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Big brother gone green: using technology to tackle the eco-crisis
Hugh Knowles and Martin Wright
6th April, 2012
The revolution in remote monitoring should help solve environmental problems, but might it also increase our distance from the natural world? more...
The rise of nutraceuticals: how the ‘placebo-driven’ industry has got us hooked
Bethany Hubbard
23rd March, 2012
Big companies, from PepsiCo to Kellogg’s, are cashing in on our interest in health food ‘quick fixes’ while continuing to sell us high fat, sugary foods more...
Dietary supplement and functional food industry is ‘placebo-driven’ warns expert
Bethany Hubbard
23rd March, 2012
Monsanto, Kellogg’s and PepsiCo are just a few of the companies cashing in on our addiction to nutraceuticals - the fast-growing pharma food and supplements sector more...
'Soundscape ecology': the new science helping identify ecosystems at risk
David Hawkins
16th December, 2011
As industrial development and human encroachment intensifies globally, academics believe the study of natural soundscapes could teach us much about how ecosystems function - and how they are under threat more...
Shipping containers: could they tackle the housing crisis for a growing population?
Sophie Laggan
6th December, 2011
With bricks and mortar proving environmentally unsustainable, a dearth of affordable housing available, and charity Shelter maintaining that homelessness persists, could shipping containers be a solution? more...
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Investigative films on key environmental and climate change issues from the Ecologist Film Unit more...
Hell For Leather – investigating the leather industry in Bangladesh
Jim Wickens
1st June, 2008
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods more...
Water trading: how the world's most vital resource is up for sale
Debika Ray
21st September, 2011
Like carbon trading, REDD and food speculation before it, the buying and selling of water is just the latest example of market principles being applied to natural resources. But just how ethical is it? Debika Ray reports more...
Five of the best…eco friendly mobile apps
Rosie Spinks
9th September, 2011
Who says technology can’t be good for the environment? Rosie Spinks rounds up the apps that are making the planet a greener place to be more...
Power: keeping it green
Henry Gass
3rd June, 2011
Angela Merkel’s decision to dispense with nuclear power has left environmentalists around the world exploring alternatives. Henry Gass weighs up the options more...
Susanne Charlesworth: we must use sustainable drainage systems to green our cities
Dr Susanne Charlesworth
7th February, 2011
Our ageing drainage systems need to be reinvented. Instead of trying to rush water into our sewer systems we should be making use of it to reduce flooding and encourage green space more...
Making waves: how the UK is showing the way on low-impact wave technology
Andrew Williams
21st December, 2010
Following announcements by two UK-based companies, wave power looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source. But how long will it be before it is commercially viable and what ecological benefits might it bring? more...
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Chinese-backed Kenyan 'super port' could devastate UNESCO island
Tafline Laylin
14th December, 2010
Wide-ranging plans to link up Kenya, Ethiopia and Southern Sudan include the building of a port which threatens the Lamu district's indigenous coastal communities and fragile ecology, reports Tafline Laylin more...
Industry and activists clash over environmental footprint of nanotechnology
Kara Moses
25th November, 2010
Conflict grows between green campaigners and the nanotechnology sector following publication of a critical Friends of the Earth report into the industry's environmental impacts more...
Will renewable energy fuel a new generation of eco-shipping?
Ewan Kingston
4th October 2010
B9 Shipping and the Greenheart project are pioneering new, fully sustainable, forms of ship design. Despite industry scepticism the boats - based on wind power and biomethane - could signify a return to the great age of sail, reports Ewan Kingston more...
Merchants of Doubt
Phil England
10th September 2010
In a hard-hitting new investigation, Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway report on the scientists prepared to distort the truth on the key issues of our time - from tobacco to climate change to coal fired power stations more...
Garden Party to Make a Difference, 8-19 September, London
Join HRH Prince Charles at the ‘Garden Party to Make a Difference’ and learn how to incorporate sustainability into your daily life more...
When will we see a green taxi industry?
Aimee Steen
23rd August, 2010
Buses don't go everywhere, and on some routes they might not even be an efficient option. But many taxis are heavy and polluting compared to ordinary cars - when will this change? more...
Will the RepRap machine bring a new manufacturing and the end of consumerism?
Ann Danylkiw
20th July, 2010
3D printing machines such as the 'RepRap' already allow people to design and 'print out' products at home. Could this be the beginning of the end for traditional, capitalist manufacturing? more...
Reusing bike parts to power water pumps, corn crushers and more
Mira Olson
15th July, 2010
A tiny workshop in rural Guatemala is pioneering cheap, eco-friendly, pedal-powered machines made from discarded bicycle parts more...
Janine Benyus: we need to go way beyond energy efficiency in design
Laura Sevier
30th June, 2010
The president of the Biomimicry Institute on learning from nature, designing cities to perform like ecosystems and why chemists, engineers and architects need to learn more biology more...
The link between BP, geoengineering and GM
Jim Thomas
28th June, 2010
BP won't stop at dangerous deep water drilling: the company is bent on still more dangerous projects, including genetic modification and hacking the planet's atmosphere... more...
Las Gaviotas: proving sustainable living possible where it shouldn't be
Michael Buick
22nd June, 2010
How one Colombian community put wind turbines where they shouldn't have turned, water pumps where they shouldn't have worked, and planted a forest in soils thought long dead more...
Could open source technologies help us solve climate change?
Jamie Andrews
4th May, 2010
'Open source' is a familiar concept to many web users, providing free, well-supported software across the internet. But could the same principles be used to rapidly disseminate low-carbon technologies around the world? more...
Join our campaign to halt geoengineering
Jim Thomas
4th May, 2010
It's time to say no to scientists and politicians considering geoengineering as a way of tackling climate change, says Jim Thomas more...Members
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