Dairy has been in the news a lot recently, not least because of Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar speech. Mainly the discussion is about veganism but there is also the environmental impact of dairy to consider. Dairy farmers are fighting back. It's completely understandable why they're fighting back because it's their livelihoods they're…
For many environmental activists the results of the UK General Election will be a kick in the teeth. Out of all the parties the Conservative manifesto was the worst for the Climate Emergency. I woke up feeling very defeated and depressed that the environment is apparently so far down the list…
"Why should we do so much to reduce our carbon emissions when countries like India and China, the worst contributors, are doing nothing?" I hear this statement, or ones very similar to it, all the time. I understand it's frustrating that some of the worst polluters are doing the least to…
The number of flights is set to increase at a time when we all know that the number of flights should be decreasing. But how can we decrease the number of flights being taken? First off, all airport expansion should be halted to stop the increase in flights. Beyond that we…
Personally although I eat a pretty much vegan diet I still eat honey and I saw no real problem with that until recently. The definition of veganism from The Vegan Society is "a way of living which seeks to exclude, as far as is possible and practicable, all forms of exploitation…
We keep hearing the term fast fashion these days, and although the majority of people know it's bad it doesn't seem to have changed people's shopping habits that much. Can fashion ever be sustainable? Firstly let's get into what Fast Fashion is and why it's bad. What is Fast Fashion? There…