Michele Theil, Author at The Big Issue

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.

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Opinion

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

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Media

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

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Water pollution

Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution

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Environment

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

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Renewable energy

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

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The Fixing Factory

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

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Pollution

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

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Recycling

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

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ULEZ expansion

Sadiq Khan says there is an ‘orchestrated campaign’ against Ulez expansion

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Repair Week

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

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Recycling

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

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