Everyone should be free to learn; knowledge should be disseminated as widely as possible. George Monbiot Read Quote
While open-access journals have grown rapidly, researchers still have to read the paywalled articles in commercial journals. George Monbiot Read Quote
After my cancer diagnosis this year, I was offered a choice of treatments. I wanted to make an informed decision. This meant reading scientific papers. Had I not used the stolen material provided by Sci-Hub, it would have cost me thousands. George Monbiot Read Quote
Regardless of what we consume, the sheer volume of consumption is overwhelming the Earth’s living systems. George Monbiot Read Quote
If you construct political narratives around the psychodramas of politicians, even when they don’t invite it, you open the way for those who can play this game more effectively. George Monbiot Read Quote
As SUVs are higher and heavier, they are more likely to kill the people they hit. Driving an SUV in an urban area is an antisocial act. George Monbiot Read Quote
Pedestrians and cyclists are squeezed by planners into narrow and often dangerous spaces – the afterthoughts of urban design. George Monbiot Read Quote
A central task for any campaign is to develop a narrative: a short, simple story explaining where we are, how we got here and where we need to go. George Monbiot Read Quote
As some of us can testify, the viciousness of the lobby groups funded by the fossil fuel industry, and the publications that amplify their message, knows no limits. As we have already seen, they treat even children as fair game. George Monbiot Read Quote
Successful movements also need an organisational model that allows them to keep growing. George Monbiot Read Quote
