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UK sending ships to deadly scrapyards in Bangladesh
Ecologist
24th February, 2010
Workers are dying in conditions described as 'hell on earth' yet the west's shipping industry continues sending ships to the country for disposal more...
10 groups campaigning against waste
Ecologist
19th June 2009
Viewed in new light, waste is a resource – to be used again, recycled or resurrected for another use more...
Basket weaving for the 21st Century
Matilda Lee
8th October, 2009
It's an ancient craft using renewable resources with sustainable techniques. But that doesn't mean it can't be damned sexy, as Mary Butcher shows more...
A bridge too far
Peter Bunyard and Kusum Vyas
1st November, 2008
Carving a shipping channel through the underwater shelf that links India to Sri Lanka will destroy cherished beliefs and a delicate ecosystem, say Peter Bunyard and Kusum Vyas more...
Cruise control
Jacqueline Savitz
20th June, 2008
An iceberg sank the Titanic, now it seems international shipping is getting its own back. Jacqueline Savitz reports on an industry given the green light to carry on polluting more...

