Interviews

The Godfather of Green - having launched The Ecologist 37 years ago, Teddy Goldsmith has been instrumental in everything from the setting up of the world's first political green party to being the first to expose many of the problems associated with global development, such as giant dams and nuclear power. Now 79, he is as vociferous as ever, but finally the rest of the world is beginning to catch up. By Paul Kingsnorth, former deputy editor of The Ecologist. Published in The Ecologist Volume 37 Issue 2, March 2007.

Eco Hero - Edward Goldsmith - Annabel Freyberg interviews Edward Goldsmith for the Telegraph Magazine, 16 December 2006.

Spanner in the works - Edward Goldsmith interviews Percy Schmeiser, the Canadian farmer who risked everything to challenge GM giant Monsanto.

Green revolutionary - interview of Edward Goldsmith by Bittu Sahgal, published in Sanctuary Asia magazine, at the 2004 World Social Forum, Mumbai.

An ecological world view - Judith Elliston interviews Edward Goldsmith for Pataphysics magazine. "We have got everything back to front - the whole direction in which our society is moving in today is suicidal ... The truth of the matter is that economic development, rather than providing a solution to our problems is in fact the main cause of these problems."

Killing off small farms in Brazil - Jose Lutzenberger tells Teddy Goldsmith about the regulatory obstacles he faces on his organic farm in Rio Grande do Sul. Published in The Ecologist Report, June 2001.

Globalisation will destroy India! - The Rediff Business Interview, March 2000. Pritish Nandy interviews Edward Goldsmith.

Profits of doom - Steven Ferry interviews Edward Goldsmith for Government Technology Magazine, May 1999. "Built into the global economy are the seeds of its own disintegration. But the biggest problem we face today, which dwarfs all others, is global warming ... The only thing which may save us is the complete collapse of the global economy, with all the problems that that will create. The choice is between two horrors."

Pointing the way - Real World magazine Interviews Teddy Goldsmith about A Blueprint for Survival, The Way, and the need to move towards a sustainable society. Published in Real World No. 6, summer 1992.

New Lamps for Old - Edward Goldsmith, Publisher of The Ecologist, talks with Satish Kumar, Director Of Schumacher College (video version, hosted by video.google). The interview was published by Schumacher College as a video in the Schumacher Series, produced by Phil Shepherd in 1991.We also have a New Lamps for Old transcript on the website.

New Lamps for Old - transcript. Edward Goldsmith, Publisher of The Ecologist, talks with Satish Kumar, Director Of Schumacher College. The interview was published by Schumacher College as a video in the Schumacher Series, produced by Phil Shepherd in 1991. A video version of New Lamps for Old is also available.