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Competition: Win a new Cheetah dynamo and solar powered AM/FM radio

Attention techno-minded readers: Brighton's Eco Technology Show is kindly offering another lucky Ecologist reader a prize. This time, it's a free Cheetah dynamo and solar powered AM/FM radio. What is more, they are giving away more free tickets to the event in June! more...
Juniper Green

Competition: Win one of six bottles of Juniper Green Gin

As the weather warms up and the clouds clear, Summer cocktails move up the agenda! The Ecologist has teamed up with London and Scottish to offer our readers a chance to sample some delicious Organic Gin more...
Win two nights in a Wriggles Brook Wagon

Competition: Win a 2 night stay in a traditional wagon worth £290!

The team at Wriggles Brook Gypsy B&B are offering a lucky Ecologist Reader the chance to stay in a traditional wagon from 1910! Including four homecooked meals, this prize is a full of tasy treats more...
Tried and tested: eco-friendly lip balm

Tried and tested: lip balm

Ruth Styles

25th April, 2012

High on petrochemicals and low on efficacy, it’s time to swap your Vaseline for something a little greener. Ruth Styles puts the planet-pleasing alternatives to the test more...

VegfestUK Bristol

Rachael Stubbins

25-27 May, 2012

Now in its 10th year, this year's Vegfest UK looks set to be bigger and better than ever more...
How green is your fuel?

How green is your fuel?

Andrew Simms

12th April, 2012

In an exclusive extract from 'Ampera We're Electric', Andrew Simms takes a closer look at what powers our cars and asks whether motoring has a greener future to look forward to more...
Amazon

Review: Amazon exhibition at Somerset House

Ruth Styles

18th November, 2011

Sebastião Salgado and Per-Anders Pettersson’s work offers a compelling insight into a threatened way of life, says The Ecologist's Green Living Editor Ruth Styles more...
Green Impact Uni

The Ecologist Communications Challenge Award

5th October 2011

The Ecologist is offering a chance for students to take part in The Ecologist Communications Challenge Award more...
Neal's Yard Remedies

Neal's Yard Remedies: organic skincare to feed the soul

Laura Sevier

14th September, 2011

Neal's Yard Remedies is a cut above other skincare companies in its commitment to natural ingredients. Laura Sevier speaks to owner Peter Kindersley about the brand's deep ecology more...
Acacia Africa

'Show Us Your Africa' photography competition

Acacia Africa's 'Show Us Your Africa' competition is a great opportunity for budding travel photographers more...
Sustainability in Crisis

Sustainability in Crisis

A three day event to discuss routes to a sustainable future and the contribution religious groups can make more...

UK Green Film Festival

The UK Green Film Festival showcases the work of filmmakers on the theme of environment and climate change more...

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Laundry: how to make it green

The Ecologist

4th March, 2011

From chemical-based washing powders to electricity-hungry dryers, doing the laundry is worse for the planet than you might think. Here’s how to clean it up
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Behind the Label: Flea Powder

Pat Thomas

11th January, 2011

Flea powder probably isn't something you think often about. But with some frighteningly toxic ingredients you should: they can be deadly for you and your pets


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1 minute to save the world

1 minute to save the world - Film Competition

Vi Nguyen

30th November, 2010

1minutetosavetheworld.com is an online film competition that encourages people from all over the world to submit a one minute length film about climate change. more...
NUS Green Impact Logo

NUS/Ecologist Communications Challenge Award

3rd November, 2010

The Ecologist has teamed up with the NUS to offer students the chance to get their photography profiled by the leading voice of the environmental movement more...
NUS Green Impact Logo

Green Impact Students’ Unions

The Ecologist is proud to be this year’s media partner for the NUS Green Impact Students’ Unions programme more...
Ortas exhibition

Art for the Amazon: Natural History Museum uses art to tackle eco-crisis

Sam Phillips

12th October, 2010

A new exhibition draws inspiration from the plight of the Amazon and uses artwork to suggest and inspire creative solutions to an impending environmental catastrophe more...

Landfill could be greener than recycling when it comes to plastic bottles

Eric Johnson

8th September 2010

For regions with adequate space and little recycling infrastructure, disposing of bottles in landfill generates a lower carbon footprint than recycling or incineration... more...
a rising price line behind oil barrels

Will high petrol prices help the environment?

Mark Jansen

12th July, 2010

High petrol prices mean less demand and less pollution, right? Not necessarily, finds Mark Jansen. Our relationship with our cars is far more complex... more...
Chorlton's Big Green Festival

Big Green Festival, Chorlton, Manchester, 27 Mar

Learn about sustainability in a fun and festive environment with organised swaps, a scarecrow competition, films, and even a giant ceilidh more...
wrecking ball

A toothless cap-and-trade scheme is a planetary wrecking ball

Alison Smith

10th December, 2009

The theory of cap-and-trade is brilliantly simple; in practice, however, it's just not moving fast enough, says Alison Smith. A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition... more...
Russian Roulette

Carbon pricing is planetary Russian Roulette

Andrew Hutt

20th November, 2009

How much would you have to be paid for each bullet loaded into a gun in a game of Russian Roulette? A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition... more...

Are your emissions 'survival' or 'luxury'?

Daniel Scharf

11th November, 2009

A runner-up in the Ecologist/nef essay competition, Daniel Scharf suggests that the whole concept of a carbon 'market' is radically flawed... more...
Climate change: Our changing world

Climate Change - Our Warming World

Amy Dickson

10th November, 2009

Christina Hutchins' book delivers the facts in a simple, effective and stark way rather than bombarding you with scientific data more...

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