Jun 9, 2022Member-onlyThe Rising Price of Fossil FuelsIn recent months, the global price of oil and gas has been on the rise. As countries looked to leap out of the economic lull caused by the Covid-19 pandemic at the end of 2021, the demand for fossil fuels returned, driving up the price of oil and gas as…Energy6 min readEnergy6 min read
Mar 25, 2021Member-onlyRecyclable Waste Going up in SmokeWaste management is a huge problem all of the world. Plastics have quite literally been discovered at the highest peaks and the deepest depths, poorer countries are receiving waste from richer countries despite not having the capacity to get rid of it, and its now being reported that 1 billion…Waste8 min readWaste8 min read
Mar 18, 2021Member-onlyHow Green can Bitcoin be?Bitcoin has hit the headlines a lot recently as its value has skyrocketed, exceeding $60,000 just a few days ago. As of today, 1 bitcoin is worth $54,842.30 (£39,445.60) so it has dropped in recent days but it is still incredibly valuable. Since it was created in 2009 by someone…Bitcoin7 min readBitcoin7 min read
Feb 24, 2021Member-onlyFossil Fuels Over FreedomThe right to protest is enshrined in law in countries all over the world. Internationally, Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.” In the EU there is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) which…Climate Change6 min readClimate Change6 min read
Feb 10, 2021Member-onlySubsidising Our DownfallThere is no doubt that are climate is changing. Global temperatures are rising, sea ice and glaciers are shrinking, oceans are getting hotter and the sea levels are beginning to rise faster and faster. Without urgent change the impacts of the climate emergency will only get worse and leave more…Climate Change5 min readClimate Change5 min read
Jul 31, 2020Member-only3 Ways You Can Easily Reduce Your Plastic ConsumptionThroughout the month of July I’ve talked about the incredible amount of plastic that is being produced around the world, the amount of plastic in the our oceans and the natural environment (and the damage that’s doing), and the problems of managing the a vast amount of waste we’re producing…Plastic7 min readPlastic7 min read
Jul 21, 2020Member-onlyThe Growing Problem of Plastic WasteEver since its invention, we have produced and consumed an incredible amount of plastic. Globally, an estimated 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastic waste have been disposed of with 9% of that being recycled, 12% incinerated and 79% going to landfill. Each year we produce an additional 300 million tonnes…Plastic5 min readPlastic5 min read
Jul 9, 2020Member-onlyCollateral for Convenience: How Plastic Pollution is Killing Our OceansThe amount of plastic we are consuming is growing and, if projections are correct, will continue to rise over the coming decades. Between the early 1950s when plastic production first began and now, we’ve consumed more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic and the rate at which we consume seems…Environment5 min readEnvironment5 min read
Jul 2, 2020Member-onlyOur Dangerous Addiction to PlasticPlastic in its completely synthetic form has been around since the start of the 20th century with the invention of Bakelite. Its number of uses and the types of plastic created grew slowly before exploding into the mainstream during World War Two. In the 1950s and 60s, plastics entered the…Plastic4 min readPlastic4 min read
Jun 26, 2020Member-onlyWhat If We Responded to Air Pollution Like The Coronavirus?The impact of the Coronavirus has been felt across every single country in the world. As of June 25th, there have been over 9 million cases of the virus — almost half a million of those that caught it have died — with the number of those having the virus…Environment5 min readEnvironment5 min read
