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Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters
Six KCs among more than 120 mostly English lawyers to sign pledge not to act for fossil fuel interests
Damien Gayle
24, Mar, 2023 @11:14 AM
‘A bit of a Swiss army knife’: the leadership duo aiming to help Greenpeace UK cut through
Since taking up their roles in October, Will McCallum and Areeba Hamid have set about transforming the environmental group and expanding its scope to take on new challenges
Damien Gayle: Environment correspondent
23, Mar, 2023 @1:00 PM
Japan’s most familiar orchid is found to have near-identical cousin
All the Spiranthes on the Japanese mainland were thought to be a single species, but in fact there are two
Damien Gayle
17, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
Insulate Britain protester jailed after vowing to return to streets
Stephen Pritchard tells judge before sentencing that peaceful resistance is ‘most responsible thing I can do’
Damien Gayle
13, Mar, 2023 @1:33 PM
A long overdue moment? The UK greens pushing for the nuclear option
Growing numbers of environmentalists in northern Europe are embracing technology to combat the climate crisis, but in Britain ‘ecomodernist’ ideas have had a so-far frosty reception
Damien Gayle
09, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM
‘An absolute trauma’: Insulate Britain activists on anguish of court trials
Climate campaigners are filing into court day after day in what some have likened to a high-stakes cat and mouse game
Damien Gayle and Sandra Laville
24, Feb, 2023 @12:17 PM
Insulate Britain activist Xavier Gonzalez-Trimmer found dead
Body of missing 22-year-old campaigner who also took part in Just Stop Oil protests found in London park
Damien Gayle and Sandra Laville
21, Feb, 2023 @11:52 AM
England’s flood warning systems on autopilot again as staff stage strike
Workers at Environment Agency who protect communities from weather disasters among those striking for second time in month
Damien Gayle
08, Feb, 2023 @1:04 PM
Insulate Britain activist jailed for eight weeks for contempt of court
David Nixon disobeyed judge’s order not to mention climate crisis as motivation during trial over road-blocking protest
Damien Gayle
07, Feb, 2023 @2:39 PM
Insulate Britain protester faces prison over contempt of court conviction
David Nixon defied judge’s instruction not to cite climate crisis as motivation for causing public nuisance
Damien Gayle
06, Feb, 2023 @6:21 PM
Study reveals links between UK air pollution and mental ill-health
Researchers find long-term exposure to even relatively low levels raises risk of depression and anxiety
Damien Gayle
01, Feb, 2023 @5:42 PM
Climate protesters who squashed cake into King Charles waxwork told to pay damages
Eilidh McFadden and Tom Johnson convicted of criminal damage after action at Madame Tussauds and must pay £3,500 compensation
Damien Gayle and PA Media
31, Jan, 2023 @6:46 PM
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