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Why we all need to worry about the decline in native butterflies
Faye Dobson
2nd August, 2012
Butterfly populations are an important gauge of the health of local habitats and wider climate change. Faye Dobson explains what population changes mean, and how you can get involved in helping monitor them. more...
Where next for the Greens?
Bibi van der Zee
28th May, 2012
After some of the biggest breakthroughs in their history, the Green Party now faces a leadership election so what happens now? Are the Greens ready to take the next big leap forward, asks Bibi van der Zee more...
Sick As A pig – the menace of MRSA linked to industrial pig farming
Another strain of MRSA is emerging from the factory farms of Northern Europe, and it is linked to the insatiable demand for cheap meat on our plates. The Ecologist Film Unit investigates more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Diana Vogtel, 350.org
Matilda Lee
7th September, 2011
The European coordinator of international climate campaign group 350.org talks to the Ecologist about civil disobedience outside the White House and why she's gearing up for September 24th more...
Behind the Brand: L’Oréal
Peter Salisbury
10th August, 2011
It is the biggest beauty company in the world and owns numerous ethical brands including The Body Shop and Pureology, but do its own ethics stand up to close scrutiny? Peter Salisbury reports more...
The Ecologist November 1971: rural to urban shift
The Ecologist
11th November, 2011
Forty years ago, the Ecologist wrote about problems associated with the flight of Spain's agricultural workers to city centres. more...
European airlines to start controversial biofuel-powered flights
William McLennan
24th June, 2011
The use of plant-based fuels for flights, backed by the EU, could contribute to higher food prices and increased greenhouse gas emissions more...
Alarm as controversial EBRD eyes up Middle Eastern investment opportunities
Fidanka Bacheva-McGrath
10th June, 2011
Before rushing to finance projects in Africa and the Middle East, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) should address its environmental and social lending criteria, says Fidanka Bacheva-McGrath more...
Solar powered flights: the future of aviation?
Valentina Jovanovski
19th May, 2011
Last Friday saw the successful completion of the world’s first international solar-powered flight. But, asks Valentina Jovanovski, will this innovation really change the face of air travel or is it just another white elephant? more...
Campaigners should support aviation industry biofuel trials
Ecologist
20th April, 2011
The aviation industry deserves credit for being proactive about looking for alternatives to fossil fuels, says Paul Steele from the Air Transport Action Group more...
Germany joins up with Lufthansa to sponsor biofuel six times worse than fossil fuels
William McLennan
19th April, 2011
Campaigners are outraged over airline Lufthansa and German government funding for jatropha biofuels trial more...
How one young activist is challenging the oil industry over Great Bear Rainforest pipeline
Eric Keen
9th March, 2011
A remarkable young environmentalist is standing in the way of a controversial Canadian oil pipeline which campaigners fear could become the next Exxon-Valdez or Deepwater Horizon disaster. Eric Keen reports more...
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Climate change 'will wreak havoc on Britain's coastline by 2050'
Jamie Doward, Observer
7th March, 2011
Millions living near the coast are likely to be hit by rising sea levels, erosion and storm surges, warns a new study by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation more...
The End of the Line: how a film changed the way we eat fish
Tom Levitt and Ali Thomas
18th February, 2011
Report highlights the lasting impact of The End of the Line in raising awareness of unsustainable fishing practices - and illustrates how radical new film funding models can work more...
Campaign Hero: Caroline Fiennes of Global Cool
Matilda Lee
11th January, 2011
Global Cool is the green lifestyle organisation that uses celebrities and mainstream culture to market low-carbon living. Its director Caroline Fiennes talks to the Ecologist more...
How a new generation of eco-filmmakers are challenging broadcasting convention
Laura Sevier
26th October, 2010
From the Age of Stupid to the End of the Line, and next year's Just Do It, independent filmmakers are innovating with radical film subjects and creating whole new funding streams, reports Laura Sevier more...
The Thin Green Line: park rangers risking their lives
Luke Wright
15th June, 2010
After 10 years as a park ranger, Sean Willmore packed up his life and took to the road to record the experiences of his fellow rangers around the globe. The result is a revealing and inspiring documentary more...
US airlines mount legal challenge to EU emission cuts
Ecologist
1st June, 2010
American aviation sector accused of using 'every trick in the book' to block the European Union's efforts to reduce carbon emissions more...
Green Party victory start of 'historic new political force'
Ecologist
7th May, 2010
Newly elected MP Caroline Lucas said her party was now ready to 'take its rightful place in Parliament' after her landmark victory in yesterday's general election more...
Info-activism: using technology to force social change
Andrew Hickman
19th January, 2010
A must-see documentary explores how campaigners are successfully using new technologies and tactics to change the status quo more...
Architects propose 'radical' coastal flood defenses
Ecologist
15th January, 2010
Architects, engineers and developers say that the UK faces an 'extreme threat' from flooding, and must respond accordingly more...
Schools using art to learn about climate change
Rebecca Heald
27th July, 2009
Can climate art help save the world? Rebecca Heald reports on a school art installation and its ambitious 'Cool it Schools' global online initiative more...Frequently Asked Questions
Here are the Frequently Asked Questions about the Ecologist's website and help for subscribers and users who are having technical problems more...
10 independent media groups
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Seek out campaigns, context and investigations that you're unlikely to find in the mass media in our pick of the best independent publications 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...Members
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