
The water footprint: the hidden cost of our meat consumption
Arjen Y. Hoekstra
2nd September, 2010
Watching our leaky taps is the least of our problems when it comes to water wastage - agricultural practices and animal products are by far the greater danger
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Atlantic Rising: sea level rise threatens the Orinoco Delta in Venezuela
Will Lorimer
1st September, 2010
Rising sea levels are forcing the migration of indigenous peoples and threatening the freshwater ecosystem of catfish and piranha found in the Orinoco Delta near the coast of Venezuela
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Starting a business has never been so liberating...
Tom Hodgkinson
25 August 2010
Find the hidden entrepreneur in you to free yourself from slavery to corporate and state authority, says Tom Hodgkinson
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Letter: water use need not stall desert solar power
Dr Gerry Wolff
25th August, 2010
Yes, pioneering concentrating solar power plants are thirsty facilities, but their water use requirements could be made dramatically less
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Greening my office: can't we all just go camping instead of jetting off overseas?
Sylvia Sunshine
17th August, 2010
As her colleagues jet off to sunnier climes, Sylvia tackles the thorny issue of eco holidays - but will she pluck up the courage to confront her boss over his second home?
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Forget the 'big society'; we just need a co-operative one
Molly Scott Cato
16th August, 2010
Claims that we need a 'big society' to fix our 'broken' one are just Victorian throwbacks - we have the business tools to survive; we just need a co-operative attitude to go with them
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Europe shows how local communities can make money from renewables
Kate Hathway
13th August, 2010
Kate Hathway from the local communities charity Urban Forum says we should look to Europe for tips on successful community renewable energy projects
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Life without supermarkets: community action is the best way to beat them
Laura Laker
10th August, 2010
A hypermarket victory in Hackney demonstrates how local groups can help protect community shops...
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The Government has seriously miscalculated the cost of green homes
David Thorpe
9th August, 2010
There's a lot of nonsense talked, bought and done when it comes to eco-retrofitting houses. David Thorpe's new book sorts the wheat from the chaff, and challenges some green orthodoxies...
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Policymakers recognise peak oil threat, now they need to deal with it
Lionel Badal
2nd August, 2010
Most officials in both Europe and the UK still believe peak oil is a problem the markets will solve. That's a dangerous game to play with our energy supplies, says Lionel Badal
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Come get a proper education with the Idler Academy
Tom Hodgkinson
30th July, 2010
Tom launches the Idler Academy to teach us good grammar, sadly lacking practical skills like carpentry and lastly, of course, merriment
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Starting out: how Teddy Goldsmith launched the Ecologist 40 years ago
Peter Bunyard
26th July, 2010
Running a magazine on a shoestring budget; printing unpopular but groundbreaking analyses; fighting off lawsuits: the Ecologist has evolved over its 40 year history, but the passion present in 1970 is still here today...
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Atlantic Rising: sea level rise threatens the Orinoco Delta in Venezuela
Will Lorimer
1st September, 2010
Rising sea levels are forcing the migration of indigenous peoples and threatening the freshwater ecosystem of catfish and piranha found in the Orinoco Delta near the coast of Venezuela
more...
Greening my office: can't we all just go camping instead of jetting off overseas?
Sylvia Sunshine
17th August, 2010
As her colleagues jet off to sunnier climes, Sylvia tackles the thorny issue of eco holidays - but will she pluck up the courage to confront her boss over his second home?
more...
The water footprint: the hidden cost of our meat consumption
Arjen Y. Hoekstra
2nd September, 2010
Watching our leaky taps is the least of our problems when it comes to water wastage - agricultural practices and animal products are by far the greater danger
more...
Starting a business has never been so liberating...
Tom Hodgkinson
25 August 2010
Find the hidden entrepreneur in you to free yourself from slavery to corporate and state authority, says Tom Hodgkinson
more...
Letter: water use need not stall desert solar power
Dr Gerry Wolff
25th August, 2010
Yes, pioneering concentrating solar power plants are thirsty facilities, but their water use requirements could be made dramatically less
more...
Letter - Time to get serious with the EU Emission Trading Scheme
27th May, 2010
Mark Chadwick
Mark Chadwick from Carbon Clear argues a full auctioning of ETS permits is needed if the trading scheme is to start working
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