By Simon Leufstedt
Wednesday, 7 January, 2009

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Simon Leufstedt is the editor of Green Blog. Simon has previously studied Global Environmental Justice and is currently studying Human Ecology and Political Science at Lund University in Sweden. Simon is also blogging over at the Swedish 350 website and working with the Swedish TckTckTck organisation. You can follow Simon on Twitter.

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Watch: Monbiot meets Fatih Birol and Shaun Spiers

Fatih BirolIn his second and third interview George Monbiot meets Fatih Birol, the International Energy Authority’s chief economist, and Shaun Spiers, head of the “anti environmental” organisation the Campaign to Protect Rural England.

Britain’s leading green commentator tackles the International Energy Authority’s chief economist, who reveals for the first time a startling and worrying prediction for the date of peak oil.

Watch the second interview on the Guardian!

In the third of his groundbreaking encounters with the figures whose decisions shape our environment, George Monbiot gives the head of the countryside watchdog, the Campaign to Protect Rural England, an unforgettable grilling, asking why it opposes windfarms – but not opencast coal mines

Watch the third interview on the Guardian!

Be also sure to check out the very first interview with Yvo de Boer, the current Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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  • Susan Mayflower

    Am I the only one concerned with the way that George Monbiot seems to be turning violent. He describes this series of interviews as “aggressive”, “bare knuckle” and “fierce encounters”. This is more the language of George Bush than that of an environmental campaigner. Will George soon be encouraging us to “surge” to win our cause no matter what the cost to innocents? Will his violence of words and attitude one day preach violence to protect the environment? Maybe not, but the violence of his words may encourage others to act aggressively. He should know better and I believe the environmental movement is being harmed by his approach.

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