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The Importance Of Hope

Social change
Alastair McIntosh
Writer, Lecturer and Social Activist
DO Wales
2008
Scrappy thinking
"Politics alone is not enough to tackle the scale and depth of the problem that faces us."

Considering that politics alone is not enough to tackle the scale and depth of the problem that faces us, Alastair references his book "Hell and High Water: Climate Change, Hope and the Human Condition”.

Saving the World

Climate change and conservation.
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Destroy Or Cherish Climate Change? The Choice Is Ours
Richard Walker•Business
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2019
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22:53
Badvertising - brain pollution and how it fuels climate chaos
Andrew Simms•Brand
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2024
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An Invitation from Mother Earth
Diana Donlon•Environment
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2022
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Building Blutopia
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Taking Water Seriously
David Lloyd Owen•Environment
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Where Is Your Water?
Fergal Smith•Food
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Why Protecting the Planet Makes Business Sense
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2022
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Let's Make Sustainable Housing For Everyone
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