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Shocking legacy of 'uranium poisonings' haunts Obama's looming mining decision
Leana Hosea
2nd November, 2010
Despite disturbing claims about the impact of uranium, ten-thousand proposals for exploration in the Grand Canyon area have been submitted. A key fuel for nuclear power, the US must now decide between full scale uranium mining, partial mining or a twenty year moratorium. Leana Hosia investigates more...
Will historic deal to protect Canada's mighty boreal forest work?
Christopher Pala
26th October, 2010
The unprecedented Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement will, if all goes to plan, preserve vast swathes of the country's pristine wilderness. But as environmentalists and the logging industry begin to roll the initiative out, there are claims that not everything is as it should be, reports Christopher Pala more...
How pirate fishing fuels human exodus from Africa to Europe
Dawn Starin
19th October, 2010
Illegal fishing to feed European demand for seafood is devastating coastal communities in The Gambia and across West Africa - forcing many people to leave their homeland and make a perilous and sometimes deadly voyage to Europe more...
Revealed: scandal of Roma people forced to scavenge toxic e-waste
Carolyn Lebel
12th October, 2010
In the wake of President Sarkozy's crackdown on the Roma people, an Ecologist investigation uncovers how poverty and discrimination are forcing persecuted communities to scratch a living recycling France's growing mountain of e-waste - potentially threatening health and raising questions over the effectiveness of waste policiesmore...
Will renewable energy fuel a new generation of eco-shipping?
Ewan Kingston
4th October 2010
B9 Shipping and the Greenheart project are pioneering new, fully sustainable, forms of ship design. Despite industry scepticism the boats - based on wind power and biomethane - could signify a return to the great age of sail, reports Ewan Kingston more...
Growing conflicts over Tanzania's 'charismatic carbon'
Thembi Mutch
7th September 2010
The country's forests are at the centre of a new global scramble to 'buy up' carbon, but as Thembi Mutch reports, is the process really going to benefit the environment or people? 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...
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Each week, the Ecologist publishes an in-depth investigation, available only to Ecologist subscribers, covering some of the most important environmental issues of the day... more...
Japanese turn to farming to find fulfilment
Hiroyo Hasegawa
23rd July, 2009
Growing in popularity in Japan, a new environmental lifestyle choice is helping people grow their own food, reconnect with the land and pursue more fulfilling vocations more...
ExxonMobil and Venter sign $600 million algae biofuel deal
Ecologist
15th July, 2009
Oli giant ExxonMobil has signed a $600 million deal with controversial genome scientist J Craig Venter to develop biofuels made from algae more...
FDA supports ban on growth antibiotics in livestock
Ecologist
15th July, 2009
The US Food and Drug Administration has said that antibiotics should not be administered to livestock except to prevent or treat disease more...
Scientists link Parkinson's with specific pesticide
Ecologist
14th July, 2009
Tests on Parkinson's sufferers have revealed a high incidence and levels of the organochloride pesticide beta-HCH, holding out the hope of a blood test to catch the disease early more...
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Habitats report shows sorry state of EU biodiversity
Ecologist
14th July, 2009
A report by the European Commission shows that habitat and wildlife protection targets across Europe will be missed, with nine out of 10 UK habitats found to be in 'unfavourable' condition more...
Turkish dam project scrapped, but pipeline gets go-ahead
Ecologist
13th July, 2009
Turkey's plans for a hydroelectric dam on the Tigris have been scrapped as Europe withdraws funds for a failure to meet environmental obligations, while plans for the trans-Europe Nabucco gas pipeline are ratified more...
Bayer clamps down on GM rice protest in India
Ecologist
13th July, 2009
Campaigners in India are facing charges including trespassing and criminal intimidation following a protest last month against genetically modified rice being trialled by Bayer BioScience more...
Three positive reports hammer home wind message
Eifion Rees
13th July, 2009
Inconsistent wind is no impediment to the generation of electricity by turbines, three separate reports have concluded, as well as showing that the National Grid is more than able to cope with increased investment in wind energy more...
Copenhagen success rests on cash and commitment
Ecologist
10th July, 2009
New research has revealed that a lack of finance and political commitment lie at the heart of the slow take-up of renewables, as a UK think tank calls for cash for low-carbon technology to be ringfenced more...
Lucas: sustainability requires urgent planning reform
Ecologist
9th July, 2009
Green leader Caroline Lucas will today use a Campaign to Protect Rural England lecture to call for urgent action to resolve conflicting land use issues more...
'Whitewash' at court of appeal for pesticides campaigner
Ecologist
9th July, 2009
Pesticides campaigner Georgina Downs has seen her high court victory against the Government overturned by a court of appeal, but vows to take her campaign to the House of Lords more...
Policy rethink required to avoid worsening congestion
Ecologist
8th July, 2009
Building more roads is not the answer to worsening motorway congestion, according to new research from the Campaign for Better Transport, which advocates more low-impact solutions more...
Government response to school WiFi petition panned
Ecologist
8th July, 2009
In response to a petition calling on wireless technology to be removed from schools, the Government has pronounced itself happy with WiFi safety guidelines its critics have labelled 'dangerously out of date' more...
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...
Wales consults on tighter GM contamination laws
Ecologist
7th July, 2009
A consultation by the Welsh Assembly Government proposes more stringent measures to protect Wales's farmers from the threat of cross-contamination by GM crops 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...
Cincinnati law to police polluting businesses
Ecologist
3rd July, 2009
Cincinnati has passed a new law introducing 'environmental justice permits', and will use police powers to force polluting businesses to clean up their acts or get out of town more...Members
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