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Environmental activism needs its own revolution to regain its teeth

Charles Secrett guardian.co.uk 13 June 2011 Today’s protest tactics are not sufficient to alter the destructive path travelled by virtually all governments and most corporations Forty years ago, Friends of the Earth announced its arrival in the UK with a … Continue reading

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White paper to redress biodiversity loss with wilderness areas

Charities, businesses, landowners and communities may be invited to propose ideas for ‘ecological restoration zones. The government should hold a competition to create 12 wilderness areas to enhance ecological protection in England, the first white paper on the natural environment … Continue reading

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The true value of nature is not a number with a pound sign in front

By George Monbiot guardian.co.uk Monday 6 June 2011 20.00 BST Cost-benefit analysis of nature is rigged in favour of business – and delivers the countryside to those who would destroy it Love, economists have discovered, is depreciating rapidly. On current … Continue reading

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