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January/February 2013
To start the New Year we take on the big challenges and the big obstacles, starting with the oil industry and what we’re really up against. Environmentalist Lester Brown asks whether it is too late to avoid a complete breakdown in the food industry and we feature Sebastião Salgado’s new exhibition on our disappearing wilderness.
The January/February 2013 issue brings together change-makers working to restore the balance and presents practical solutions to tackle our environmental crisis: local currency initiatives, renewable energy strategies, national schemes to restore land to wildlands in the Netherlands and more.
The articles in this issue demonstrate that ‘Change isn’t easy, but it is possible’. As we enter 2013, we offer an optimistic view of the future — where protecting the environment is seen not just as an economic imperative, but as a moral imperative for all.
Here’s a selection of articles and new features from the January/February issue, with links to articles that you can read online. Read more: www.resurgence.org/magazine/
Resurgence of the Human Spirit
At the end of a remarkable year, James Sainsbury, Chair of The Resurgence Trust, shares his hopes for the future of the trust and the wider environmental movement, in his New Year message to our readers. "In a world that is so full of nonsense – Resurgence points consistently towards a way of life that embodies peace, beauty and justice."
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The Future of Energy
Bibi van der Zee looks at the challenges ahead for energy policy and discovers there is no excuse for Britain — still struggling with an energy system built for the 1950s — not to construct a greener energy system fit for the 21st century. The technology is all in place, all that is lacking is political will.
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Wild Hope
To redress the damage being done to Nature, we need awareness of hard facts and a hefty dose of optimism, backed up with a plan of action on a national scale. Mark Cocker looks at an ambitious scheme in the Netherlands that is giving land back to Nature.
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Sebastião Salgado
In his new exhibition Genesis, Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has captured the last truly wild places on the planet. Arts writer, India Windsor-Clive discovers a message of hope behind his all-seeing lens. Salgado's photographs and vision demonstrate the power of images to change the way we see the world.
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| Also free to read online from the January/February Issue |
Changing Money for Good • Lorna Howarth
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Signs of Change • Elaine Gilligan
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Green Imperative • Fiona Reynolds
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Last Call for Capitalism • Gar Smith
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An Urban Pilgrimage • Jon Every
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| A selection of this month's web exclusives |
Breaking the Food Waste Chains: Caitlin Shepherd says that there are lots of good reasons to stop the disgrace of food waste.
Waking up to the World: Woodford Roberts on the pioneering work of Edmund O'Sullivan in transformative learning.
The Story of Seed: Josie Jeffery writes about Seeds of Freedom, a film that calls us all to action.
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| Don't miss the following articles only in print |
The Oil Industry in Africa: Thembi Mutch
The Weakest Link Lester Brown
A Turning Tide: Tim Flannery
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| Events |
Visions for Transition
12 January 2013
TEDxWhitechapel will host 10 internationally renowned speakers, including Resurgence & Ecologist Editor-in-Chief Satish Kumar.
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Seed Freedom
9 February 2013
Vandana Shiva in Conversation with Satish Kumar
The Nehru Centre, 8 South Audley Street, W1K 1HF
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