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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...
The Greed of Feed – the hidden cost of your cheap farmed salmon
Andrew Wasley and Jim Wickens
1st December, 2008
A major investigation by the Ecologist reveals a host of unreported environmental and social costs linked to the fishmeal production industry in Peru more...
TAKE ACTION to save the UK's solar industry
Matilda Lee
8th June, 2011
Solar could provide one third of the UK's electricity demand. So why has the government recently slashed the feed in tariff? more...
Solar power: a niche or serious energy source for the UK?
Mark Jansen
27th April, 2011
Much more than just a tool to engage communities in climate change issues, the solar industry argues it could meet between 6-8 per cent of the UK's electricity needs by 2020 more...
Intense lobbying could enable unapproved GM crops to enter European food chain
Tom Levitt
15th February, 2011
Agribusiness accused of 'scaremongering' lobbying tactics as it pushes for the import of animal feed containing traces of unapproved genetically modified (GM) crops - using the guise of combating feed shortagesmore...
Revealed: the glyphosate research the GM soy lobby doesn't want you to read
Claire Robinson
24th November, 2010
Andres Carrasco's research linking a controversial herbicide with birth defects highlighted the potential health dangers posed by GM crop-spraying in Argentina – and led to violence and intimidation for those behind the study more...
Egypt's factory farming boom threatens stability of a hungry country
Joseph Mayton
23rd November, 2010
Increasing demand for meat in the land of the Pyramids is leading to more intensive farming, with serious consequences for food prices, the environment and animal welfare, reports Joseph Mayton in Cairo more...
After the spending cuts: our step-by-step guide to greening your local council
Phil England
19th October, 2010
If you already have a low-impact lifestyle and want to step it up a level, turn your attention to your local council. Here's how to get the authorities in your area to act more...
Renewables offer cash boost for local communities - think tank
Emily Shelton
16th September 2010
If climate change isn't enough motivation, the increasing financial benefits from renewable energy could pave the way for lower carbon lifestyles, a leading think tank has claimed more...
How to make money from fighting climate change
Reg Platt
16th September 2010
Renewable energy presents a unique opportunity for getting communities engaged in reducing their emissions - and benefiting financially - says Reg Platt of IPPR more...
Five steps to developing a community-based energy project
Mary Walsh
17th August, 2010
A practical guide to help would-be community developers turn renewable energy projects into climate change-busting reality more...
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Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part two - insulation
Sue Wheat
3rd June, 2010
Sue has a brief love affair with solar panels, but realises that if she shies away from the thorny issue of solid wall insulation, she's throwing good money after bad more...
Turning our Victorian terrace into an ecohome: part one
Sue Wheat
29th April, 2010
One family's journey to turn a draughty, turn-of-the-century terrace into a snug paragon of eco efficiency more...
Spanish nighttime solar energy fraud ‘unlikely in UK’
Ecologist
16th April, 2010
In the month that renewable energy incentives are introduced in the UK, Spanish authorities are investigating companies who claim to have produced solar energy at night more...
AUDIO: What does the new Feed-in Tariff mean for households?
Louise Parry
22nd March, 2010
It may have a dull-sounding name, but the Government's new Feed-In Tariff could revolutionise home energy generation. So how does it work, and what's the catch? more...
Having both emissions trading and feed-in tariffs is a waste of time
Dan Box
12th March, 2010
The new feed-in tariffs are nothing if not controversial, but they also run the risk of conflicting with other, international, climate change policies more...
CASE STUDY: making breast-feeding easy
Mike Stones
1st May, 2008
Why does only one in 100 mums follow government advice to feed her baby solely on breast milk for the first six months? Mike Stones meets the woman determined to change that. more...
10p to create a solar power sector in UK
Ecologist
29th September, 2009
A higher tariff for green electricity generation would help the UK catch up with the rest of Europe more...
Half of all fish eaten is now farm-reared
Ecologist
8th September, 2009
Rising consumer demand for fish with large quantities of omega-3 fatty acid is putting a strain on marine ecosystem more...
Visionaries: Carolyn Steel
Ecologist
1st April 2009
In many ways, Carolyn Steel was born to be an architect: as a child she used to dream of buildings.more...
Swine flu widower prepares to sue Smithfield
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
The husband of the first woman to die from swine flu in the US is preparing a case against pork producer Smithfield Foods, part-owner of the Mexican farm where the disease is believed to have originated more...
Breastmilk vs 'formula' food
Pat Thomas
1st April 2006
Humans have been breastfeeding for nearly half a million years. It’s only in the last 60 years that we have begun to give babies highly processed convenience food called ‘formula’. Pat Thomas investigates more...
10 reasons why organic can feed the world
Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow
1st March 2008
Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must eat and farm differently more...
How to feed a city
Carolyn Steel
1st June, 2009
We can continue to squander our resources and react to food crises as they happen, or we can fundamentally change the way the food systems work, says Carolyn Steel more...Members
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