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Slow Food: The torturously slow trials and tribulations of one man's attempt to eat nothing but wild food for an entire year. It's kind of obvious... read more
Posted by Fergus on  15/05/2008
The graveyard shift
Working life in contemporary Britain should come with a health warning,argues Tom Hodgkinson, or..... more
10 reasons why organic can feed the world
Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must farm and eat differently..... more
10 reasons why GM won't feed the world
Genetic modification can't deliver a safe, secure future food supply. Here's why... more
Take your spare room off-grid
So you want to go off-grid? Or maybe you want to find out what it’s like before taking the plunge?..... more
The gathering brainstorm
It is unregulated, untested, more dangerous than its proponents would have you believe — and soon..... more
Aspartame
Aspartame is the most controversial food additive in history. The most recent evidence, linking..... more
Read the Label: Detergents
No one should have to choose between looking good and being healthy, which is why each month we..... more
 
Governments ecotowns shortlist announced
The governments ‘ecotowns’ shortlist was released today amidst controversy about their suitability and sustainability. more
 
Can Kyoto 2 Stop Climate Change?
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Five foods you shouldn't buy
In this special online collection of Pat Thomas' acclaimed 'Behind the Label' series, we bring you five food products that shouldn't be on your kitchen..... more
5 beauty products you should avoid
Beauty products. Few items are sold to us with more reassurances that they will be good for our health, appearance and well-being. Few items are so..... more
Behind the Label: Lemsip Max Cold & Flu Capsules
As doctors can tell you, the best remedy for colds and flu is the traditional one: rest, warmth, fluids – and time. Drug manufacturers want you to..... more
Nuclear Power Dossier: Decommissioning
Decommissioning has a ring of finality to it. But don't be fooled. A nuclear reactor will be standing for another 150 years before it is finally razed..... more
Nuclear Power Dossier: Nuclear Waste
5000 years ago the English Channel didn't exist - so where are we going to bury our nuclear waste that will be safe for up to one million years...or..... more
Nuclear Power Dossier: Licenced Emissions and Controlled Releases
Stop worrying about major accidents such as Chernobyl, nuclear reactors legally emit radioactive particles that are causing clusters to erupt around..... more
Nuclear Power Dossier: Operation and Maintenance
While the world worries about a terrorist attack on a nuclear power station, industry chiefs have an even greater threat - staff boredom more
Nuclear Power Dossier - Building a Nuclear Power Station
Think nuclear power and you probably think of small amounts of highly radioactive material, safely encased in vast concrete bunkers, generating an..... more
The Big Fat Fix
Obesity is a problem that is chronic, stigmatised, costly to treat and rarely curable. Why? Because we are looking in the wrong places for a solution...... more
It's electrifying...
Once you get over the fact that not even tinted windows, a subwoofer, and Snoop Dogg riding shotgun would make the Maranello IV electric car ‘cool’,..... more
Five foods you shouldn't buy
In this special online collection of Pat Thomas' acclaimed 'Behind the Label' series, we bring you five food products that shouldn't be on your kitchen..... more
Behind the Eco Labels
Ethical consumerism in the UK is currently worth £29.3 billion, yet 60 per cent of us feel we don't have enough information to make an ethical decision...... more
Ecologist Special Report: Biofuels
The world fervour for biofuels continues to grow at an alarming pace. In this comprehensive special report, the Ecologist examines the facts, fictions..... more
Exposed: Climate Change in Britain's Backyard
An exhibition showing the effects of climate change in the UK? Laura Sevier investigates... more
EXCLUSIVE: How the Environment Agency is gagging the one eyewitness to what is potentially the biggest environmental crime to occur in the UK. An Ecologist special investigation by Jon Hughes and Pat Thomas
The Environment Agency (EA) is within weeks of letting Monsanto escape its liability for knowingly dumping thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals..... more
Rosie Atkins from Suschool on climate change education
The government has announced a review of sustainable development in the national curriculum. Fine words, but will our kids really be taught how to..... more
Rebekah Phillips from Green Alliance on the potential of 'local energy'
A government committee last week gave support to the development of 'local energy' - small decentralised power solutions. The Ecologist asked Rebekah..... more
The Tesco Chainstore Massacre
How one small English town took on a superstore - and won. more
School Uniformity
The exuberance of childhood celebrated in books such as Just William is now frowned upon as inappropriate behaviour, resulting in more and more children..... more
Behind the Label: Diet Coke
Far from being the healthy drink implied by its sports sponsorships, Diet Coke is a worrying cocktail of neurotoxic and potentially carcinogenic chemicals..... more
Roadkill Chef
‘OK then,’ I say to Fergus, with a challenge in my voice, ‘what about badger?’ ‘Badger?’ says Fergus, his eyes on the road as he drives me into the..... more
The Numbers Game
David Nicholson-Lord explains why trying to discuss human population growth these days is like placing your head on a stand at a coconut shy more
Growing pains
Stephan Harding, coordinator of the MSc in Holistic Science at the Schumacher College, explains why standard economic growth is not the answer, and..... more
Sir Richard Doll: A Questionable Pillar of the Cancer Establishment
Sir Richard Doll died in July 2005. Over a year later, evidence came to light that he was in the pay of major chemical companies when he gave the..... more
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