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Robert Kenner: Big Food will do everything to stop you talking about this
Laura Sevier
9th February, 2010
Filmmaker Robert Kenner's documentary Food Inc has shocked audiences across the US with its stark portrayal of industrial agriculture. And that's just the bits the lawyers let you see...more...
The community-owned, timber-framed, self-heating village shop
Maddy Harland
26th January, 2010
In an economic climate where village shops are closing, woodsman Ben Law has helped his village open a new shop with a difference more...
How to choose the right bike
Hugh Bowring
21st January, 2010
There is a greater variety of bikes available now than ever before, ranging from as little as £100 up to over £1000. Here is some basic information on the six main varieties more...
Forget eco-towns - real green house-building is already happening
Eifion Rees
12th January, 2010
Cambridge University's expansion plans could change the face of sustainable building in the UK. In 2012, construction begins on the greenest development of its size and scope in the UK more...
Building houses with straw bales
Mark Anslow
31st December, 2009
A house built with straw could cost as little as £70,000 to build - and some are still standing after 140 years. Barbara Jones' fantastic book Building with Straw Bales reveals all you need to know more...
Blackwashing: do NGO tactics risk long term public trust?
Tom Levitt
1st January, 2010
Instead of making exaggerated claims about species becoming extinct, NGOs could make progress on issues like deforestation by collaborating more closely with companies, reports Tom Levitt more...
Who needs Africa's land more: us or wildlife?
Thembi Mutch
29th December, 2009
An explosive mix of animals, people and economics means that land in Africa is becoming more valuable - and more contested - than ever more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Visionary architect unveils eco designs
Christine Ottery
24th December, 2009
An exhibition in Beijing reveals architect Paolo Soleri's latest radical green city concept more...
Audio: how much meat and dairy is sustainable?
Louise Parry
11th December, 2009
A new report by the Sustainable Development Commission warns that, for the good of our health and the environment, we must reduce our meat and dairy consumption. By how much, asks Louise Parry, in this exclusive audio report more...
10 resources for tackling climate change
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
They're two of the most important issues of our time. These resources will give you the science, some solutions and a good dose of inspiration to act now more...
CASE STUDY: running a sustainable waste service in Kenya
Nate Wright
29th October, 2009
Worldbike is using customised bicycles to kick-start rubbish-hauling enterprises in Kenya's poorest neighbourhoods more...
Protecting wild salmon from pollution
Laura Sevier
16th July, 2009
Alaska's long-standing wild salmon-fishing industry could be under threat from large-scale mining development more...
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Tim Jackson: 'our economy is not fit-for-purpose'
Tim Jackson
12th November, 2009
Professor Tim Jackson tells an audience at Westminster Central Hall how our economy has failed us but, whilst growth is unsustainable, so is its alternative, 'de-growth'... more...
CASE STUDY: growing fruit and veg in the city
Ben Willis
3rd March, 2009
A host of communal vegetable gardens are springing up in the concrete heart of East London. Ben Willis meets the woman coaxing life from the urban jungle more...
Progress is slow, but Zambia might yet see fair copper mining
Chris Hegarty
9th October, 2009
Scottish aid agency SCIAF responds to the Ecologist's article, 'Conned for her copper: Zambia pays the price for aid' more...
World Bank shackling developing world to high-carbon future
Ecologist
6th October, 2009
World Bank lending figures reveal that fossil fuel projects are still receiving the lion's share of funding more...
It's ecotourism, but not as we know it
Jeremy Smith
5th October, 2009
Ecotourism is not simply about minimising your negative impact. There are places you can go where your presence (and money) can make a positive difference toomore...
Ivili - new video website for sharing green tech ideas
Jeremy Smith
14th September, 2009
There are plenty of small scale, locally appropriate innovations out there. Jeremy Smith has set up a video archive and social network that puts all the stories and advice togethermore...
Corby judgment: do birth defects mean nothing?
Debbie Tripley
21st August, 2009
A handful of brave, convinced mothers fought their local council to make it pay for polluting their environment and causing their children birth defects. But has anyone learned anything from this landmark ruling? more...
No nuclear but door open for GM, says new SDC chief Will Day
Ecologist
21st August, 2009
Sustainability in danger of becoming jargon, says newly appointed green watchdog chief more...
Forget Westminster: real green change is local
Mark Anslow
19th August, 2009
It's one of the most encouraging reports of the year, and the mainstream media totally ignored it. Think what you like about town hall politics: there's power in them there councils more...
Money Matters by David Boyle
Andrea Kayne
27th July, 2009
This easy-to-understand guide demystifies the economic system and explains how the 'eco' can be put back into 'economics' more...
Sustainability 'undone' by Treasury and BIS, says Porritt
Ecologist
6th July, 2009
The outgoing chief of the Government's independent sustainability watchdog, Jonathon Porritt, has criticised the Treasury and Department for Business for a failure to advance the sustainable development agenda more... We need to talk about... flying
Jeremy Smith
2nd July, 2009
To fly or not to fly? Jeremy Smith navigates his way through a tricky issue and finds that there isn't a simple answer more...
Behind the Label: tinned tuna
Pat Thomas
23rd June, 2009
You may think that by avoiding the near-extinct bluefin you're off the hook and can tuck into other types of tuna. Think again, says Pat Thomasmore...
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