Covert Cap and Share video released by Freakylinks

Cap and Share campaigners have just released a clever and playful 5-minute video which, they say, was produced covertly and then passed on to them by “Freakylinks”. Cap and Share would simultaneously control greenhouse gas emissions and boost equality, but as the video shows, the prospect of cutting out all the financial middle-men may not appeal to everyone.

David Fleming 1940-2010

by Davie Philip

Photo of David FlemingDavid Fleming died peacefully in his sleep on the night of November 28th 2010. He was an influential figure in the green movement. He was prominent in the development of the UK Ecology party in the 70s which went on to become the Green Party, he was the Chairman of the Soil Association in the 80s and for the last fifteen years of his life he wrote and lectured on sustainability with an emphasis on localisation.

I first met David while organising the FEASTA annual lecture in Dublin in 2001 and he became a close friend and …