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2026
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WL Meets: Zoe Gilbertson who is refashioning textiles from the ground up, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (May 13, 2026) — Nick Easen meets designer Zoe Gilbertson who wants to revive the UK textile sector, with sustainability woven in from the start- Sail-power offers passengers new crossing between England and France, reuters.com (Apr 28, 2026)
- Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics?, positive.news (Feb 14, 2026)
- Three climate New Year’s resolutions that will fail – and four that can actually stick, theconversation.com (Jan 01, 2026)
2025
[edit | edit source]- How bus stops and bike lanes can make or break your festive city trip, theconversation.com (Dec 15, 2025)
- Legal challenge begins against Gatwick expansion, BBC News (Oct 15, 2025)
- UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows, theguardian.com (Oct 08, 2025) — Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’
- UK’s richest set to produce 13 times more transport emissions than poorest by 2035, theguardian.com (Aug 27, 2025)
- Cool Britannia: the heat pumps keeping pace with the UK’s wild weather, theguardian.com (Aug 09, 2025)
- The UK is losing its small fishing boats – and the communities they support, theconversation.com (Aug 08, 2025)
- Tat’s enough: the No Crap Parties movement, positive.news (Aug 01, 2025)
- How the threat of extreme heat is starting to change our holiday plans, BBC News (Jun 18, 2025)
- UK student brews design for a repairable kettle that anyone can fix, positive.news (Jan 13, 2025)
2024
[edit | edit source]- Keir Starmer says the UK can decarbonise without disruption – that’s neither true nor helpful, theconversation.com (Nov 14, 2024)
- The UPF giants: “staggering” global emissions of the top 10 food and drink manufacturers higher than UK’s total carbon footprint, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Oct 01, 2024) — Ultra processed foods aren't just damaging our health – they're decimating the environment too
- Environmental costs of cruise ships, theguardian.com (Aug 26, 2024) — and how to reduce their impact
- Craft cider is surprisingly good for the environment, theconversation.com (Jul 25, 2024)
- Fruit & veg deserts & the death knoll of the local greengrocer, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Jul 23, 2024) — Is there a way back?
- Airlines may have to disclose carbon impact of individuals’ flights under new UK policy, theguardian.com (Jul 23, 2024)
- Regen, organic & agroecology: what’s the difference?, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Jul 17, 2024)
- Kelp help? How Scotland’s seaweed growers are aiming to revolutionise what we buy, theguardian.com (Jun 13, 2024)
- What are the embryonic initiatives that quickly and radically transform society? Maybe ours will be gardens, suggests Greg Frey, Daily Alternative (Jun 06, 2024)
- Edinburgh Council bans advertising for fossil fuel companies, airlines, airports, fossil-powered cars, SUVs, cruise ships and arms manufacturers on council-owned advertising spaces, badverts.org (May 29, 2024) — across England, one-third of local authorities now have some form of restrictions on harmful advertising
- Be a better tourist! 28 ways to have a fantastic holiday – without infuriating the locals, theguardian.com (May 28, 2024)
- New Sheffield ad ban shows how councils can act on harmful advertising, adfreecities.org.uk (Mar 19, 2024)
- E-bikes are freewheeling through rain and over hills, with huge promise for sustainable transport in rural tourist areas, theconversation.com (Feb 06, 2024)
- The Tories are right, we should stop the boats. Just not the ones they’re talking about, Aditya Chakrabortty, theguardian.com (Jan 18, 2024)
2023
[edit | edit source]- Monsters of the road: what should the UK do about SUVs?, theguardian.com (Nov 05, 2023)
- 'This could be the holy grail to replace palm oil' - research team, BBC News (Sep 18, 2023)
- The all-female, grassroots network moving millions away from fossil fuels, positive.news (Aug 25, 2023)
- The pedal-powered ‘zero waste’ grocer taking on London’s supermarkets, positive.news (Aug 03, 2023)
- Is it time to choose sustainable rice?, Wicked Leeks (Jul 17, 2023) — You might not know it, but traditional rice cultivation emits serious levels of greenhouse gases. Clare Hargreaves interviews a man working with rice farmers to get climate-friendlier rice onto British dinner plates.
- Sustainabili-tea: Is it time for an ethical brew?, Wicked Leeks (May 22, 2023)
- On your marks, get set, Sparks! Avon Wildlife Trust opens first pop-up shop at creative arts and sustainability hub, avonwildlifetrust.org.uk (May 15, 2023)
2018-2022
[edit | edit source]- Britain is boiling – and the government wants to dramatically expand UK aviation, The Guardian (Jul 19, 2022) — Its ‘jet zero’ strategy relies on the invention of pie in the sky technologies to tackle dangerous airline emissions
- The UK’s first community-run shopping centre will have an “indie feel”- carefully curating their shops, and hosting creatives above, The Daily Alternative (Jun 02, 2022)
- Carbon labels for food and drink are coming. Will they make a difference? Sep 28, 2021...positive.news
- The activist entrepreneurs running zero-waste shops, Aug 6, 2021...bbc.co.uk/news
- Rail and sail: how to book the perfect holiday – without any flying...theguardian.com, Jan 27, 2020.
- Going plastic-free: The rise of zero-waste shops...BBC News, Jan 5, 2019.
- London's first eco-friendly, human-powered gym is opening, Mar 19, 2018...standard.co.uk
- First plastic-free aisle is an example for other supermarkets to follow, Feb 28, 2018...The Guardian
- Mum's war on plastic waste, Jan 25, 2018...kentonline.co.uk
- The plastic-free stores showing the big brands how to do it, Jan 17, 2018...The Guardian
- Nearly 1m tonnes every year: supermarkets shamed for plastic packaging, Jan 17, 2018...The Guardian
- May's plastic plan is big on gimmicks, but it won't cut waste, George Monbiot, Jan 11, 2018...The Guardian
2014-2017
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- Shoppers dreaming of a green Christmas as ethical sales boom, Dec 15, 2017...theecologist.org
- Six simple ways to cut back on plastic, Dec 11, 2017...bbc.co.uk/newsbeat
- How to give the gift of FUN, Nov 29, 2017...good-with-money.com
- Campaign for Chester to become 'straw free' city, Nov 21, 2017...BBC News
- High-street outlets move to ditch plastic amid environmental concerns, Oct 16, 2017...The Guardian
- Supermarkets must stop using plastic packaging, says former Asda boss, Oct 12, 2017...The Guardian
- We Went To London's First Zero Waste Shop And This Is What We Found, Sep 13, 2017...sourced.huffingtonpost.co.uk
- Earth.Food.Love Puts UK On Map Of Zero-Waste Grocery Stores, May 30, 2017...progrss.com
- Pressure mounts on UK supermarkets to create plastic-free aisles, Feb 22, 2017...treehugger.com
- Ethical vouchers that help an entrepreneur in the developing world, December 6, 2014...The Guardian
- LED lighting at home: your questions answered, February 26, 2014...10:10
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