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Author Archives: Hannah Hughes
Greening the military
In the 1980s and 1990s there was much debate about the implications of the environment and security linkage. Some argued that security had no place in the environmental debate as the military was the most destructive of social institutions, whilst … Continue reading
Sara’s journey as a filmmaker: from Copenhagen to Borth
On Wednesday the 7th of March the Environmental Politics Group met in the Arts Centre cinema for a presentation by Sara Penrhyn Jones. A lecturer in Theatre, Film and Television at Aberystwyth University, Sara gave an account of her journey of … Continue reading
Event: Valuing nature in times of socio-economic and environmental crisis
This is not an environmental politics group event, but looks very interesting… A PANEL DISCUSSION ON “Valuing nature in times of socio-economic and environmental crisis” The well-being of human societies is contingent on a healthy natural environment and the diverse … Continue reading
Michael Mason visit
On February the 8th the Environmental Politics Group welcomed its first guest speaker of the year. Michael Mason from the Department of Environment and Geography at the LSE presented his work on the threat multiplier climate change poses to Palestine. … Continue reading
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Four Thought – Transition Culture
Some of you may be interested in the BBC Radio 4 ‘Four Thought’ programme on tonight at 20:45. Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition Culture, is giving his viewpoint on “engaged optimism” and the need for innovative local initiatives to … Continue reading
Deliberations on geoengineering the climate
In the last environmental politics meeting before Christmas we discussed geo-engineering. We were eased into this subject by Corner and Pidgeon’s (2010) article on “Geoengineering the climate: the social and ethical implications”. Geoengineering refers to the intentional manipulation of the … Continue reading
Guest speaker: Michael Mason
The Environmental Politics Research Group welcomes its first guest speaker of the year next Wednesday (Feb 8th) 5:30 – 7pm in the Main Hall (interpol bldg). Dr Michael Mason from the Geography & Environment Department at the LSE will be speaking on: … Continue reading
The ethics and politics of robotic milking
Last Wednesday the environmental politics group welcomed Dr Chris Bear from the Geography department. Chris spoke on the ethical relationship between humans, animals and robots as illuminated through his research on robotic milking systems. These technologies, which are currently employed … Continue reading
Next Session
The next environmental politics group meeting is on Wednesday November 23rd 1-2:00 in the Main Hall (Interpol bldg). Contributing to this semester’s discussions on knowledge in the theory and practice of environmental politics Dr Chris Bear from the Geography department … Continue reading
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Analysis of the state of play before CoP 17 in Durban
Some of you may be interested in this article by the deputy director of the IISD, Chris Spence. He gives an overview of recent events, the mood of those heading to Durban, and what this may mean in terms of … Continue reading
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