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Connecting the Dots: the Big Permaculture Picture
April 24th, 2013
by Jeremy Wickremer
Jeremy Wickremer explains why he believes permaculture offers multiple answers to societal and environmental problems in a beautifully simple and effective way. more...
Livestock falling ill in fracking regions, raising concerns about food
28th January, 2013
Elizabeth Royte
In the midst of the US domestic energy boom, livestock on farms near oil-and-gas drilling operations nationwide have been quietly falling sick and dying. Elizabeth Royte reports more...
Frontline Online: We all like Spring - but not in the depths of Winter
January 22st, 2013
Lorna Howarth
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline more...
Introducing Frontline Online: a weekly round up of environmental news and action from around the globe
January 12th, 2013
by Lorna Howarth
In her new weekly column, the Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on the stories that show standing up for what we believe in can and does make a real difference. more...
Why the best world-changing ideas begin in your neighbourhood
John-Paul Flintoff
22nd May, 2012
Your ideas for changing the world may be desperately important. But if you can't find a way to engage the interests of the people around you they may never take off, argues John-Paul Flintoff more...
Ireland's 'Grow it Yourself' self-help food growing community coming to the UK
Rebecca Campbell
16th May, 2012
Grow It Yourself is a popular community organisation with a vision of bringing people together in a sustainable and healthier way through organic food growing. Now it has plans to launch further afield in the UK more...
A midwife's manifesta on how to have a fearless birth
Laura Sevier
4th May, 2012
Birth Matters, a new book by pioneering midwife Ina May Gaskin aims to empower women to gain control over their bodies in order to have the kind of birth they want more...
Meat matters: London restaurants gear up for ‘nose-to-tail' fortnight
Mark Briggs
1st May, 2012
Chefs aim to prevent good food going to waste by serving up offal and other rare meat cuts during the 'nose to tail' fortnight organised by Sustain more...
How to start a co-operative in five steps
Giles Simon
20th April, 2012
From artisan bakers to green energy schemes, co-operative businesses, owned and run by members, are enjoying a renaissance. Here the co-operative trade association offers a practical guide to creating your own more...
TAKE ACTION: Support Friends of the Earth's National Bee Action Plan
Mark Briggs
11th April, 2012
In China, pear trees have had to be pollinated by hand after bees were wiped out by industrial farming. Now FOE have launched a petition to get the UK government to help halt the decline in Britain's own bee population more...
Let Them Eat Shrimp: The Tragic Disappearance of the Rainforests of the Sea
Laurie Tuffrey
12th April, 2012
Mangroves are the unsung heroes of the biosphere, says Kennedy Warne in his comprehensive study. So why are we so ready to rip them up in pursuit of tropical golf courses and all-you-can-eat shrimp? more...
Top 10... organic seed suppliers
Mark Briggs
13th April, 2012
As the weather heats up, gardeners’ thoughts are turning towards seeds. We round up the top spots to pick up organic, ethically produced seeds more...
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Food of love: why 'aphrodisiac' oysters could be the sustainable alternative to meat
Matilda Lee
12th April, 2012
Oysters need a thriving natural eco-system and ultra clean water to survive. And as Matilda Lee discovered on a visit to Loch Fyne Oysters, they even find their own food. So are oysters the green choice? more...
Why communal living is the 21st century answer to low carbon life
Zoe Foster
30th March, 2012
When Zoe Foster went with her family to live in a intentional cohousing community she didn't know what to expect. Five months in and she has discovered that it's not about what you give up, but what you give that is so enriching more...
How to… build a raised flowerbed
Priyanka Mogul and Bethany Hubbard
2nd March, 2012
Whether it’s poor soil or limited space, a raised bed could be the solution to your gardening woes. And with National gardening week approaching there's no better time than now more...
The Self-Sufficiency Manual: A Complete Practical Guide to Living Off the Land
Mark Newton
23rd February, 2012
Alison Candlin’s opus does the basics brilliantly but doesn’t go into enough depth for Mark Newton more...
Shrimp: luxury food with a hidden environmental price tag
Ecologist
17th February, 2012
Our love affair with shrimp has fuelled the destruction of the 'rainforests of the sea' - mangroves - whose biodiversity and carbon-storing capacities are much undervalued. The author of 'Let Them Eat Shrimp', Kennedy Warne, talks through his alarming findings more...
Violence and pollution stain Brazil's shrimp farming boom
Kennedy Warne
17th February, 2012
Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'more...
TAKE ACTION to build a more ethical banking sector
Priyanka Mogul
15th February, 2012
As we slowly recover from one of the worst economic recessions of our time, Move Your Money will guide us towards building a safer and better banking system that we can rely on more...
The Ecologist guide to skills and courses 2012
Laurie Tuffrey
1st February, 2012
What does it take to make it in the low-carbon economy? The Ecologist takes a look at the skills and courses that will set you up for success more... The Ecologist guide to skills, courses and employment
Laurie Tuffrey
1st February, 2012
What does it take to make it in the low-carbon economy? The Ecologist takes a look at the skills and courses that will set you up for success more...
UK needs scientific research into agroecology not GM
Patrick Mulvany
25th January, 2012
The greatest challenge facing agricultural scientists is how to work with farmers producing more ecological and healthier food - not GM, argues Patrick Mulvany, chair of the UK Food Group and advisor to Practical Action more...
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The Story of Broke
Ben Hudson
3rd December, 2011
Annie Leonard's new film looks at how money that could be used to build a sustainable future through investment in renewables and increasing recycling is being used to fund wars and subsidise fossil fuels more...
TAKE ACTION: Tools for Self Reliance providing practical help for practical people
Sophie Laggan
25th November, 2011
Charity group Tools for Self Reliance empower the disadvantaged - providing tools and skills so that others can go on to create small businesses in hands-on occupations such as carpentry and tailoring more...Members
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