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Big brother gone green: using technology to tackle the eco-crisis
Hugh Knowles and Martin Wright
6th April, 2012
The revolution in remote monitoring should help solve environmental problems, but might it also increase our distance from the natural world? more...
The rise of nutraceuticals: how the ‘placebo-driven’ industry has got us hooked
Bethany Hubbard
23rd March, 2012
Big companies, from PepsiCo to Kellogg’s, are cashing in on our interest in health food ‘quick fixes’ while continuing to sell us high fat, sugary foods more...
Dietary supplement and functional food industry is ‘placebo-driven’ warns expert
Bethany Hubbard
23rd March, 2012
Monsanto, Kellogg’s and PepsiCo are just a few of the companies cashing in on our addiction to nutraceuticals - the fast-growing pharma food and supplements sector more...
The Reality of Change
Want to find out how to make a change and what makes other people tick? Campaigner Martin Kirk and architect Sunand Prasad lead tonight's debate more...
UK needs scientific research into agroecology not GM
Patrick Mulvany
25th January, 2012
The greatest challenge facing agricultural scientists is how to work with farmers producing more ecological and healthier food - not GM, argues Patrick Mulvany, chair of the UK Food Group and advisor to Practical Action more...
Risks and uncertainities accompany efforts to reduce Britain's carbon
Matthew Leach
20th January, 2012
A low carbon Britain rests on the electrification of our energy supply. But new research by the University of Surrey has highlighted the challenges facing government, market and civil society-led pathways to reducing emissions more...
'Soundscape ecology': the new science helping identify ecosystems at risk
David Hawkins
16th December, 2011
As industrial development and human encroachment intensifies globally, academics believe the study of natural soundscapes could teach us much about how ecosystems function - and how they are under threat more...
Shipping containers: could they tackle the housing crisis for a growing population?
Sophie Laggan
6th December, 2011
With bricks and mortar proving environmentally unsustainable, a dearth of affordable housing available, and charity Shelter maintaining that homelessness persists, could shipping containers be a solution? more...
Ecologist Film Unit
Investigative films on key environmental and climate change issues from the Ecologist Film Unit more...
Hell For Leather – investigating the leather industry in Bangladesh
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...
An Iceberg as Big as Manhattan
Gervase Poulden
29th September
David Shukman’s book is both an entertaining collection of a journalist’s tales and the perfect introduction to the environmental challenges facing the world today, says Gervase Poulden more...
Water trading: how the world's most vital resource is up for sale
Debika Ray
21st September, 2011
Like carbon trading, REDD and food speculation before it, the buying and selling of water is just the latest example of market principles being applied to natural resources. But just how ethical is it? Debika Ray reports more...
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Five of the best…eco friendly mobile apps
Rosie Spinks
9th September, 2011
Who says technology can’t be good for the environment? Rosie Spinks rounds up the apps that are making the planet a greener place to be more...
‘Extreme Science’ with Philippe Cousteau
Ecologist and explorer Philippe Cousteau will be taking viewers to the Arctic to study global warming in CNN documentary ‘Extreme Science’ more...
Ethical fashion takes a new direction with 'catalytic clothes' that purify polluted air
Matilda Lee
15th July, 2011
London College of Fashion recently unveiled a dress that purifies polluted city air through a chemical reaction on the surface of the fabric more...
Power: keeping it green
Henry Gass
3rd June, 2011
Angela Merkel’s decision to dispense with nuclear power has left environmentalists around the world exploring alternatives. Henry Gass weighs up the options more...
Sustainability in Crisis
A three day event to discuss routes to a sustainable future and the contribution religious groups can make more...
Climate Change Denial
Jeremy Williams
12th May, 2011
Haydn Washington and John Cook’s work has wise words for climate change activists and deniers alike, says Jeremy Williams more...
The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change
Jeff Holman
5th May, 2011
The Fate of Greenland isn’t an easy read, says Jeff Holman, but what it lacks in style, it more than makes up in scholarship more...
5 of the best… eco-friendly children’s books
Phoebe Doyle
15th March, 2011
Parenting journalist and blogger, Phoebe Doyle, rounds up the best books for your budding eco-warriors more...
The Ecologist guide to data activism
Christine Ottery
4th March, 2011
You don't have to be a web geek to join the growing ranks of activists who have told powerful stories using data visualisation. Christine Ottery outlines how you can use data as a powerful tool to press for change more...
Susanne Charlesworth: we must use sustainable drainage systems to green our cities
Dr Susanne Charlesworth
7th February, 2011
Our ageing drainage systems need to be reinvented. Instead of trying to rush water into our sewer systems we should be making use of it to reduce flooding and encourage green space more...
Ecologist guide to courses
Matilda Lee
5th January, 2011
The path to many green careers begins as a student. Here are the Ecologist's tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where you want to go more... Ecologist guide to courses
Matilda Lee
5th January, 2011
The path to many green careers begins as a student. Here are the Ecologist's tips for ensuring that your degree or educational course takes you where you want to go more...
Making waves: how the UK is showing the way on low-impact wave technology
Andrew Williams
21st December, 2010
Following announcements by two UK-based companies, wave power looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source. But how long will it be before it is commercially viable and what ecological benefits might it bring? more...Members
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