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The slavery behind our seafood
Jim Wickens
20th September, 2012
Burmese migrants working onboard Thai fishing boats suffer brutal exploitation. And the boats involved supply so-called 'trash fish' for use in feed given to farmed prawns exported globally. The Ecologist Film Unit's Jim Wickens reportsmore...
Blood fish: why prawns should be blacklisted from all our shopping baskets
Andrew Wasley, investigations editor
2nd October, 2012
A new investigation has revealed appalling labour conditions for Burmese migrants working onboard boats supplying 'trash fish' for use in feed given to farmed prawns. But this is just the latest scandal to engulf the global shrimp industry, says Andrew Wasley more...
Grinding Nemo: what's the real cost of your prawn curry?
The Ecologist
20th September, 2012
The tropical shrimp industry in Thailand exploits both people and the environment, a major new film by the Ecologist Film Unit, Link TV and Swedwatch reveals more...
How the smartphone boom could damage your health and the environment
Ecologist
3rd December, 2012
Behind the rise of smartphones and tablets, microwave pollution is a serious assault on our health reports Lynne Wycherley, whilst a new Ecologist Film Unit investigation uncovers the hidden cost of tin used in many phones more...
VIDEO: UK tourists fuelling brutal live elephant trade between Burma & Thailand
The Ecologist
23rd July, 2012
An illegal cross-border trade in endangered wild Asian elephants to serve Thailand's tourist industry is threatening the future of the species, an undercover investigation by the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) has revealed more...
Revealed: the illegal shellfish trade that's putting consumer health at risk
Andrew Wasley
30th May, 2012
The illicit supply of clams, cockles and oysters could spark a serious outbreak of food poisoning from E.coli, novovirus or salmonella. But gangmasters are cashing in on the lucrative trade. Andrew Wasley reports more...
Behind the label: how fair are organic and Fairtrade bananas?
Tom Levitt
28th May, 2012
The Dominican Republic's organic and Fairtrade boom has helped banana growers but what about the slum-dwelling Haitian migrant workers? Tom Levitt reports on the plight of the forgotten people in the banana trade more...
Liu Jianqiang: fighting for environmental justice in China
Tom Levitt
11th May, 2012
Tom Levitt speaks to one of China's most respected investigative journalists Liu Jianqiang on the rise of environmental activism in China more...
Environment chief backs gas 'fracking' and nuclear in the UK
Ecologist
8th May, 2012
Lord Smith, chairman of the Environment Agency, joins the calls for a gas 'fracking' boom, saying it would provide 'energy security' more...
May 2012 Subscribers Newsletter
Ecologist
May 8th, 2012
Welcome to the May Subscribers Newsletter. This month we investigate the complexities of prosecuting corporations accused of plundering natural resources in war; report from Ethiopia on the future of the pastoralist tribes and ask whether we can better use technology to tackle the eco crisis. To access your newsletter log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page more...
Crisis or rebirth? The future of Ethiopia's pastoralist tribes
Tom Levitt
3rd May, 2012
Pastoralism is in crisis across Africa. But it could yet survive as the best available defence against climate change and famine. Tom Levitt reports from southern Ethiopia more...
Nuclear waste 'may be blighting 1,000 sites' in the UK
Rob Edwards, guardian
2nd May, 2012
MoD under fire after DECC report finds number of sites contaminated with radioactive waste is far higher than previously estimated more...
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World Naked Bike Ride: the environmental protest with a difference
Amy Hall
27th April, 2012
How a seemingly jovial naked bike ride protest can bring key environmental issues like oil and car dependency to new audiences more...
London mayor election: who is the greenest choice?
Mark Briggs
26th April, 2012
With Londoners due to go to the polls to elect a mayor for the next four years, the Ecologist analyses the policies and asks, who is the greenest choice? more...
Top global brands accused over controversial 'painted home' adverts in Africa
Sarah Bentley
25th April, 2012
Global brands, including Coca-Cola, Unilever and Vodafone offer African township residents a ‘lick of paint’ in exchange for turning their homes into advertisements more...
April 2012 Subscribers Newsletter
Ecologist
6th April, 2012
Welcome to April's newsletter, featuring all our investigations published during March. These include an exclusive look at the rise of so-called 'nutraceuticals', and a follow up to last year's disturbing probe into the human victims of antibiotic 'poisoning', otherwise known as adverse reactions. This month we reveal which prescription drugs are most likely to harm or kill you... according to official UK data. To access your PDF log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page more...
BP, Dow and Rio Tinto targeted by Olympic ‘greenwash’ award
Mark Briggs
16th April, 2012
Row over ‘unethical’ London 2012 sponsorship continues as campaigners target BP, Rio Tinto and Dow Chemicals more...
Namibia's 'cruel' seal hunt sparks calls for tourism boycott
Tafline Laylin
12th April, 2012
In the lead up to the new seal hunting season, activists have expressed dismay over the failure of Namibia to halt its annual slaughter of 91,000 Cape Fur sealsmore...
Do protected areas for wildlife really work?
Eifion Rees
11th April, 2012
Can national parks and marine protected areas safeguard endangered wildlife against the growing pressures of population growth and climate change? more...
Bottled water industry wages PR battle against tap water movement
Eifion Rees
4th April, 2012
Worried by an eco backlash, the bottled water industry is waging a PR battle to turn the public back onto plastic bottled water more...
What has happened to the UK’s eco-towns?
Bethany Hubbard
2nd April, 2012
Although currently out-of-favour with the UK government, eco-towns may still offer the best hope for creating sustainable communities more...
Pesticides linked to honeybee decline
Damien Carrington, guardian head of environment
29th March, 2012
The first study conducted in a natural environment has shown that systemic pesticides damage bees' ability to navigate more...
Ghosts of farming: Britain's forgotten sheep farmers poisoned by pesticides
Tom Levitt
28th March, 2012
Government orders to use dangerous organophosphate chemicals left hundreds of sheep farmers with debilitating ill health, Tom Levitt reports on the UK's forgotten pesticide tragedymore...
UK fights EU attempts to bring in stricter rules on pesticide and crop spraying
Alistair Driver
28th March, 2012
UK opposition to restricting the use of pesticides in the 1990s and 00s has at times even seen the intervention of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown to lobby the case for the farming industry more...
Revealed: the prescription drugs and medications most likely to harm or kill you
Andrew Wasley & Bethany Hubbard
13th March, 2012
Official data suggests antidepressants, antipsychotics, stop smoking drugs, vaccines against swine flu and even paracetamol cause adverse drug reactions. So just how safe are they? Andrew Wasley & Bethany Hubbard report more...Members
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