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Activists target 'ethical' supermarket Waitrose over Shell partnership
Bethany Hubbard
24th February 2012
Inspired by an Ecologist expose on the questionable partnerships between ‘ethical’ supermarkets and oil companies, activists from Climate Rush staged a protest outside a Waitrose store in London more...
Revealed: the new species threatened by deep-sea mining
Bethany Hubbard
20th February, 2012
The lure of deep sea mining in the Pacific and Indian oceans could mean the destruction of species only just discovered on the ocean floor more...
Fukushima: the social impact of a nuclear disaster
Hiroki & Ngaire Takano
15th February, 2012
The earthquake and nuclear meltdown in Japan last year compounded pre-existing issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. What does the future hold? more...
Campaigners say no to nuclear new build at Hinkley Point
Nikki Clark
15th February, 2012
Campaign group South-West Against Nuclear want to stop the government's plans for a 'nuclear renaissance' beginning in Hinkley Point in Somerset. Nuclear, activists say, is plagued by problems from beginning to end more...
Battlelines drawn as Cumbrian residents square up over nuclear waste site
Matilda Lee
15th February, 2012
A decision looms on whether - and where - to build the UK's first deep disposal for nuclear waste. Two borough councils in Cumbria have 'volunteered' - but can the communities be convinced? Matilda Lee reports more...
Links between childhood leukaemia and nuclear power plant radiation
Matilda Lee
15th February, 2012
The UK government's scientific advisory group found no link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to nuclear power plants, but German and French research has found an alarming doubling of risk more...
Stop the biomass blackout: say no to the UK's destructive bioenergy policies
Ian Lander
7th February, 2012
Biofuelwatch warn of an unfolding 'biomassacre' as the UK is set to rely on a growing amount of wood-based biomass, driving landgrabbing, replacing old growth forests with plantations, destroying biodiversity and causing air pollution more...
The Ecologist guide to skills and courses 2012
Laurie Tuffrey
1st February, 2012
What does it take to make it in the low-carbon economy? The Ecologist takes a look at the skills and courses that will set you up for success more...
The Ecologist guide to skills, courses and employment
Laurie Tuffrey
1st February, 2012
What does it take to make it in the low-carbon economy? The Ecologist takes a look at the skills and courses that will set you up for success more...
Getting a good deal from the Green Deal
Hannah Kyrke-Smith
25th January, 2012
The Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) have the potential to reduce emissions from the UK’s ageing housing stock, create warmer homes and new jobs, says Hannah Kyrke-Smith. But will there be enough uptake? more...
TAKE ACTION: are you a carbon coach in the making?
Dave Hampton
25th January, 2012
Mission impossible or radical manifesto? This year Dave Hampton aims to create a million coaches to help inspire real action on climate change more...
Home retrofit experiment shows low carbon living for real people
Charlotte Sankey
24th January, 2012
A single mother, three teenagers and an East London terrace offer a living piece of research on retrofitting designed for real-time living more...
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Risks and uncertainities accompany efforts to reduce Britain's carbon
Matthew Leach
20th January, 2012
A low carbon Britain rests on the electrification of our energy supply. But new research by the University of Surrey has highlighted the challenges facing government, market and civil society-led pathways to reducing emissions more...
Retrofits: is it possible to make 'greening your home' sexy?
Carl Frankel
20th January, 2012
Green refurbishments save money and reduce CO2 emissions, helping combat climate change. The challenge is getting people to do them more...
TAKE ACTION: Urge your MP to vote for 10:10's climate-friendly Daylight Saving Bill
Priyanka Mogul
20th January, 2012
Adding an extra hour of daylight would decrease carbon emissions, promote outdoor activities and make travel safer. Make sure your MP supports the Daylight Saving Bill in today's vote more...
Coal power: miners pay in blood for China's economic miracle
Richard Schiffman
17th January, 2012
A new film, To the Light, exposes the cost in human health and lives of China's coal-fired power boom more...
Middle England and eco-activists unite in opposition to shale gas and fracking
Jan Goodey
15th January, 2012
In a perfect storm, Middle England is joining forces with climate activists to say no to fracking and the UK's much-talked about shale gas boom more...
The communities taking renewable energy into their own hands
Ed Mayo
5th January, 2012
A new report by Co-operatives UK and The Co-operative Group examines those investing time and money in installing solar panels, wind turbines or hydro-electric power for their local communities more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Dave Hampton, the Carbon Coach
Ben Hudson
28th December, 2011
Dave Hampton on watt's watt in carbon footprints and why he aims to launch a campaign for a million more carbon coaches more...
The world's 'alternative' Nobel Prize: an award fit for the 21st century
Matilda Lee
26th December, 2011
How a rejection by the Nobel Committee spurred Jakob von Uexkull to create the Right Livelihood Award celebrating the solutions helping to ensure a healthy planet and people more...
Campaign For Better Transport: how to reduce the need to travel
Richard Bourn
13th December, 2011
The National Planning Policy Framework will sideline smart growth in favour of out-of-town sprawl - rolling back decades of town centred development. Now campaigners have launched a toolkit to reduce travel demand within local transport plans more...
Will London 2012 sponsors BP, Dow, EDF and Rio Tinto tarnish the Olympic brand?
Matilda Lee
14th December, 2011
In a values tug of war, many are asking whether London 2012 corporate sponsors like BP, Dow and EDF live up to the Olympic spirit? 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... Is Chris Huhne's 'Green Deal' just a marketing strategy?
Sam Arie
25th november,2011
The 2011 Energy Act provides for a ‘Green Deal’ in which households will be encouraged to borrow money on easy terms to finance energy saving home improvements. But will it work? more...
The carbon con: the true cost of offsetting
Ecologist
29th November, 2011
Exclusive film looks at allegations that a coal power project in central India, approved under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests and livelihoods more...Members
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