Listen Up!
Issue 316 • September/October 2019
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Welcome
Listen Up! • Marianne Brown
Attentive listening can change the way we see things
Frontline
Climate Strikes • Marianne Brown
Highlighting action on the climate crisis
News From the Grass Roots • Marianne Brown
A round up of environmental news from around the world
News from Resurgence • Marianne Brown
Resurgence updates and other stories
Communities Stand Up Against 5G • Jan Goodey & Lynne Wycherley
Reporting on the latest developments
Ecologist
The Lie of the Land • Russell Warfied
Campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole on land ownership
Going Deep • Charlotte Latimer
Natural solutions to the climate crisis
A Flying Shame • Richard Orange
Swedes are boycotting flying to save the planet
Geared Up To Go Neutral • Catherine Early
Copenhagen is leading the way
A Warning From Fukushima • Eleanor Rose
Meet the mothers who are sounding the alarm over Japan's nuclear legacy
Departments for Peace • Vijay Mehta
Why every country should have one
Keynotes
Listening Practice • Michelle Brenner
We need to learn how to listen to each other
Undercurrents
A Rousing Chorus • David W. Orr
Exploring the power of music in a age of crisis
The Wild Soundscape • Kara Moses
We need to listen more to the world around us
Streets Ahead • Anna Woods & Marianne Brown
Reporting on efforts to make Edinburgh more liveable
Traffic Noise • John Stewart
The impact of electric cars
A Moving Tribute To Trees • Marianne Brown
Exploring a new tech project in London
Defining The 'Peace' in Quiet • Sarah Payne
New research aims to protect urban tranquillity
Ethical Living
Stand Up For The Earth • Satish Kumar
Inspired by Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion activists
Feel-good Music • Saffron Summerfield
The healing properties of birdsong
Mindful Composting • Nicky Scott
Exploring the alchemy of creating living soil
Wild About Food • Caroline Davey
Foraging expert Caroline Davey shares her top tips
The Tranquility of Darkness • Tiffany Francis
Experiencing Nature in a different light
The Arts
Sowing Seeds for Rebellion • Gary Cook
Discovering the work of activists Ackroyd & Harvey
Rising From the Ashes • Lisa Schneidau
A mythological response to ash dieback
Lost and Found • Marianne Brown
Marianne Brown meets artist and author Jackie Morris
Regulars
Poetry - Grounded Fury • Peter Abbs
Introducing two new volumes of eco-poetry
Letters to the Editors
A selection of letters to our editors
Reviews
Let's Get Political • Russell Warfield
Review of A Bright Future: How Some Countries have Solved Climate Change and Given Half a Chance: Ten Ways to Save the World
Impossible Is Not a Fact: It is an Attitude • Rachel Marsh
Review of Podcast review: Outrage and Optimism
A Handbook for Rebellion • Graham Jones
Review of This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook
Growing Gains • Brigitte Norland
Review of The Garden Jungle: Or Gardening to Save the Planet
Reconnecting the Landscape • Hugh Warwick
Review of The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins
Waking Up To Future Earth • Anna Turns
Review of The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future
Imagining A Future In Retrospect • Marianne Brooker
Review of Ecological Form: System and Aesthetics in the Age of Empire
A Hero's Legacy • Huw Wahl
Review of Film review: Sharkwater Extinction
Smashing the Museum Glass • Kate Blincoe
Review of Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. The Ones Who Run Our World
Web Exclusives
Review - What Faith Means • Hilary Davies
Review of The White Silhouette