U2 – 10 of the best
From driving post-punk anthems to emotional ballads, via politics, stadium pomp and global superstardom, the Irish four-piece have delivered a huge catalogue of memorable songs
Posts Tagged 'Activism'
Greenpeace exposes sceptics hired to cast doubt on climate science
Sting operation uncovers two prominent climate sceptics available for hire by the hour to write reports on the benefits of rising CO2 levels and coal
Ecomodernism launch was a screw-up of impressive proportions
Our attempt to launch a new environmental political movement in the UK was certainly ill-timed but is hopefully not doomed
How to change the world: Greenpeace and the power of the mindbomb
The director and key figures in an award-winning documentary talk about the early days of the activist group and how shocking images were used for global impact
Emma Thompson in the Arctic with Greenpeace: ‘There are more good-looking men on this boat than any place I have ever been’ – video
Actor Emma Thompson has gone on an expedition with Greenpeace to raise awareness of the dangers of drilling for oil. She doesn’t want to tweet, but Stephen Fry has told her to ‘get a grip’. It’s freezing cold, Greenpeace keep asking her to pose for pictures on icebergs and her Arctic gear makes her ‘look like a sofa’. Here is her adventure
• Read an interview with Emma Thompson in the Guardian’s Weekend magazine on Saturday
Virunga is saved but Africa’s wildlife is being encircled sliver by sliver
Campaigners have managed to keep the Congo national park free from drilling just as protected sites elsewhere are being cravenly redrawn