Is there a future for carbon footprint labelling in the UK?
Bethany Hubbard
3rd February 2012
The media frenzy that erupted as Tesco admitted having second-thoughts on carbon footprint labels may have inflicted lasting damage on a once promising sector
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Who are the Mashco-Piro tribe and can they still hope to stay 'uncontacted'?
David Hill
1st February, 2012
Politicians deny the existence of isolated tribes like the Mashco-Piro as oil, gas and logging exploration increasingly encroaches on their forest territory
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Academics accused of 'exaggeration' in new battle over factory farm antibiotic use
Tom Levitt
31st January, 2012
Debate over role of farm animals in spreading of superbugs intensifies as scientific study downplaying fears is accused of serious flaws
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Peru's vanishing fish stocks 'devastated' by corruption and growing fishmeal demand
Ecologist
26th January, 2012
Soaring global demand for fishmeal primarily for animal feed or fish farms, including salmon, is wrecking havoc on the once abundant fish stocks of the southern Pacific
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Special report Pepper: how our favourite spice is tainted by a deadly legacy
Frederik Johannisson and Peter Bengtsen
25th January, 2011
From India to Indonesia pepper farmers are increasingly vulnerable to harvest failures, food price crashes and price fixing, an investigation by Frederik Johannisson & Peter Bengtsen of Danwatch has revealed
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Climate change sceptic Bjorn Lomborg: 'I'm the victim'
Richard Orange
23rd January, 2012
The think tank set up by Bjorn Lomborg will close in July unless new sources of income can be found after the Danish government cut its funding
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Amazon 'uncontacted' tribes at risk from new highway plan
David Hill
19th January, 2012
Tension is mounting in one of the remotest regions in the Peruvian Amazon over plans to build a highway through the country's biggest national park
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Tainted gold: thousands join protest against Peru's largest ever mining project
Gervase Poulden
17th January, 2012
A US-backed billion-dollar gold mine has attracted thousands of protestors in recent weeks. Many have the poor economic legacy of existing mines fresh in their minds, reports Gervase Pouldon in Cajamarca, Peru
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Middle England and eco-activists unite in opposition to shale gas and fracking
Jan Goodey
15th January, 2012
In a perfect storm, Middle England is joining forces with climate activists to say no to fracking and the UK's much-talked about shale gas boom
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Programmed to be fat: everyday chemicals linked to obesity and diabetes
Tom Levitt
12th January, 2012
Chemicals found in plastics, cosmetics and industry may be altering cells in our bodies, making us more likely to get fat and develop diabetes
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The mother who exposed the links between obesity and common chemicals
Laurie Tuffrey
12th January, 2012
A growing interest in the links between exposure to chemicals and obesity is a testament in part to the pioneering work of Dr Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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Which chemicals are making us fat?
Ecologist
12th January, 2012
In her book 'The 21st Century is Making you Fat' former Ecologist Editor Pat Thomas details the full range of industrial and everyday chemicals known to encourage us to get fat
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David v Goliath: Chevron plots to avoid cleaning up oil pollution in Amazon rainforest
Tom Levitt
9th January, 2011
Ecuador government urged not to give in to pressure from the US oil giant Chevron to drop record $18 billion fine for its part in the 'Chernobyl of the Amazon'
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Revealed: the child victims of pesticide poisoning in India
Peter Caton and Beatriz Lopez
4th January, 2012
Endosulfan is the pesticide of choice for farmers in rural India trying to control insects threatening cashew nut and other crops - but the chemical can have devastating health impacts
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David Attenborough: Frozen Planet was not alarmist about climate change
Monisha Rajesh, guardian reporter
3rd January, 2012
Attenborough hits back at claims made by former chancellor Nigel Lawson that BBC natural history series lacked objectivity
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Who's to blame for supermarket rejection of 'ugly' fruit and vegetables?
Sarah Bentley
29th December, 2011
Fields of wasted crops lie testament to our fussy shopping habits and the refusal of supermarkets to stock edible but less-than-perfect-looking food
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The world's 'alternative' Nobel Prize: an award fit for the 21st century
Matilda Lee
26th December, 2011
How a rejection by the Nobel Committee spurred Jakob von Uexkull to create the Right Livelihood Award celebrating the solutions helping to ensure a healthy planet and people
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Advertising makes us 'more individualistic' and less concerned about the planet, says report
Rosie Spinks
19th December, 2011
Our desire to spend time with our families and help our local communities and the environment is being eroded by the overwhelming nature of modern advertising
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Biofuels not food the biggest driver of 'land grabbing' deals, says report
Laurie Tuffrey
18th December, 2011
'Land grab' report highlights growing interest from speculators in ‘flex’ crops like soya, palm oil and sugarcane that can be used for biofuels or food
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Warning as infectious salmon disease spreads from Europe's fish farms to Canada
Anna Taylor
15th December, 2011
Discovery of the deadly salmon virus Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Canada is just latest likely example of disease spreading to wild fish stocks from the world's mega fish farms
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Will London 2012 sponsors BP, Dow, EDF and Rio Tinto tarnish the Olympic brand?
Matilda Lee
14th December, 2011
In a values tug of war, many are asking whether London 2012 corporate sponsors like BP, Dow and EDF live up to the Olympic spirit?
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