Ecologist Partners: Triodos Bank
by Lisa Stanley
The UK is at a crossroads at which choices need to be made that will decide where our energy comes from in the future. Recent events are prompting an energy revolution, and many people are now more convinced than ever that a significant part of the UK’s future energy supply has to derive from our own renewable sources.
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This week's changes to the Ecologist.org
Ecologist
10th March, 2011
Why we've made some small but important changes to www.theecologist.org
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Climate change 'will wreak havoc on Britain's coastline by 2050'
Jamie Doward, Observer
7th March, 2011
Millions living near the coast are likely to be hit by rising sea levels, erosion and storm surges, warns a new study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Huhne accused of 'hypocrisy' for promoting offshore oil in Scotland and Arctic
Ecologist
4th March, 2011
Climate change minister urges more urgent cuts to greenhouse gas emissions while allowing renewed push for oil in remote regions
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Tanzania urged to accept World Bank funding of alternative Serengeti highway route
William McLennan
3rd March, 2011
World Bank offers to help fund the cost of road if it avoids bitterly opposed route through the Serengeti National Park
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UK's 'fracking' gas-extraction is not unconventional says industry
Ecologist
2nd March, 2011
The controversial gas-extraction process known as 'fracking' is safe, says UK-based Cuadrilla Resources, and not a threat to ground or surface water supplies
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EU ministers to ban wasteful practice of discarding fish at sea
Fiona Harvey, guardian environment correspondent
1st March, 2011
Reform is expected for the fishing quotas system which requires fishermen to throw away large amounts of their catch
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Brazilian judge blocks plans for construction of Belo Monte dam
Amy Fallon, the guardian
28th February, 2011
Project to build world's third-largest hydroelectric plant is suspended after failing to meet environmental requirements
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Dow Chemical in the dock as activists confront corporate spies
Tom Levitt
25th February, 2011
Chemical giant dismisses allegations that it inflitrated Greenpeace in an effort to undermine its direct action campaigns
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Greenpeace hits back at 'notorious forest destroyer' Asia Pulp and Paper
Ecologist
23rd February, 2011
Campaigners urge retailers to follow example of Tesco and Adidas in cutting links with the controversial paper and packaging supplier after latest allegations of greenwashing
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WWF calls for 'scaling up' of beef production to combat deforestation in Brazil
Ecologist
22nd February, 2011
In an interview with the Ecologist, WWF Brazil CEO Denise Hamu says increasing productivity can help combat deforestation in the Amazon
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Monsanto agrees clean-up of toxic Brofiscin quarry in Wales
Tom Levitt
19th February, 2011
Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and Veolia liable for clean up after thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals - including PCBs, dioxins and Agent Orange derivatives - dumped in Welsh quarry
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The End of the Line: how a film changed the way we eat fish
Tom Levitt and Ali Thomas
18th February, 2011
Report highlights the lasting impact of The End of the Line in raising awareness of unsustainable fishing practices - and illustrates how radical new film funding models can work
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Man-made climate change doubling risk of extreme flooding
The Ecologist
17th February, 2011
By allowing emissions to to rise humans may have doubled the likelihood of further floods like those that struck the UK in 2000, say climate scientists in first attempt to prove link between man-made climate change and extreme weather
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Plans for UK's largest dairy farm scrapped over water pollution fears
Tom Levitt
16th February, 2011
Controversial mega-dairy farm in village of Nocton generated heavy opposition from local residents, animal welfare and environmental groups who feared it could lead to wave of US-style mega-dairies. Tom Levitt reports
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