July 26, 2011 – Tom Burke

Environmentalist

Tom Burke’s political commentary: Nixon’s environmentalism is a lesson from history

On July 26, 2011March 13, 2012 By admin

ENDS Report 438, p. 55, July 2011. Under President Richard Nixon, the US led the world in environmental protection. But his ideologically driven heirs in the Tea Party threaten to destroy this legacy. Modern environmentalism began in the US. In September, Friends of the Earth (FoE) UK will celebrate its […]

Is green growth a good goal for government?

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Appeared on the Green Alliance’s Catalyst Forum, on 26th July, 2011. Yes, but we must be clear about what makes growth green No-one should doubt the government’s current appetite for growth. The economy grew by a mere 0.2 per cent in the last quarter. The accuracy implied by a number […]