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Computer companies breaking promises on toxins
Ecologist
7th July, 2009
Greenpeace's most recent green electrics guide shows that PC manufacturers are still not meeting their obligations in terms of phasing out toxic substances more...
Change farming to cut CO2 emissions by 25 per cent
Eifion Rees
3rd July, 2009
A new report has revealed that a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions every year more...
Biochar: can charcoal really stop global warming?
Almuth Ernsting
30th June, 2009
Biochar - the charcoaled remains of agricultural waste - is being hailed as a huge opportunity to reduce the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. But is the science sound, and do we have enough waste to go around? more...
Reusable packaging in the UK: cost the major factor
Eifion Rees
29th June, 2009
When it comes to reusable packaging and the environment, consumers are keen to do the right thing, but it seems sparking a refill revolution in Great Britain means getting the price right first more...
New offshore wind farms could power every UK home
Eifion Rees
26th June, 2009
The findings of a strategic environmental assessment open the way for an increase in the number of offshore wind farms, which could produce enough energy to power every household in the UK more...
Extent of agricultural land-grab revealed on new website
Eifion Rees
22nd June, 2009
With rich, resource-poor nations increasingly outsourcing their food production to less developed nations, a new website aims to expose the extent of the agricultural land-grab epidemic more...
Government pledges smart meters for all by 2020
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
As the Government commits to a high-tech revolution in the home - meters that can be read remotely and may help alter energy habits - questions are raised about data security... and whether any of us will be interested more...
Finland's safety fears over next-generation nuclear reactor
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Safety concerns may halt construction of a new nuclear facility in Finland, posing questions about the viability of the next generation of European Pressurised Reactors destined for the UK more...
It's all in the mind
Rupert Sheldrake
19th June 2009
Materialism as a scientific ideology has proved itself unworthy of the challenges we face - we must look elsewhere for life's answers, says Rupert Sheldrake more...
Scientists cast doubts on energy efficient technologies
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Our attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using more efficient technology might be doomed to at least partial failure, say scientists. more...
Global oil supplies peak in first quarter of 2008.
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Put the date on your calendar: global oil supplies peaked in the first quarter of 2008.more...
Sweeteners to track waste water flows
Ecologist
1st July, 2009
Researchers may soon be using artificial sweeteners to track the path waste water takes. more...
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Grant aims to streamline GM crop technology into Africa
Ecologist
1st March, 2009
A charity has given millions to a biotechnology organisation in an aim to advance the use of biotechnology on crops in developing countries. more... Internet ‘does not enhance learning’, report suggests
Ecologist
1st March, 2009
The findings of a new study suggests that our increased exposure to information technology has led to a decline in cognitive skills. more...
An audience with Sir David King
Jon Hughes
1st February, 2007
Sir David King is credited with bringing climate change to serious political attention. But he is also a campaign of GM crops. How does that square? more... NGOs question 2nd-generation biofuels
Ecologist
1st March, 2009
A group of US NGOs have published a letter examining second-generation biofuel technology. more... Pesticide link to bee deaths
Ecologist
1st February, 2009
A former Washington scientific adviser has called for a worldwide ban on neonicotinoid pesticides that have been implicated in the decline of the honeybee population. more... Call to bring GM reserach out into the open
Ecologist
1st February, 2009
The former chair of the European Food Safety Authority calls for more publicly-funded research into GM crops to avoid biotechnology firm bias.more...
The dangers of e-waste
Dr. Keith Baker
4th June, 2009
In February 2009 the Environment Agency began its first prosecution against an individual for an e-waste crime, and claims to have prevented 33 shipments in the previous six months. more...
Behind the Label: chain lube
Pat Thomas
13th May, 2009
I know, I know. Every time you think you've gone your greenest, some killjoy comes along and raises the bar a little higher. Apologies in advance. more...
Drugs on tap
John Naish
30th April, 2009
Britain has a serious and unnecessary drug habit, but the implications of our pill-forevery-ill culture go far beyond the adverse effects on human health. The complex chemicals in modern pharmaceuticals, as well as the manufacturing processes involved, leave a massive industrial footprint on the natural world that is largely ignored by both science and government. more...
Alternate current, intelligent current
Mark Anslow
1st April, 2009
Instead of spikes in demand and coal-fired solutions, fridges and washing machines may soon be available that can regulate their own energy usage. more...
What technologies for solving environmental problems will we see in 2009?
Jim Thomas
23rd April, 2009
Somebody somewhere has to have a cunning plan to fix our environmental problems and save the world – right? Jim Thomas sorts through the big tech ideas you’ll be reading about this year more...
Cancer expert believe links with mobile phones will be ‘definitively proven’ in next 10 years
News
16th April, 2009
A cancer expert believes that links between cancer and mobile phones will become apparent in the next decade more...
US academic calls for a revolution in copyright laws, arguing that they hinder intellectual progress
News
15th April, 2009
Speaking to an audience at the RSA in London, Professor James Boyle said:‘We need to build a movement to preserve the public domain. I think we need an environmental movement for the public domain of the mind.’ more...
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