As deliberately-contaminated sewage sludge is spread on farmland, it feels as if humanity is on a suicide mission. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 21st March 2025 If humanity has an epitaph, it might read something like this: “Knackered by the things we missed.” It is true that several existential threats are widely known […]
environment and the natural world
Could Trump and Musk be seeking to end our time on Earth? By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 5th March 2025 In thinking about the war being waged against life on Earth by Donald Trump, Elon Musk and their minions, I keep bumping into a horrible suspicion. Could it be that this is not […]
This is how Labour’s war on regulations will stymie its own policies. It is irrational and self-destructive. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th February 2025 This might sound astonishing, but the UK government’s core programme now appears to be the same as Donald Trump’s: dismantling the administrative state. There’s less theatre, but the […]
The UK government’s pursuit of growth at all costs hands this country to predatory capital. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 30th January 2025 I can scarcely believe I’m writing this, but it’s hard to dodge the conclusion. After 14 years of environmental vandalism, it might have seemed impossible for Labour to offer anything […]
An astonishing thing is happening at sea, but the government, backed by an entire “scientific” discipline, seems determined to stifle it. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 27th September 2024 Over the past three weeks, I’ve been watching one of the greatest natural spectacles on Earth, here in south Devon. At a certain station […]
It’s ridiculous that governments leave it to people like me to communicate the need for environmental action. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th August 2024 There are several services and assets I would like to see nationalised. But at the top of my list is neither water, nor trains, nor development land, much […]
The obscene thing I witnessed was like a parable of the madness of extreme wealth. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 24th July 2024 On a calm and beautiful morning off the coast of south Devon last week, I was watching a small pod of dolphins from my kayak. I had spotted them from […]
The crucial green policies missing from Labour’s manifesto. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th June 2024 It’s a story of the good, the bad and the absent. There are some strong green policies in Labour’s manifesto. It will greatly increase investment in wind and solar power, block new licences for oil and gas […]
The tricks and scams which enable the offshore owners of England’s water companies to clean up, while leaving us with their mess. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 26th April 2024 So that’s how they do it. I’d been wondering how, when more sewage has been entering our rivers than ever before, some of […]
Outside the European Union, the UK is becoming a dumping ground for toxic substances. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 18th March 2024 It’s a benefit of Brexit – but only if you’re a manufacturer or distributor of toxic chemicals. For the rest of us, it’s another load we have to carry on behalf […]