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Green Thinking
Mark Lynas
Mark Lynas is a climate change writer and activist, author of the acclaimed book 'High Tide' and fortnightly columnist for the New Statesman. He was selected by National Geographic as an 'Emerging Explorer' for 2006
Top Eco Articles
Can't take the heat
Washington ground to a halt in a recent heatwave. What better proof of how America's infrastructure is crumbling?
Brown don't blow this green opportunity
Even the state of Kansas, whose adherence to scientific orthodoxy doesn’t always extend to embracing evolution, has ruled out new coal on climate grounds, writes director of Greenpeace UK's John Sauven
After the oil crunch?
The end of cheap oil helps renewables, but makes far dirtier alternatives viable. A low-carbon future will demand brave leadership
Boris's large fiscal hole
Sian helps launch a new cross-party, cross-NGO initiative to ask Boris Johnson what the dickens he’s going to do about greener transport in London
Fire in its belly
The models and solutions on offer at Findhorn are not off-the-peg selections aimed at bored shoppers in the sustainability saloon
The green fig leaves
Observations on Brazil
Why I was wrong about rationing
A far simpler way to constrain carbon is to deal "upstream" with the few dozen companies that produce or import fossil fuels, rather than hitting tens of millions of consumers
Recent Eco-features
In Environment
How to be a carbon vigilante
Chris Adams writes on carbon trading schemes and buying one's way back into heaven.
Online Exclusive
In defence of drilling
Jim DiPeso, Policy Director for Republicans for Environmental Protection, explains McCain's take on the environment, including his proposal to allow offshore drilling
In Business
Oops we broke EU rules
How the government has had to change its guidance for car manufacturers after it was caught flouting European rules
Friends of the earth
The Big Ask
Celebrities urge the public to join an on-line march for a tough new climate law
Blog
Sian Berry's Blog
The Green Party activist and anti-4WD campaigner writes for http://www.newstatesman.com
Blogs
Life at Findhorn
A fortnightly insight into life inside one of Britain's best known eco-villages – Findhorn – by resident Jonathan Dawson.
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