abaosunsade says: get greener clothes or get them off

partb talks to environmental activist and television producer laurie david, about stopping global warming, producing an inconvenient truth and marrying larry david

Josh  Heller and Aled Dilwynfisher argue about the positive and negative sides of global warming.

Last Thursday, marked the announcements of increased troop deployment in Iraq and a statement of intent from George Bush that he’s in it for the long term. If the first two weeks of the New Year are anything to go by then the likelihood of a continuation with the passing year is definitely on the cards and we are set for another season of bitter international politics and unwarranted death.

Last Tuesday there was an an attempt to derail government legislation banning discrimination against gays and lesbians failed in the House of Lords. The attempt was being spearheaded by various religious groups who claimed that the legislation would infringe upon their religious freedoms. The fear is that hotel owners, printers, schools, adoption agencies and other bodies may have to compromise on their moral objections to homosexuality or else face legal action from offended gays.

The case of Ashley, the ‘pillow angel,’ could hardly be more controversial: severely disabled since birth, her parents decided she should undergo extensive surgery and receive a massive dose of hormones to maintain her quality of life. Ashley suffers from “static encephalopathy”, the cause of which is unknown and there is no chance of recovery.

This week, China has come up a handful of times in the headlines of news stories relating to the Middle East. With regards to Iran, Beijing hit back at Washington’s attack on the “inappropriateness” of plans by Chinese state-run oil firm China National Offshore Oil Corporation to invest in an Iranian gas field, demanding a stop to interference with its trade affairs with Tehran.

Two of our writers examine the relationship between environmental and economic forces

Dan Sheldon is sceptical of ‘Green, middle-class moralists’.....

....but Aled Fisher puts environmental concerns above preserving the economic status quo

SU Environment and Ethics Officer, Aled Fisher, gives his tips regarding what you can do on the environment.