The State of Nature: new report shows most UK species in decline
May 22nd, 2013
by Martin Harper
Martin Harper, the RSPB's Conservation Director tells us why the launch of a new report should be a serious wake up call for all of us - a call that we simply can't ignore.......
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Stocktake of UK wildlife reveals very worrying trends
by Damien Carrington
A huge scale analysis of the state of the UK's wildlife shows that many animals, birds, insects, fish and plants are in serious trouble......
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Fishing the Gulf of Maine: Tradition at a Crossroads
May 20th, 2013
By Michael Sanders
Lobster fishing remains big business off the coast of Maine but even with new regulations and new gadgets can it ever be sustainable? Michael Sanders investigates the real costs of the crustacean on your plate
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Leaked Papers Show UK Government Will Backtrack on Tar Sands Extraction Being Classified As Highly Polluting
May 17th, 2013
By Lorna Howarth
Allowing tar sands oil into Europe would be a victory for ‘profit-before-planet’ politics warns Lorna Howarth
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UK supermarkets renege on anti-GM stance
May 14th, 2013
by Jamie Doward
As three more supermarkets drop their bans, the industry is accused of caving in to cartels and GM food giants
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Canadian oil company threatens the survival of Peru’s ‘Jaguar people’
by Sarah Gilbertz
The Peruvian Government is yet again failing to protect the rights of its Indigenous citizens, and if history is anything to go by it is no wonder that the Matses tribe fear for themselves and other nearby tribal peoples. Sarah Gilbertz reports.
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Science proves what we all know: Nature is Good for your Health!
by Richard J Dolesh
Richard Dolesh reports on a recently published study, the findings of which support what most of us know intuitively - that nature is good for us.
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The giants of the green world that profit from the planet's destruction
by Naomi Klein
A movement has erupted demanding divestment from fossil fuel polluters – and in their sights are the giants of the green world
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UK government failing to protect population from potentially radioactive food
by Tim Deere-Jones
Tim Deere-Jones dissects the UK Government's system for monitoring doses of marine derived radioactivity in food and concludes that the current programme is deeply flawed.
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Environmental education is not a choice – it is an explicit priority
by Emily Buchanan
Emily Buchanan argues that there are certain lessons in life so significant that if we fail to teach them in the classroom we will leave future generations in perilous ignorance.
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Bird Strike: deaths caused by collisions with buildings severely dent populations
Mat 1st, 2013
by Ben Whitford
Ben Whitford reveals why numerous birds fall dead and injured from the skies over urban areas each year, and asks what can be done to prevent this ongoing avian tragedy.
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Bee protection: US in spotlight as EU bans pesticides
by Elizabeth Grossman
European commission vote highlights threat to the world's food supply from the decline of bees and other pollinators
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The Gaia Foundation Exposes The True Cost of Hi-Tech
by Teresa Anderson
Teresa Anderson of the Gaia Foundation peels back the gloss of modern gadgets to reveal the devastating environmental and social costs of their manufacture.
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The UK sees a huge rise in families turning to Food Banks
Paul Creeney
Earlier this week, the Trussel Trust reported the number of UK families using food banks has tripled in the last year and increased a staggering FIVE FOLD since the coalition came to power. Paul Creeney asks the big question ...more...
“We will save the reef”: Great Barrier Reef at Risk from Fossil Fuel Extraction.
April 22nd, 2013
by Maxine Newlands
Last week the Ecologist published a piece on the shocking decision to approve an enormous coal port on the Great Barrier Reef. Here Maxine Newlands reports on how environmental groups in Australia are responding to this threat.....
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UK Government fails to take wildlife crime seriously
April 24th, 2013
by Simon Pope
Simon Pope, Director of Campaigns and Communications for the World Society for the Protection of Animals, questions why the UK government is so far behind other global powers when it comes to tackling the illegal wildlife trade.
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Operation Disclosure forces DfT London lockdown
Last Monday (8 April) campaigners against the Bexhill-Hastings link road (BHLR) held a nine-hour vigil outside the Department for Transport, attempting to search for redacted documents on the road. Paul Creeney reports......
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Let's stop hiding behind recycling and be honest about consumption
April 17th, 2013
by George Monbiot
We have offshored the problem of escalating consumption, and our perceptions of it, by considering only territorial emissions, says George Monbiotmore...
Frontline Online: Is the new US/China/Japan climate pact just hot air?
April 16th, 2013
by Lorna Howarth
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline....
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Rubber stamping the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef
by Jonathan Meddings
Jonathan Meddings tells the Ecologist why he is outraged that Australia's Environment Minister has given his backing to a project that could spell disaster for the Great Barrier Reef and its marine inhabitants......
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Can Mad Men’s Don Draper save the planet?
April 12th, 2013
by Ben Whitford
You won’t catch Mad Men's Don Draper hugging trees — but experts say the ad man’s modern heirs on Madison Avenue could have a crucial role to play in bringing environmentalism firmly into mainstream consumerism. Ben Whitford reports.more...
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