Ben Eagle

Autumn Leaves

2014 has so far brought severe floods, intense heat and abnormally heavy showers to the UK. As the autumn leaves begin to fall we must look ahead to the coming winter and hope that areas such as the Somerset Levels and the Thames Valley are not hit as hard as they were last year. ClimateContinueContinue reading “Autumn Leaves”

Nobel Laureates: Excessive Consumption Is Threatening Our Planet

Originally posted on Ann Novek( Luure)–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors:
Nobel laureates call for a revolutionary shift in how humans use resources Eleven holders of prestigious prize say excessive consumption threatening planet, and humans need to live more sustainably Jump to comments (118) Deforestation is among a growing…

#PeoplesClimateMarch

Yesterday, on Sunday 21st September over 675,000 worldwide marched to raise their voices and send a message that they are concerned about climate change and implore world leaders to act to mitigate the near inevitable changes in climate as much as is humanly possible. I myself marched in London, part of a 40-50,000 strong climateContinueContinue reading “#PeoplesClimateMarch”

Who’s gonna stand up? – Neil Young

Ahead of the People’s Climate March tomorrow, an event happening in many cities across the world, Neil Young has written a song to act as an anthem for the March called ‘Who’s gonna stand up?’. I’ll be at the London rally and tweeting throughout #peoplesclimate – see the live feed at activisionary This will be suchContinueContinue reading “Who’s gonna stand up? – Neil Young”

‘A Vision for Nature’ – The First National AFON Conference

On Friday 5th and Saturday 6th September I was fortunate enough to attend the inaugural ‘Vision for Nature Conference’, held in Cambridge. Over the two days over 200 delegates attended and discussions covered the full breadth of conservation topics. AFON (or A Focus on Nature) is a network for young conservationists (under 30) in theContinueContinue reading “‘A Vision for Nature’ – The First National AFON Conference”