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The Ecologist February 1972: The value of the ‘underrated’ earthworm
The Ecologist
February 15th, 2012
40 years ago, Cleeland Bean wrote about the value of the earthworm, their integral link in the balance of nature and the dangers faced by chemical farming 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...
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...
The Ecologist October 1971: The extinction of whales?
The Ecologist
17th October, 2011
Forty years ago this month, Scott McVay predicted the impending extinction of many species of whales. Does the threat remain today, or has the battle been won? more...
The Ecologist September 1971: the onslaught of globalisation
The Ecologist
17th September 1971
40 years ago Mike Allaby wrote about Tibetan exiles living in Wales and how their success points to hope for maintaining cultural diversity... more...
The Ecologist August 1971: Our battle with waste
The Ecologist
1st August, 2011
Forty years ago this month, Robert Allen prescribed some methods for the individual to cut down on their waste. Have we heeded this advice and is it still relevant today? more...
The Ecologist July 1971: Britain’s water shortage
Henry Gass
1st July, 2011
Forty years ago this month F.N. Steele wrote about Britain’s water shortage and about the importance of addressing its causes immediately more...
The Ecologist June 1971: No oil at Amlwch
The Ecologist
9th, June 2011
Forty years ago this month, Richard Thompson Coon reported on a proposed oil pipeline that would run through a picturesque Welsh island. But have we learned our lesson and stopped destroying natural habitat for the sake of oil? more...
The Ecologist May 1971: Trace Elements in the Environment
The Ecologist
3rd May, 2011
Forty years ago this month, Professor Henry A. Schroeder wrote Trace Elements in the Environment, about the dangers of toxic metals in the air, food and water that humans expose themselves tomore...
Diana Beresford-Kroeger: the woman who speaks for the trees
Matilda Lee
8th April, 2011
An innovative new project aims to raise a global army to replant old growth trees to stop climate change more...
The Ecologist March 1971: can the sea survive?
The Ecologist
29th March,2011
Forty years ago this month J. David George looked at the increasing amount of ocean pollution. But have things improved? more...
The Ecologist February 1971: The Pesticide Fallacy
The Ecologist
14th February, 2011
Forty years ago this February Roy Bridger wrote The Pesticide Fallacy - outlining early concerns over certain pest control methods. But have things improved? more...
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The Ecologist January 1971: PCBs
Ecologist
Forty years ago this month – John Noble and Harry Rothman wrote in the Ecologist about the mystery of 8,000 bird deaths and the toxic effects of PCBs found in the environment more...
The Ecologist December 1970: The con in conservation
Vi Nguyen
7th December, 2010
Forty years ago this month, Robert Allen wrote about the ‘European Con Year’ - the year environmental conservation practices were bleakmore...
The Ecologist November 1970: Fertility or Pollution
Anna Sheldrick
9th November, 2010
Forty years ago after Lawrence Hills wrote ‘Fertility or Pollution’ the use and disposal of sewage is still a problem but things are starting to look up more...
The Ecologist October 1970: Genetic backlash for biodiversity
Ecologist
4th October, 2010
Forty years ago this month the plant geneticists Sir Otto Frankel, W.K. Agble, J.R. Harlan and Erna Bennett warned the world about biodiversity loss. Today 22 per cent of the Earth's plants face extinctionmore...
The Ecologist September 1970: Air pollution panic
Eric S. Albone
4th September, 2010
Forty years ago this month, when Eric S. Albone’s wrote his ‘The Ailing Air’ article, the UK was suffering badly from air pollution and still today Londoners are breathing some of the worst air in Europe more...
The Ecologist July 1980: Our broken healthcare system
Edward Goldsmith
July-Aug-Sept 1980
In the tenth anniversary edition of the Ecologist, Edward Goldsmith took aim at a misguided approach to healthcare in industrialised countries, arguing instead for an ecological approach to both our physical and social illsmore...
The Ecologist June 1980: Tidal barrages: boon or blight?
Gordon Rattray Taylor
June 1980
Thirty years ago this month, Gordon Rattray Taylor wrote ‘Tidal barrages: boon or blight?’, looking at the feasibility of tidal power in the UK; something that is still being discussed today more...
The Ecologist March 1980: The enviromental cost of pesticides
Edward Goldsmith
March 1980
Thirty years ago this month, the Ecologist dedicated an edition to exposing the effects of pesticides on our health and the environment more...
The Ecologist January 1980: A proposal to save the world’s tropical rain forests
Edward Goldsmith
January, 1980
Thirty years ago this month, Edward Goldsmith published a revised version of WEAP, the World Ecological Areas Programme in the Ecologist more...
Ecologist archive 1970- 1999 and 2000-2009
Every page of every issue of the Ecologist from 2000 - 2009 is available in a digital version exclusively to Ecologist subscribers. more...
The Ecologist November 1979: Nuclear power is still dependent on cheap fossil fuels
Peter Bunyard
November, 1979
Thirty years ago Peter Bunyard wrote 'A Question of Oil', looking at the the nuclear industry in 1979. His comments still hold true today... more...Members
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