http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:01:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/29/5000-mile-project-the-silent-death-of-a-forest/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/29/5000-mile-project-the-silent-death-of-a-forest/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:55:55 +0000 Katharine and David Lowrie http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27917 On a 5000 mile run through South America you get intimately acquainted with all kinds of nature. We have taken to sleeping in the forest under-storey. But, as more and more of it is cut down or lost to grazing land, the future of this natural haven is under threat.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/29/5000-mile-project-the-silent-death-of-a-forest/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/03/spain-burns-as-global-temperatures-rise/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/03/spain-burns-as-global-temperatures-rise/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:29:18 +0000 Katherine Rowland http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25910 The Spanish city of Valencia sits under a blanket of ash, as two converging fires continue to devour the eastern coast of the country. Since the blaze ignited last week, more than 45,000 hectares of land have been destroyed, forcing upwards of 2,000 people to flee their homes.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/03/spain-burns-as-global-temperatures-rise/feed/ 17 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/like-thatcher-before-them-leaders-must-understand-their-moral-duty-towards-the-environment/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/like-thatcher-before-them-leaders-must-understand-their-moral-duty-towards-the-environment/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:00:30 +0000 Trewin Restorick http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25240 The full horror of hitting 50 hit me personally this year as I ‘celebrated’ my birthday a couple of weeks ago. I realised that half my life has been spent in the Green Movement.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/14/like-thatcher-before-them-leaders-must-understand-their-moral-duty-towards-the-environment/feed/ 30 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/the-debate-should-we-be-doing-more-to-combat-climate-change-2/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/the-debate-should-we-be-doing-more-to-combat-climate-change-2/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:44:19 +0000 Laura Davis http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25221 Fifty years ago, few people cared about pollution, deforestation, whaling or the Ozone later. But even with an increasing awareness of issues concerning the environment, there is still a long way to go. This week The Independent is looking at the successes and failures of the Green Movement at 50, with a series of blogs and features centred around the question: "Has the environment movement been a success?"]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/13/the-debate-should-we-be-doing-more-to-combat-climate-change-2/feed/ 202