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Storing food safely in plastic containers
Catherine Zandonella
24th June, 2010
There are certain rules of thumb when it comes to storing, freezing and heating food in plastic containers. Read on to find out how to use plastics safely more...
'Toxic stew' of chemicals causing male fish to carry eggs
Suzanne Goldenberg
21st April, 2010
Intersex fish, found across the US, result from a mix of drugs that mimic natural hormones, say scientists more...
Georgina Downs takes pesticide case to European courts
Ecologist
9th January, 2010
UK court refuses to overturn appeal decision despite accusations it was ignoring evidence presented by the long-time pesticide campaigner more...
Will sugar be the oil of the 21st century?
Matilda Lee
1st December, 2009
You can turn it into everything from fuel to plastics. But will the surge in demand for sugar end up having a serious environmental impact? more...
How to reduce toxins and 'green' your baby's nursery
Laura Sevier
29th September, 2009
Is it enough to trust your nose when it comes to decorating your baby's nursery? A new project tests toxin levels and provides tips on reducing harmful chemicals in your baby's room more...
Green Intelligence: Creating environments that protect human health
Stephanie Wallis
14th September, 2009
We live in an increasingly chemical world. Anyone wanting more information about the dangers will welcome this book by John Wargo more...
Study exposes chemical cocktail risk
Ecologist
8th September, 2009
Current levels of safe chemical exposure may need upgrading in light of new study more...
Hell for leather
Jim Wickens
1st June, 2008
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods. more...
Half India’s land degraded: agro-chemicals partly to blame
Ecologist
17th August, 2009
Deforestation, wind erosion and poor farming practices blamed for deterioration of soil as the real costs of the Green Revolution are measured more...
Rising cancer levels in animals
Ecologist
7th August, 2009
Report published in Nature expresses alarm at the impact of cancer on endangered species such as Tasmanian devil and beluga whale more...
Hewlett-Packard = Hazardous Products, says Greenpeace
The US company has been singled out for its failure to remove dangerous chemicals from computers more...
How to improve indoor air quality
Laura Sevier
3rd March, 2009
If you thought you could hide from smoke and smog indoors, you've got another thing coming. Laura Sevier takes a look at the problem of in-house pollution, and offers advice on what you can do to clear the air more...
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Behind the Label: Head and Shoulders classic clean
Pat Thomas
1st July, 2008
It’s time to come clean, says Pat Thomas – anti-dandruff shampoos are nothing but advertising puff and chemicals more...
Read the label: Detergents
Pat Thomas
7th February, 2008
No one should have to choose between looking good and being healthy, which is why each month we will be taking a critical look at the active ingredients in personal care products and asking why manufacturers continue to choose toxic ones over safer alternatives. more...
Nearly 500 US cosmetics 'unsafe'
News
1st October, 2007
478 cosmetic products on sale in the US contain doses of toxic chemicals which are unsafe, even when used as directed on the bottle, the US NGO the Environmental Working Group has revealed. more...
Plastics chemical found in human tissue at high levels
News
10th August, 2007
A key chemical used in modern plastics has been found in human tissues at 10 times the concentration considered safe, new research has found. more...
Chemically Bonded
Zoe Cormier
1st December, 2006
For the Canadian Aanishnaabek tribe, who live on a reserve surrounded by chemical plants, there seems no escape. Do they leave, and abandon their past, or stay, and perhaps lose their future? Zoe Cormier investigatesmore...
Heaven-Scent
Kim Erickson
1st May, 2005
Conventional perfumes are cocktails of synthetic chemicals, many of which have been linked to cancers, birth defects and central nervous system disorders. Time to try something more natural more...
Say It Without Flowers
Venetia Hargreaves-Allen
1st October, 2003
Say: ‘I am happy to pay for environmental degradation, chronic illness and labour rights abuses in countries that grow flowers for Western consumers but cannot feed their own people.’ more...
Cargill: size is everything
Brewster Kneen
1st April, 2003
If you want to understand why globalisation is so destructive, you need look no further than the invisible food giant Cargill. By Brewster Kneen. more...
Fatal Harvest
The Ecologist
1st November, 2002
In the second part of our adaptation of Fatal Harvest’s iconoclastic analysis of agribusiness propaganda, The Ecologist reveals the real cost of industrial food.more...
Sir Richard Doll: A Questionable Pillar of the Cancer Establishment
Martin Walker
1st March, 1998
Sir Richard Doll died in July 2005. Over a year later, evidence came to light that he was in the pay of major chemical companies when he gave the green light to their products. Eight years earlier, the Ecologist was threatened with legal action for running this story... more...Members
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