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Could politicians be charged with 'ecocide' if they approve tar sands pipeline?
Rosie Spinks
29th November, 2011
A law of ecocide could potentially see politicians who approve environmentally-damaging projects, like the tar sands pipeline between the US and Canada, face a court trial more...
Steve Kretzman 'We won the Keystone XL campaign because of nonviolent protest'
Matilda Lee
17th November, 2011
The founder of Oil Change International, Steve Kretzmann, talks about the tight bond between politicians and the fossil fuel industry, 'fracking', and why Occupy is now the anti-Tea Party more...
Revealed: the secret horror of the world's 'mega' factory farms
Matilda Lee
9th November, 2011
As the UK grapples with the arrival of 'mega' farms like Nocton and Foston, a shocking new book, CAFO, reveals the cruelty and vast scale of the global meat and dairy industry more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Bongani Mthembu of South Durban Community Environmental Alliance
Hannah Corr
26th October, 2011
Bongani Mthembu talks to the Ecologist about the struggles and successes in achieving environmental justice in South Africa’s townships more...
Ignore the sceptics, the 'peak oil brigade' is right
Lionel Badal
20th October, 2011
Peak oil sceptics argue the real problem for climate change and our planet may be too much fossil fuel, not too little. Lionel Badal explains why he disagrees more...
TAKE ACTION to stop Arctic oil drilling
Hannah Corr
19th October, 2011
Greenpeace are calling for a curb on Arctic oil exploration in order to save this fragile wilderness more...
Aromatherapy Associates launches London store
Ruth Styles
19th October, 2011
More than 30 years after it launched, Britain’s leading aromatherapy brand finally has a store of its own. Ruth Styles reports more...
Why Arctic Ocean oil drilling is a risky choice
Rick Steiner
19th October, 2011
It's not a question of ‘if' a major spill will occur in the Arctic, but ‘when and where', says conservation biologist and oil industry expert Rick Steiner more...
How oil and corruption have become so closely linked
Eifion Rees
19th October, 2011
As a new oil-fever gathers pace in Arctic countries such as Greenland the lesson from history is that where there is oil, corruption will quickly follow. Eifion Rees reports more...
Ask Ruth: what do the different eco-labels mean?
Ruth Styles
13th September, 2011
The Ecologist's Green Living Editor finds answers to your ethical dilemmas. This week she’s looking at eco-labels more...
North Sea oil spill: polluters should pay but can we make them?
Susie Wilks
17th August, 2011
Shell’s oil spill in the North Sea this week is the worst in a decade, but compensation for any environmental damage could be in short supply says Susie Wilks from ClientEarth more...
The mission to build a toilet that utilises human poo
Paul Miles
11th August, 2011
The Gates Foundation has just announced a $42 million project over several years to develop a toilet that doesn't need water, mains power or sewerage and that will cost next to nothing more...
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Five of the best...eco-friendly babycare products
Gervase Poulden
10th August, 2011
Good for adults, but even better for babies: Gervase Poulden rounds up five chemical, phosphate and paraben free products that will really make a difference to your children’s skinmore...
Activists challenge 'corrupt' government in the battle for Sarawak's rainforests
Alex Joseph
10th August, 2011
Land seizures, rampant logging and oil palm expansion have decimated Sarawak's forests. But now an invigorated reform movement is fighting back - accusing the government and its chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud of duplicity. Alex Joseph reports more...
Can the palm oil we eat ever be wildlife-friendly?
Tom Levitt
12th July, 2011
Conservationists battling to save Indonesia's rainforests are locked in a dispute over moves to make oil palm plantations more wildlife-friendly. Tom Levitt reports more...
Could we be entering the era of greener air travel?
Henry Gass
12th July, 2011
Last week Thomson announced the launch of a weekly flight to Palma, fuelled by old cooking oil. Henry Gass asks whether more sustainable air travel could finally be in sight more...
Greenwash and spin: palm oil lobby targets its critics
Alex Helan
8th July, 2011
The spread of oil palm plantations has come at the expense of vast swathes of tropical rainforest. But the billion-dollar palm oil industry is now mounting a major PR offensive. Alex Helan reports more...
Five of the best…British wildflowers
Jeff Holman
1st July, 2011
From Viper’s Bugloss to Field Scabious, a scattering of wildflowers can help turn your garden into a haven for wildlife, says Jeff Holman more...
Contaminated Bayer site houses get green light despite 'health risks'
Tom Antebi
29th June, 2011
The clean-up of contaminated land earmarked for 380 homes in Cambridgeshire has been 'watered down', according to campaigners, fuelling fears over the potential health impacts of toxic chemicals underground. Tom Antebi reports more...
Peak oil is 'getting closer' but the world is not ready
Tom Levitt
28th June, 2011
The end of cheap oil has got governments panicking to control prices rather than planning for a post-oil era. Tom Levitt reports more...
European airlines to start controversial biofuel-powered flights
William McLennan
24th June, 2011
The use of plant-based fuels for flights, backed by the EU, could contribute to higher food prices and increased greenhouse gas emissions more...
UK ministers ignored 'peak oil' warnings, report shows
Terry Macalister, guardian energy editor
15th June, 2011
Report reveals threat of civil unrest from energy shortages, which has been played down as 'alarmist' by ministers more...
Scramble for Arctic oil and gas puts pristine ecosystem at risk
Mark Jansen
6th June, 2011
The Arctic is becoming a battleground as Russia, Norway, Canada and the US vie for access to oil, gas and minerals – campaigners fear safety and the environment will be the losers more...
Alan Schofield: 'You don't have be certified to be organic'
Jemima Roberts
7th June, 2011
Alan Schofield has run a vegetable box scheme for almost 30 years and is a veteran of the Soil Association. He talks to the Ecologist about why he set up the Organic Growers Alliance - and how it now complements the work of the larger certification body more...
Madagascar fears repeat of Canada's tar sands devastation
Tom Levitt
1st June, 2011
UK banks helping to finance oil giant Total's exploitation of tar sands on the world's fourth largest island despite lack of adequate environmental controls or regulation more...

