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Prosperity Without Growth

Could our economy have been preventing us from flourishing all these decades? Shock horror!!! Reflections on a recent talk by Tim Jackson…

Written by Zofia Walczak

Are you an artist?  Or is your creativity in fact destructive?  Illustration: Ana Botezatu
I am in danger of becoming one of Tim Jackson’s biggest fans. I saw him at a …

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Sustainable Fashion – an oxymoron?

The earth section reflects on London Fashion Week...

Written by Zofia Walczak

Illustrations by Zoe Barker
Sustainable Fashion, what does that mean? This was the question posed by Vanessa Friedman at the beginning of London Fashion Week’s Estethica guide. I approached LFW with …

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Pedal Powered Generators courtesy of Magnificent Revolution – Review

With their pedal-powered cinemas, sound systems, gigs and even food blenders, Magnificent Revolution's next bike generator workshop could well be a date to keep free in your 2010 diary...

Written by Liam Devany

Bike-powered blender.  All images: Magnificent Revolution, edited by Zofia Walczak
Magnificent Revolution is an not-for-profit London-based education collective who put together regular workshops on energy use and generation.   One of their …

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An interview with filmmaker Mikey Watts

In his beautiful documentary film, Laguna Negra, Mikey explores how mining has affected a community in the Piura region in northern Peru. Here he tells me how the film came about, the inspiration behind it, and talks about his forthcoming projects...

Written by Zofia Walczak

Mikey filming in the beautiful Huancabamba Valley.  (All photos:  Mikey Watts)
Have you seen Laguna Negra yet?  This short film by Mikey Watts has already won two awards, and will be screened this …

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BP – Beyond Petroleum and head-first into Tar Sands

Shareholders and NGOs revolt over BP's investment into "the biggest environmental crime in history..."

Written by Zofia Walczak

Illustration by Anieszka Banks
This Saturday sees the launch of a national campaign against BP’s funding of the highly controversial Tar Sands project in Canada, which has been called “the biggest environmental …

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Flowers – Where’s The Love?

Covered in pesticides and flown for miles...How much love will actually go into your flowers this Valentine's?

Written by Zofia Walczak

Illustration:  Serenity, by Katy Gromball
Valentine’s Day approaches once again, and where is the love?  Is the love in Clinton Cards?  Is the love in all those ‘must have’ Valentine’s gifts …


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