Environmentalism

The Starbucks ‘Sippy Lid’ and the marketing doublespeak of greenwashing

To meet consumer demand for a reduction in plastic, Starbucks introduced the 'Sippy Lid'. The only problem? It actually increased plastic waste.

How concerned should we be about the UK’s geoengineering trials?

As the UK endures a summer of extreme heatwaves, a controversial geoengineering trial investigates technical solutions to the climate crisis.

Thrifting isn’t the solution to the climate crisis – we need to change our behaviours

Thrifting, once seen as the solution to fast fashion, has become a trend in its own right - as well as yet another form of over-consumption

Rawson’s “Human/Nature” challenges mainstream ideas about conservation

"Human/Nature", by Jane Rawson - past Environment Editor at The Conversation - offers some confronting questions from a lifelong conservationist

How to spot and avoid greenwashing and misleading eco claims

Eco-friendly consumerism is big business, which is why companies engage in deceptive greenwashing marketing to fool us into thinking our purchases are kind to the planet

Greenwashing: The dark side of the sustainable fashion industry

With the rise of conscious capitalism, companies are profiting through greenwashing, leaving consumers at risk of deception.

Matt Le Tissier talks to The Skeptic about Covid, vaccines, 15-minute cities and climate change

The Skeptic editor, Michael Marshall, sat down with former footballer Matt Le Tissier to ask why he has become increasingly vocal in his support for conspiracy theories

The fifth horseman: environmental determinism rides again in ‘An Inconvenient Apocalypse’

‘An Inconvenient Apocalypse’ predicts an inevitable, unavoidable environmental collapse - a doomist view that discounts our ability to change our future
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