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Texaco's pollution of Ecuador's indigenous lands brought to light in new DVD
Nicola Peel
8th August, 2012
Nicola Peel talks about her new DVD, Blood of the Amazon, telling of her travels through the rainforest and her investigations on the effects of reckless oil drilling on indigenous communities more...
Ethical jewellery: what to ask and what to buy
Amy Hall
24th April, 2012
From blood diamonds to mining with cyanide, bling is a big problem for the planet. But as Amy Hall explains, clued-up consumers mean greener gems more...
Global Witness quits Kimberley Process as Zimbabwe 'blood diamonds' exported
Rosie Spinks
6th December, 2011
Consumers could unwittingly buy rings or other jewellery linked to serious human rights abuses after Kimberley Process fails to prevent the sale of diamonds from Robert Mugabe's Marange diamond fields more...
Export of Zimbabwean diamonds threatens ethical jewellery trade
Rosie Spinks
08 August, 2011
With the Kimberley Process in a state of paralysis over Zimbabwean diamonds, consumers can no longer be sure they’re buying ethical jewels. Ahead of a BBC Panorama investigation into the issue, Rosie Spinks reports more...
Flesh and Blood & Fish and Fowl: a comedy about human extinction
Matilda Lee
21st January, 2011
Now showing as part of London's International Mime Festival, Flesh and Blood is about two office workers becoming feral. It's absurd yet its ecological messages are clear, says Matilda Lee more...
Scientists link Parkinson's with specific pesticide
Ecologist
14th July, 2009
Tests on Parkinson's sufferers have revealed a high incidence and levels of the organochloride pesticide beta-HCH, holding out the hope of a blood test to catch the disease early more...
As the troops withdraw, the oil execs move in...
Dan Box
7th July, 2009
As US troops pulled out of Iraq last week the bidding for the country's oil fields began. Big Oil makes for epic (tragic) drama says Dan Box more...
Masters of Illusion
Janine Roberts
1st September, 2003
Janine Roberts describes how De Beers cons the world into paying so much for its cheap, plentiful diamonds and turns a blind eye to the eradication of the oldest culture on the planet. more...
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