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Top 10... alternatives to wheat
Bethany Hubbard
9th March, 2012
Whether it’s because of GM or gluten; if you’re giving wheat the chop, there’s an eco-friendly alternative to suit you more...
Can GM-free biofortified crops succeed after Golden Rice controversy?
Tom Levitt
12th December, 2011
Plans for GM 'Golden Rice' have divided critics, but Howarth Bouis from HarvestPlus explains why their non-GM biofortified crops with higher portions of key vitamins can succeed in tackling malnutrition more...
Top 10...alternatives to cows milk
Ruth Styles
13th April, 2011
High in fat and with a carbon footprint to match, cow’s milk is neither the greenest or healthiest milk available. So what are the alternatives? Here are 10 of the best more...
Environmental Investigation Agency: meet the original eco spooks
Matilda Lee
18th January, 2011
The EIA has been at the forefront of investigative campaigning for over 25 years, tackling the illegal wildlife trade, timber trafficking and ozone-depleting CFCs. Matilda Lee gets a debriefing more...
The Ecologist Top Ten... vinegars
Laura Sevier
9th December, 2010
Whether it's the old favourite Sarson's, trendy balsamic or the more adventurous rice or wine vinegar, it can be used to clean your house, improve your health and spice up your chips – what makes vinegar so special? Laura Sevier picks 10 of the best... more...
Will high petrol prices help the environment?
Mark Jansen
12th July, 2010
High petrol prices mean less demand and less pollution, right? Not necessarily, finds Mark Jansen. Our relationship with our cars is far more complex... more...
Put to the test: a buyer's guide to non-dairy products
Laura Sevier
17th March, 2010
Whether for health, ethical or environmental reasons, a low-dairy or dairy-free diet is becoming more mainstream. Here's how to have your (cheese)cake and eat it too... more...
Bayer clamps down on GM rice protest in India
Ecologist
13th July, 2009
Campaigners in India are facing charges including trespassing and criminal intimidation following a protest last month against genetically modified rice being trialled by Bayer BioScience more...
Draining paddy fields could cut methane from rice production
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Chinese scientists have discovered that draining rice paddies just once every growing season may help reduce global methane emissions from the industry by almost a third more...
Energy 'too cheap', says Scottish & Southern
News
24th September, 2007
It’s not what you'd expect to hear from a player in the fiercely competitive utilities sector, but Brian Smith, head of projects at Scottish and Southern Energy, has said that electricity is ‘too cheap’. more...
Factories Around the World Consider Halting Production of Biofuels as Price Soars
News
26th February, 2007
Less than a month after George Bush used his State of the Union address to announce that the US would use biofuels to achieve energy independence, companies across the globe are threatening to stop production because of rising prices. more...
Nasty, Brutish & Short
Sally Fallon
1st July, 2003
In the 1930s US dentist Weston Price travelled the world to study the diets of ‘primitive’ peoples. He found a startling lack of disease and proof that a system of environmentally-friendly local food production is the best way to ensure human health.more...
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