December 2008

News Dec 31 | Jarvis Cocker

News Dec 31 | Jarvis Cocker

Date: 31 December 2008
Having returned from the 2008 Cape Farewell expedition earlier this year, the former Pulp star uses his guest editor slot on Radio 4's Today Programme to challenge Ed Miliband on the government's record on climate change, and to meet up with climate expert Lord Stern More...
News Dec 12 | Simon Faithfull

News Dec 12 | Simon Faithfull

Date: 15 December 2008
The first extract of Simon Faithfull's film 0°00 Navigation has just been released. Follow Faithfulll as he scales the white cliffs of Peacehaven and sets off on a journey along the Meridian line. More...
News Dec 12 | EU fails the world on climate

News Dec 12 | EU fails the world on climate

Date: 12 December 2008
Christian Aid say EU leaders have bodged the European climate deal, and the the agreed 20%-only cut means we're headed for a devastating three-degree plus increase in global temperatures. More...
News Dec 11 | David Lan

News Dec 11 | David Lan

Date: 11 December 2008
This month the new family show Amazonia based partly on the life of rainforest campaigner Chico Mendes received negative comments for its "preachiness". William Shaw talks to Young Vic artistic director David Lan about creating the show, and what the last few days have meant to him. Did the critics get it wrong? How hard is it to create "virtuous" art? More...
News Dec 5

News Dec 5

Date: 05 December 2008
A new exhibition in Cambridge by artist Alan Warburton gets people talking about politic issues... by using apples. More...
News Dec 2

News Dec 2

Date: 01 December 2008
Call for submissions Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival issues an open call for proposals for "temporary site-specific installations that raise awareness about environmental issues related to water, land and culture." More...
News Dec 2

News Dec 2

Date: 01 December 2008
Photographer Nick Sinclair creates a photo-essay on recycling in China. He writes, "The idea that recycling is a cool thing to do in the West does not figure in China." How will the Chinese recylcing industry fare in the downturn? More...

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