Welcome to Acme Watch, the 'naughty step' for environmental miscreants. If you spot skulduggery, flannel or fudge of a climactically dubious nature, let us know. Download our letters to give mischief makers notice, then pin them to the Acme Watch wall. Peruse our hall of shame, comment at will and keep the pressure up. Remember, Acme never sleeps.
Ruth 'runway' Kelly
It can be hard making sense of Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Transport. She makes inspiring speeches about the environment. Then she cheers for aviation expansion and more runways,…
Posted by jamiedawsonyoung on September 24th 2008
Donald Trump
“A billionaire’s vanity project has been put ahead of a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The decision to build a golf course on an SSSI amounts to wanton vandalism.
Posted by jamiedawsonyoung on November 5th 2008
George Monbiot
Sorry George, I know you mean well, but I can't help feel you're doing it all wrong.
Posted by kareneliot on August 15th 2008
Thomas Midgley
Possibly the single greatest polluter in the history of forever. The Talented Mr Midgley was not only responsible for first putting lead in petrol, he also put CFCs into our…
Posted by daperry on August 19th 2008
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
For leading the low-cost short haul air travel 'revolution' way back whenever, not only killing us all softly but, to make matters worse, doing it with the most vile aircraft…
Posted by daperry on August 19th 2008
Julie Burchill
Nice one, Julie... your incisive condemnation of *all* environmentalists as hypocrites, while at the same time admitting you have neither understanding nor knowledge of environmental issues, makes you a prime…
Posted by CK on August 19th 2008
Solar Panels
Oh, great. "Many of the newest solar panels are manufactured with a gas that is 17,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide in contributing to global warming." Read more here:…
Posted by kareneliot on December 12th 2008
Companies everywhere that don't switch off their computers... or even put them to sleep
Sorry for being so generic here.... but this is something that really peeves me. It is easy to set computers to actually fully switch off, and some people don't even…
Posted by kareneliot on January 29th 2009
BORIS JOHNSON
What a surprise! A few months in office and already Boris Johnson is breaking his promises. The GLA has announced support for the expansion of City airport in South…
Posted by EveConboy on September 25th 2008
