Michele Theil
Michele Theil is a reporter covering climate and environment for the Big Issue. She has previously worked at Insider and the BBC covering Digital Culture, researching issues facing Black Britons, and writing about healthcare, race, the LGBTQ+ community, and lifestyle as a freelancer.
New report predicts the first global drop in fossil fuel-generated electricity due to renewable energy growth
solar panels renewable energy
Renewable Energy

New report predicts the first global drop in fossil fuel-generated electricity due to renewable energy growth

Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital
Taylor Swift greets Swifties during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Photo Credit Brent Perniac/AdMedia/Sipa USA
Opinion

Taylor Swift’s break-up shows why media literacy is vital

Gal-dem is closing but its legacy lifting up new voices in media will live on
person holding a gal-dem magazine cover titled 'the roaring twenties
Media

Gal-dem is closing but its legacy lifting up new voices in media will live on

Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution
Lizzie Carr, founder of Planet Patrol, sitting on a paddle board
Water pollution

Meet the woman with a 'radical' solution to water pollution

What do the UK government's 'Green Day' policies mean for net zero?
electric car charging
Environment

What do the UK government's 'Green Day' policies mean for net zero?

Britain needs 'state-owned energy champion', shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband says
Renewable energy

Britain needs 'state-owned energy champion', shadow climate secretary Ed Miliband says

'If we can fix it, we will': The Fixing Factory, where broken appliances get another chance
Dermot Jones at the Fixing Factory in Camden fixing a toaster and a lamp
The Fixing Factory

'If we can fix it, we will': The Fixing Factory, where broken appliances get another chance

Government 'risks harm to health and environment' by not banning disposable vapes
Pollution

Government 'risks harm to health and environment' by not banning disposable vapes

Ever thought about earning money from recycling? Bower Recycling is making it happen.
left is Berfin Melt and right is Suwar Mert, co-founders of Bower
Recycling

Ever thought about earning money from recycling? Bower Recycling is making it happen.

Sadiq Khan says there is an 'orchestrated campaign' against Ulez expansion
Mayor Sadiq Khan speaking at a podium for the 10th anniversary of the Olympics with a microphone in his face
ULEZ expansion

Sadiq Khan says there is an 'orchestrated campaign' against Ulez expansion

Here’s how to save money and the environment at the same time
man fixing computer motherboard with screwdriver for Repair Week 2022
Repair Week

Here’s how to save money and the environment at the same time

Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme
plastic bottles packed for recycling
Recycling

Westminster is ‘failing’ to tackle plastic waste if it seeks to block Scottish recycling scheme