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Behind The Headlines
by Bibi van der Zee
November 2nd, 2012
After yet another week in which our national politics bore rather more resemblance to a slow-motion car crash than one would really like, Bibi van der Zee decides to get to the bottom of things. more...
Taking on the Tea Party Tories ...
by Bibi van der Zee
September 28th, 2012
The coalition government is lining up in two camps for a right royal battle over the environment, writes Ecologist political corresponder, Bibi van der Zeemore...
Coal and Corruption: The Battle for Gerze
Chris Walker and Morgan Hartley
17th August, 2012
After years of protest, plans by the Anadolu Group to build a coal power plant in the seaside town of Gerze are awaiting the go-ahead from the Turkish government. But protest group YEGEP are not giving up without a fight more...
Creating the future: How 'Zero Carbon Britain' is inspiring positivity in today's artists
Paul Allen
16th August, 2012
The Centre for Alternative Technology's Emergence Summit must develop positive versions of the future, as if we can't imagine it - there won't be one, says Paul Allen more...
TAKE ACTION to save Indonesia's indigenous peoples in the Kalmantan Forest
Priyanka Mogul
21st February, 2012
The Dayak Benua community of Muara Tae, Indonesia, are fighting to protect their ancestral forests from a mining company. The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency has now launched a campaign to assist 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...
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...
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...
UN-backed coal power station linked to deforestation and land grabbing
Luke Starr
29th November, 2011
An Ecologist investigation reveals how the largest coal power plant to be awarded UN carbon credit funds is displacing poor communities and destroying forest in India. Luke Starr reports from Madhya Pradesh more...
Spanish mountains under threat from open cast coal mining
Almudena Serpis
26th October, 2011
Almudena Serpis reports on the activists taking action against the expansion of coal mining in the beautiful and ecologically important Lacaiana valley more...
Joss Garman: coal and runways looked unstoppable until we stopped them
Joss Garman
6th July, 2011
Co-founder of activist group Plane Stupid, Joss Garman reflects on the environmental movements' successes and why, when things look bleaker than ever, we need to remember this more...
How to inspire the next generation of eco-activists
Tom Youngman
6th July, 2011
Constructive engagement, optimism and campaigns that benefit local residents are the best tactics to move eco-activism forward more...
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Where next for eco-activism?
Matilda Lee
6th July, 2011
As a new film encourages people to Just Do It, Matilda Lee looks at the future of eco-activism in the UK more...
Why India doesn't need World Bank energy funding
Matilda Lee
3rd June, 2011
Ahead of the release of the World Bank's revised energy strategy, the Ecologist speaks to sustainable development advocate Srinivas Krishnaswamy about why despite huge gigawatt power projects, 45 per cent of India's households still lack electricity more...
Activists square up to coal mine threatening 'Lord of the Rings' site
Sarah Bentley
3rd May, 2011
Sarah Bentley reports from the activist camp standing in the way of an open cast coal mine in Shropshire in an area said to have inspired Tolkien's Middle Earth more...
UK shale gas boom 'may be dirtier than coal'
Tom Levitt
13th April, 2011
Despite outrage in the US over ‘fracturing’ techniques used to extract shale gas and new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal, the UK has given the go-ahead to companies here to begin drilling. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential unconventional gas boom near Blackpool more... UK gas fracking boom 'may be dirtier than coal'
Tom Levitt
13th April, 2011
As well as local outrage over 'fracking' drilling there is new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential gas boom near Blackpool more...
Just how green is Facebook?
The Ecologist
5th April, 2011
Greenpeace's 'Unfriend Coal' campaign is calling on the world's biggest social networking site to free its energy-intensive business from coal powermore...
10 things to do during Climate Week
Jeff Holman
16th March, 2011
Fancy going to a clothing upcycling workshop, learning how to cook insects from a celebrity chef or sharing tips on greening your office or school? Here's the Ecologist's pick of ideas to get you geared up for Climate Week more...
The toxic cost of coal in China
Ecologist
28th February, 2011
Grave dangers face those living next to ash disposal sites connected to Chinese power stations more...
UK urged to stop funding dirty coal power stations overseas
Ecologist
10th February, 2011
Overseas aid still being channelled by DFID through the World Bank who is investing record amounts in coal-fired power stations more...
Toxic waste from Burma's largest coal project could displace 12,000
Katharine Helmore
20th January, 2011
Despite wreaking havoc on the health of local villagers and the environment, Burma's military regime is doing nothing to reduce the impact of the Tigyit power plant and mine more...
Laura Sandys MP: why food security must be viewed as a strategic threat
Laura Sandys
18th January, 2011
With cheap food pricing, over-reliance on imports, and the pressures of a growing population, the UK's food security is set to rise up the national agenda. The Coalition Government must be prepared for the challenges ahead more...
Toxic bisphenol-A found in US shopping receipts and dollar bills
Tom Levitt
8th December, 2010
Campaigners call for ban on suspected hormone-disrupting chemical BPA after study discovers high quantities in paper receipts and bank notes more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: James Thornton of ClientEarth
Matilda Lee
6th December, 2010
Can lawyers really save the world? James Thornton from UK law firm ClientEarth believes they can - and is leading the way in achieving ecological justice more...Members
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