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Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening
Maggie Mason

Why I switched sides to stop UK’s first deep coal mine in more than 30 years from opening

South Lakes Action on Climate Change’s Maggie Mason worked at the local council when the idea of reopening coal mines was first mooted. She explains why she stood against the Tory government to stop the plan and save the environment

Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher
Second hand September

Designer and activist Katharine Hamnett on fast fashion, the planet and photobombing Thatcher

Fashion designer Katharine Hamnett, who is known for her punchy slogan t-shirts, has teamed up with Oxfam for Second Hand September

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones
Letters

Letters: Water bosses should be made to do Cersei’s ‘walk of shame’ from Game of Thrones

Our recent article on Matt Staniek’s campaign to save Windermere from sewage pollution prompted a big response from readers

No, Extinction Rebellion are not ‘storming’ Windsor Castle. Here’s what we’re doing instead
Marijn van de Geer

No, Extinction Rebellion are not ‘storming’ Windsor Castle. Here’s what we’re doing instead

Fossil fuel giant BP accused of ‘profiting off misery’ after announcing staggering earnings
Fossil fuels

Fossil fuel giant BP accused of ‘profiting off misery’ after announcing staggering earnings

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Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’
Climate activism

Hefty jail terms for Just Stop Oil activists ‘set a terrible example for the rest of the world’

Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism
Books

Scotland’s national poet Kathleen Jamie on why book festivals are wrong target for climate activism

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2024
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Earth Day 2024

We need to end the fossil fuel era to secure a liveable future – before it’s too late. Here’s how
Izzie McIntosh

We need to end the fossil fuel era to secure a liveable future – before it’s too late. Here’s how

Why have we fallen out of love with Greta Thunberg? It’s because she’s hitting the system where it hurts
Nadeine Asbali

Why have we fallen out of love with Greta Thunberg? It’s because she’s hitting the system where it hurts

5 books to make kids care about the climate, selected by comedian and author James Campbell
Books

5 books to make kids care about the climate, selected by comedian and author James Campbell

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Climate, environment and sustainability
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Climate, environment and sustainability

How lucrative North Sea oil became the front line of battle for the climate
Climate crisis

How lucrative North Sea oil became the front line of battle for the climate

Why did Just Stop Oil storm stage at Les Miserables? It makes more sense than you might think
Just Stop Oil

Why did Just Stop Oil storm stage at Les Miserables? It makes more sense than you might think

Just Stop Oil: Everything you need to know about the fossil fuel protest group
Just Stop Oil

Just Stop Oil: Everything you need to know about the fossil fuel protest group

How to talk about climate justice and help create a more equal world
Climate justice

How to talk about climate justice and help create a more equal world

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better
opera

Just Stop Oil targeted Glyndebourne, but their aim could be better

Just Stop Oil threatened to disrupt Pride in London and have split opinion
Activism

Just Stop Oil threatened to disrupt Pride in London and have split opinion

From easyJet pilot to Just Stop Oil: Is this the UK’s most radical career change?
Just stop oil

From easyJet pilot to Just Stop Oil: Is this the UK’s most radical career change?

Not a single arrest made during Extinction Rebellion’s four-day ‘The Big One’ protest
Protest

Not a single arrest made during Extinction Rebellion’s four-day ‘The Big One’ protest

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground
Activism

Will Extinction Rebellion’s ‘The Big One’ work? Here’s what we saw on the ground

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How To Blow Up A Pipeline: How we made climate activism sexy
interview

How To Blow Up A Pipeline: How we made climate activism sexy

We can take legal action to force the government to act on climate targets
Earth Day

We can take legal action to force the government to act on climate targets

All is not lost, but climate action is more urgent than ever
Earth Day

All is not lost, but climate action is more urgent than ever

Extinction Rebellion activists block private jet terminals at Luton Airport to protest ‘wealthy polluters’
Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion activists block private jet terminals at Luton Airport to protest ‘wealthy polluters’