Lines of Hope

Contents

Welcome

Visions of Hope, Ways of Seeing • Greg Neale

A poet's holistic view of Nature, social justice and the world can inspire us

Frontline

Climate Protests Target Fossil-Fuel Firms • Kara Moses

Transition to more renewable energy solutions is possible

World's Water Wells Running Dry • Greg Neale

Satellite data shows that aquifers running dry

News From the Grassroots • Greg Neale

Reports from around the world

New Health Curbs Urged on Wi-Fi and Mobile Phones • Greg Neale

Scientists have urged the UN to place stricter controls on mobile phones and Wi-fi

Tributes for Nek Chand • Sue Steward

The artist who created the magical Rock Garden in Chandigarh is honoured

Ecologist

No Room in the Market • Aditya Chakrabortty

A new breed of housing activists are having an impact

Nature and Joy • Michael McCarthy

How the natural world can inspire us

Framing the Climate Talks • Laurence Matthews & Alison Matthews

A guide for environmental action in the run up to the Paris Climate Summit

Why Are Indian Farmers Dying? • Vandana Shiva

The impact of industrialised agriculture on small farmers

Keynotes

Visions of Heaven • Philip Pullman

The influence and inspiration of William Blake

Undercurrents

Islam's Warrior for Peace • Heathcote Williams

Reflections on the life of Badshah Khan the 'Muslim Gandhi'

I Speak for the Earth • James Lovelock

An introduction to Gaia Theory, first published in Resurgence 1988

Green Mantras for a Sustainable World • Swami Chidanand Saraswati

Exploring the Hindu view of Nature

Health and Harmony • Ian Skelly

Finding universal value in the work of J.S. Bach

Slow, Small and Simple • Satish Kumar

Keibo Oiwa in conversation with Satish Kumar

Paradise Lost and Found • Leo Johnson

Navigating changing environments

Ethical Living

Sanity and Sanitation • Wendell Berry

Waste can be an asset rather than a liability

Choosing Love • Scarlett Lewis

Finding compassion in the face of despair

Doggedly Devoted • Matt Harvey

Pondering the canine conundrum

Jailed: A Political Painter • Greg Neale

An Amnesty International appeal

Soil Wisdom • Satish Kumar

The time has come to celebrate the source of life

Valley of the Dammed • Robin Lee

Vineyards at risk

Better Baking is on the Rise • Julia Ponsonby

Real bread is gaining popularity

The Arts

He Walks the Lines • India Windsor-Clive

Richard Long talks about his work and new exhibition in Bristol

A Temple for the Self • Simon Olding

Sandy Brown's dramatic ceramic temple takes shape

Regulars

Poetry - Fusing Nature and Consciousness • Peter Abbs

Revisiting the poetry of Walt Whitman

Letters to the Editors

A selection of letters to our editors

Crossword • Tim Bonsor

A brainteaser full of ecological clues

Reviews

The Price of Everything • Jonathon Porritt

Review of Natural Capital: Valuing the Planet and What Nature Does for Britain

End of An Epoch? • Dougald Hine

Review of The Anthropocene: The Human Era and How it Shapes Our Planet and Adventures in the Anthropocene: A Journey into the Heart of the Planet We Made

Toxic Legacies • Adam Weymouth

Review of Toms River

Get the Drift • Greg Neale

Review of Plankton: Wonders of a Drifting World

There Are Alternatives • Hylton Murray-Philipson

Review of The Buddha on Wall Street: What's Wrong with Capitalism and What We Can Do about It

Words to Change the World • Ed Mayo

Review of Degrowth: A vocabulary for a New Era

Sea Creatures, Sea Cultures? • Lucy McRobert

Review of The Cultural Lives of Whales and Dolphins

Web Exclusives

Article - The Path of Kindness: Walking in the Dalai Lama’s Footsteps • Leon Stuparich

A modern day pilgrimage from London to Glastonbury with no money.

Review - An Ecozoic Imagination • Lindsay Clarke

Review of Ecozoa