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United Kingdom Without Incineration Network (UKWIN)
UKWIN represents and supports groups campaigning against waste incineration and for sustainable waste management.Tel: 01623 640134
Web: www.ukwin.org.uk
Email: shlomo.dowen@gmail.com
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Starved to death: are high protein diets killing the planet?
Hannah Corr
22nd November, 2011
From the Atkins to the Dukan, protein-based diets are big news in the celebrity world. But what effect is our love affair with meat, fish and cheese having on the environment? more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Landscape Photographer of the Year
Ben Hudson
17th November, 2011
From haunting seascapes to craggy moors and emerald hills; the Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards show Britain at its best more...
Feeding the 5000: every little helps
17th November
Sophie Laggan
Free food from Feeding the 5000 in Trafalgar Square, London. Come along and give your food some thought on Friday 18th November more...
Review: Pitcairlie House, Fife
Kristen Harding
21st October, 2011
Deep in the heart of Fife, Pitcairlie House is a magical place to spend a chilled out weekend getting back to nature, says Kristen Harding more...
Ten of the best... British volunteering holidays
Christine Ottery
21st October, 2011
Volunteering holidays aren't just for bored teenagers. As Christine Ottery found out, there are plenty of ways to see the UK and do your bit at the same time more...
Advertorial: Living Investments
Living Investments UK offer eco-friendly, ethical investment opportunities more...
The eco travel guide to Wales
Hannah Corr
13th October, 2011
Forget what you’ve heard about sheep and male voice choirs, says Hannah Corr. There’s a whole lot more to Wales than that 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...
TAKE ACTION to stop nuclear weapons build in the US
Matilda Lee
31st August, 2011
In Kansas City, Missouri, people have lost jobs, schools have closed and hospitals have moved away. Now the government has subsidised a new federal nuclear weapons plant with $815 million in municipal bonds... more...
St Kilda: exploring Scotland’s most westerly point
Jonny Muir
31st August, 2011
Remote, beautiful and totally uninhabited, St Kilda is a wild paradise just off the Scottish coast. In an extract from his book, Isles on the Edge of the Sea, author Jonny Muir explains why it was love at first sight more...
The Ecologist December 1971: Japan’s ‘economic miracle’
George Blacksell
1 December, 2011
Forty years ago this month The Ecologist reported on the environmental implications of the rise of the Japanese economy. In the wake of the recent earthquake and associated nuclear fears has it cleaned up its act?more...
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Ten of the best...European national parks
Ruth Styles
29th July, 2011
From the volcanic caldera of Mount Teide to the craggy tors of Dartmoor, Europe’s national parks combine stunning scenery with wonderful flora and fauna. Ruth Styles rounds up ten of the best more...
Five brilliant British beaches
Ruth Styles
7th July, 2011
From wide expanses of golden sand to ultra-clean water and wildlife galore, Britain’s beaches have something for everyone 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...
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...
Tools of resistance: the insiders guide to grassroots direct action
Molly James & Dan Glass
6th July, 2011
Molly James & Dan Glass outline the most powerful tools in the grassroots action toolbox - plus information on how you can get involvedmore...
TAKE ACTION to stop Canadian tar sands
Matilda Lee
15th June, 2011
A day of action is planned this Saturday to highlight the destructive impact of Canada's tar sands industry. In London, this includes a demo-fest at the Canadian High Commission more...
Five ways to get involved in Green Tourism Week
Jeff Holman
9th June, 2011
Green Tourism Week 2011 has arrived, so Jeff Holman took a look what's going on more...
Down on the farm in Devon
Matilda Lee
8th June, 2011
With luxury tents and a steady supply of organic milk included, as Matilda Lee discovered, a weekend under canvas at Billingsmoor Farm is far from basic more...
UK in bloom: five brilliant British gardens
Jeff Holman
27th May, 2011
Britain's garden designers just keep getting better as this year's Chelsea Flower Show proved. And as Jeff Holman discovered, there’s plenty more where that came from more...
Wild UK: Britain’s big five
Sella Oneko
5th May, 2011
Africa might have elephants, rhinos and leopards but Britain’s got a big five of its own and they’re just as impressive. Sella Oneko shows you where to find them more...
UK Green Film Festival
The UK Green Film Festival showcases the work of filmmakers on the theme of environment and climate change more...
CAMPAIGN HERO: Shlomo Dowen, UK Without Incineration Network
Matilda Lee
5th April, 2011
The head of the UK's grassroots anti-incineration network on working towards a zero waste economy, encouraging community engagement and avoiding 'defeatist' language more...
The Real Food Festival
Over 400 of Britain's best food producers will display their wares at London's Real Food Festival more...Members
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