How Indigenous Peoples Transformed the Amazon into a Vast Garden.

Listen to the campaigners fighting to save an ancient wildlife haven.

Bristol Airport has applied for planning permission to increase its annual passenger numbers to 15 million,  an increase of 28%.  This will mean over 1000 extra night lights, over 4 million more people travelling to the airport on their already congested roads, and a huge increase in pollution.   They also intend to enlarge their runway and install landing lights on Felton Common, which is an ancient wildlife haven.    The local people are furious and determined to stop the airport's plans.  I met the Save Felton Common campaign group as they were about to protest outside the airport.

The beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era.

Extinction Rebellion co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr. Charlie Gardner discuss the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.  The conference took place in April 2026, in Colombia. Frustrated by the failure of UN, COP, climate summits, almost 60 countries, including the UK, convened to create concrete national roadmaps to phase out coal, oil, and gas. This podcast is edited from a video in the series - "News from a World in Flux": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bHODy2v7Kg&vl=en [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bHODy2v7Kg&vl=en]

Reactions to a film that tells the truth about the climate emergency.

The UK faces a growing climate and nature emergency. Yet most people have never been fully briefed on what it means for our lives, our economy and our future. This new film sets out the risks facing the nation - and the credible, positive responses available - in a clear and accessible account designed for screenings in communities across the UK. Listen to the audience reaction to the film, and a conversation between one of the film’s makers and James O’Brien from LBC radio. Find out where you can see this film for free near where you live: https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map [https://www.nebriefing.org/screening-map] Film Trailer: https://youtu.be/9tLUnWHkGG4 [https://youtu.be/9tLUnWHkGG4]

No Jury, No Justice!

The UK Government plans to remove the right to trial by jury for thousands of criminal cases. Juries protect us from unfair prosecutions, biased judges, political interference and state overreach. Juries prevent power being centralised within corporations, institutions and those with privilege. Juries have been a key part of our justice system for centuries. Juries are a vital constitutional check on the government, no jury will convict someone under an unjust law. Jury trial is a cornerstone of British justice. Listen to protesters making their case to keep juries, and why this is important for the climate emergency.

Sewage is spewing into our waters. Profits are soaring. And we’re the ones getting sick.

Raw sewage is being dumped into our seas, lakes and rivers on an industrial scale – almost a million times last year alone. While people get sick and nature suffers, polluters profit and the regulators turn a blind eye. The system isn’t just broken, it’s rigged. Listen to how protesters are putting pressure on government and water companies, and how they are getting results.    Find out more at: https://www.sas.org.uk/ [https://www.sas.org.uk/]  and https://weareavon.com/ [https://weareavon.com/]