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January 2012 Subscribers Newsletter
Ecologist
10th January, 2012
Welcome to the January 2012 subscribers newsletter. To access this month's PDF, log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page... more...
December 2011 Subscribers Newsletter
Ecologist
13th December, 2011
Welcome to the December Subscribers Newsletter. To access your unique content, log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page... more...
Global Witness quits Kimberley Process as Zimbabwe 'blood diamonds' exported
Rosie Spinks
6th December, 2011
Consumers could unwittingly buy rings or other jewellery linked to serious human rights abuses after Kimberley Process fails to prevent the sale of diamonds from Robert Mugabe's Marange diamond fields more...
Artist attempts takeover of BP with sales of 'oil spill art'
Tom Levitt
1st December, 2011
German artist Ruppe Koselleck is buying up shares in the oil giant BP by selling artwork made from oil spills around the world, including the Gulf of Mexico spill more...
November 2011 Monthly Subscribers Newsletter
Ecologist Magazine
6th November, 2011
Welcome to the November subscribers newsletter, this month concentrating on the future of the Arctic, the wildlife trade in Laos, and coal mining in Spain. To access this content, log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page... more...
Beyond climategate: can we keep the politics and science of climate forecasting separate?
Eifion Rees
3rd November, 2011
The pressure is on climate forecasters to give us more accurate predictions of impacts, such as rising sea levels, but ahead of the Durban climate summit scientists say we still have much to learn more...
John Pilger and Noam Chomsky debate future of radical media
Sarah Bentley
25th October, 2011
Sarah Bentley reports on the UK radical media conference asking what's next for the non-corporate press more...
October 2011 Monthly Subscribers Newsletter
Ecologist
17th October, 2011
This month we investigate the complex issue of food speculation - looking at the impact speculative trading of food commodities, such as wheat, has on the price of food. To access your newsletter log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page more...
How India squared up to Monsanto’s 'biopiracy'
Rosie Spinks
12th October, 2011
Following allegations of defying India's Biological Diversity Act (BDA), Monsanto faces a lawsuit from the Indian government, reports Rosie Spinks more...
Bitter harvest: how exploitation and abuse stalks migrant workers on UK farms
Andrew Wasley
10th October, 2011
Migrant workers are vital for meeting the UK's demand for year-round fruit and vegetables. But despite improvements since the Morecambe Bay tragedy, allegations of poor conditions and abuse in the horticulture sector persist. Andrew Wasley reports more...
Inside the salad 'mega-farm' supplying the UK's appetite for lettuce
Andrew Wasley
10th October, 2011
In contrast to the squalid conditions faced by many migrant farm workers, employees of salad producer G's Marketing live in specially-built hostels with a social centre, sports pitches and a bar. Is this the future of industrial horticulture? Andrew Wasley reports more...
Melting Point – on the frontline of environmental activism
Andrew Wasley
13th July 2008
The Ecologist Film Unit's second release documents how espionage, news manipulation, legal threats and even violence have become the knee-jerk response of Government and big business to the increasingly vocal concerns of environmental protesters in the UK more...
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September 2011 Monthly Subscribers Newsletter
Ecologist
16th september, 2011
In this month's newsletter we look at the fate of Britain's red squirrels and the world's polar bears, examine why Alaska's wild berries could hold vital health properties, report on allegations of corruption in Sarawak and - in a special investigation - uncover the 'slavery' behind our love affair with tinned tomatoes. To access your newsletter log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page more...
UK fashion retailers struggle with 'bonded' girl labour in India
Rosie Spinks
15th September, 2011
As London fashion week kicks off, the problem of unfair labour practices tarnishing UK high street brands isn't going away. Rosie Spinks reports more...
Does Kenya need GM crops as it battles famine in the Horn of Africa?
Rosie Spinks
8th September, 2011
In the midst of a dire need to feed millions of people facing hunger because of drought, Kenya's newly passed Biosafety Act allows for the importation of GM crops - but at what cost? more... Scandal of the 'tomato slaves' harvesting crop exported to UK
Andrew Wasley
1st September, 2011
Across Italy an invisible army of migrant workers harvests tomatoes destined for our dinner plates. Paid poverty wages and living in squalor, medical charities have described conditions as 'hell'. Andrew Wasley reports from Basilicata, southern Italy more...
Tesco and Starbucks feel the heat in battle against 'clone town Britain'
Eifion Rees
23rd August, 2011
David Cameron's appointment of a 'shops tsar', the controversial Localism Bill, and increasing opposition to supermarkets and other chain stores could mark a turning point in the struggle to save Britain's high streets more...
August 2011 Monthly Subscribers Newsletter
Ecologist
16th August, 2011
This month's newsletter looks at the return of the trade in blood diamonds and includes a special focus on sport and the environmentmore...
Export of Zimbabwean diamonds threatens ethical jewellery trade
Rosie Spinks
08 August, 2011
With the Kimberley Process in a state of paralysis over Zimbabwean diamonds, consumers can no longer be sure they’re buying ethical jewels. Ahead of a BBC Panorama investigation into the issue, Rosie Spinks reports more...
Why 'long-life' sandwiches could be bad for health and the environment
Sarah Lewis-Hammond
4th August, 2011
Processed food is becoming a national favourite but canned sandwiches, cheese that stays fresh for years and ready meals high in salt, sugar and fat come with a worrying health and ecological footprint, reports Sarah Lewis-Hammondmore...
Public sector should develop GM crops for seed companies, says leading researcher
Tom Levitt
1st August, 2011
As controversial UK trials of a potato genetically-modified to be resistant to late blight get underway, we speak to research leader and plant geneticist Professor Jonathan Jones about why he is in favour of an expansion in GM crops more...
SchNEWS: how road protesters, ravers and GM activists fought back with direct action tabloid
Richard Purssell & Jan Goodey
29th July, 2011
Established in 1994 in response to Michael Howards' draconian Criminal Justice Act targeting activists, the Brighton-based SchNEWS has become integral to the UK - and global - protest movement, say Richard Purssell & Jan Goodey more...
July 2011 monthly subscribers newsletter
The Ecologist
July 10th 2011
This month we report on pesticide labelling, government food policy, conflict and climate change, alternative lifestyles and the future of direct action campaigning. To access this content, log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page, where you can download your newsletter 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...
Trial of anti-aphid GM wheat awaits government green light
Hal Hodson, The Guardian
22nd June, 2011
Latest field test could begin in March 2012 after research centre creates crop by synthesising repellent gene found in mint. Hal Hodson reports more...Members
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