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This year Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) has secured the support of an illustrious cast of established and up-and-coming artists for a key campaign fundraiser: Drawing Boards - Cutting Edge Surfboard Art for Surfers Against Sewage (SAS). Some of the UK's most celebrated artists have generously given up their time to design unique works of art on some of the most environmentally friendly surfboards currently available in the UK. More →

Rain? Mud? Portaloos? More rain? Tents? Cold? Dirt? Even more Rain?? I must confess that is how I viewed festival life before I attended my first one and if that's how you envisage it then think again... More →

Surfers Against Sewage's Drawing Boards auction reached its thrilling climax yesterday evening at Bonhams' auction rooms in Central London. After months of planning and preparation, the outstanding collection of 14 surfboard artworks was on display throughout the week at Bonhams' as part of its world-renowned Urban Art Auction, with bidding taking place on Thursday, 23rd October. More →

The new year is upon us and it is time to look forward to things that we can do to improve the world around us both in our day-to-day lives and for the planet too. So I asked the BGI team what their hopes and dreams were for the coming year. More →

I have just come back from a long weekend in London feeling uplifted and bursting with optimism for the future. Why the optimism? Hmmm... I think I need to go back a month or two to explain... More →

The summer festival season is nearly upon us and many happy campers, young and old alike, will be heading for the green festival fields. For some it is a holiday, for others a chance to meet up with friends and for others, including my son, a way to celebrate the end of exams. More →

Tom Etheridge reports on the green credentials of what is arguably the world's finest music festival. More →

Johann Hari, an award-winning journalist who writes twice-weekly for the Independent, reports back on what was - and was not - achieved at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. More →

Margret Thatcher famously said, ‘There's no such thing as a free lunch.' She was so wrong, as Mark Boyle proved when he organised the 'Freeconomy Freastival 2009', feeding over 750 people and entertaining over 3000 others without spending a penny. More →