George Monbiot
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Mar- 2014 -17 March
The Biogas Disaster
How the perverse consequences of a great idea are destroying the natural world. In principle it’s a brilliant solution. Instead…
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11 March
All Give and No Take
Do those negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership have any interest in democracy? Here’s a test. Nothing threatens democracy…
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5 March
The Benefits Claimants the Government Loves
Corrupt, irrational, destructive, counter-productive: this scarcely begins to describe our farming policy. Soil erosion in a maize field. Photo: Defra…
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Feb- 2014 -24 February
Torpedoed
The results of a crowd-sourcing appeal prove that Discovery Channel engaged in fakery. The photo of a whale carcass which…
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21 February
Jumping the Shark
Misleading claims by Discovery and other channels help to fuel wildlife massacres. There are, I think, two factors at work.…
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18 February
Muddying the Waters
How the government’s farming policies have produced a perfectly designed system for flooding your home. It has the force of…
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Jan- 2014 -31 January
Dredged Up
Never mind the evidence, we’ll do something eye-catching. by George Monbiot For a moment that rarest of beasts, common sense,…
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21 January
Addicted to Comfort
Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chainstores. by George Monbiot The question has changed a little since…
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16 January
Drowning in Money
The hidden and remarkable story of why devastating floods keep happening. by George Monbiot We all know what’s gone wrong,…
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Dec- 2013 -31 December
Cold Comfort
In which the author recounts a chilling and idiotic brush with death. by George Monbiot It was a beautiful morning,…
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17 December
Systems that Deprive Us of Wonder – a Conversation with George Monbiot
A conversation with George Monbiot and Steve Wheeler for Dark Mountain Steve Wheeler: Have you been surprised by the reactions…
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16 December
One Rolex Short of Contentment
Materialism promises satisfaction. It delivers despair. by George Monbiot All photos taken from Rich Kids of Instagram That they are…
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