working? Are there too many issues actually working against it?

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The Earthshot Prize: Urgent Optimism & Action to Repair the Planet

By admin / February 3, 2024 / Comments Off on The Earthshot Prize: Urgent Optimism & Action to Repair the Planet

  The Earthshot Prize finds and grows the solutions that will repair our planet. We face our greatest challenge: to regenerate the place we all call home in the next ten years. We believe in the power of human ingenuity to prove to us all that the seemingly impossible is possible.   Visit Website Visit…

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Environment and sustainability – Quakers in the world

By admin / February 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Environment and sustainability – Quakers in the world

Like many others, Quakers’ understanding of environmental issues has developed over time, and continues to do so.   There has always been a love of the natural world and a sense of responsibility towards its care, but resulting actions have changed radically over the years, due to increasing knowledge and opportunity. Visit Website Visit website https://www.quakersintheworld.org

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Buglife

By admin / February 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Buglife

Buglife is the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates.  They are actively working to save our rarest little animals, everything from bees to beetles, worms to woodlice, and jumping spiders to jellyfish.  If the invertebrates were to disappear, the world’s ecosystems would collapse. Visit Website Visit website https://www.buglife.org.uk

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