
TAKE ACTION to help end government subsidies for dirty energy
Grace Philip
25th May, 2012
Global grassroots movement, 350.org is gathering support to persuade world leaders to stop subsidising fossil fuels at the Rio Earth Summit
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TAKE ACTION to start a British clean energy revolution
Mark Briggs
11th May, 2012
Friends of the Earth are calling on Prime Minister David Cameron, and Energy Secretary Ed Davey to wean the UK off fossil fuels and create a 'Clean British Energy Revolution'
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TAKE ACTION to connect the dots on climate change
Mark Briggs
27th April, 2012
Take action with campaign group 350.org to ‘connect the dots' of climate change and extreme weather
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How solar power came to a Brixton council estate
Mark Briggs
25th April, 2012
Following a successful share issue, the UK's first 100 per cent community owned inner-city social housing solar power project went live last month. Mark Briggs visited to find out more
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EIA: 'Anti-corruption activists need help bringing iIlegal loggers to justice'
Faith Doherty
17th April, 2012
The Environmental Investigation Agency's forestry campaigner Faith Doherty welcomes a new report by the World Bank calling for stronger action to stop forestry corruption, but says more support is needed to help activists follow the money trail
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RESPONSE: The flawed arguments behind biomass
Robert Palgrave
27th March, 2012
Is biomass really a low-carbon, sustainable energy source? Industry group Back Biomass say yes while watchdog group Biofuelwatch says no
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Climate Week's Kevin Steele: 'We must focus on solutions, not problems'
Matilda Lee
13th March, 2012
This week thousands of groups and communities will ACT on climate change as part of Climate Week. Founder Kevin Steele speaks to the Ecologist about what it takes to maximise momentum in the climate movement
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Climate justice: Scotland pioneers new fund to help poor countries with adaptation
Chris Hegarty
13th March, 2012
After leading the way on climate legislation with the 2009 Climate Change Act, the Scottish government are now putting their money where their mouth is with the creation of the Climate Justice Fund to pay for developing country adaption projects
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Climate Rush steps up campaign to end Waitrose's relationship with Shell
Bethany Hubbard
7th March, 2012
Activists from Climate Rush this week occupied the oil aisle at a London Waitrose to protest against the 'ethical' supermarket's partnership with Shell
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Island President - one man's battle to combat climate change and save his country
Priyanka Mogul
2nd March, 2012
The film follows the struggle between Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed and sea level rise. As the Maldives continue to be threatened by climate change, Nasheed realises it is time to take action before his country disappears under the ocean.
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Stop the biomass blackout: say no to the UK's destructive bioenergy policies
Ian Lander
7th February, 2012
Biofuelwatch warn of an unfolding 'biomassacre' as the UK is set to rely on a growing amount of wood-based biomass, driving landgrabbing, replacing old growth forests with plantations, destroying biodiversity and causing air pollution
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TAKE ACTION: are you a carbon coach in the making?
Dave Hampton
25th January, 2012
Mission impossible or radical manifesto? This year Dave Hampton aims to create a million coaches to help inspire real action on climate change
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Climate hotspot: sea level rise threatens millions in Mekong Delta rice belt
Ecologist
20th January, 2012
Some 60 million people depend on the Mekong River for their livelihoods but sea level rise and severe weather puts the area at risk, as Gratianne Quade's unique film shows
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Coal power: miners pay in blood for China's economic miracle
Richard Schiffman
17th January, 2012
A new film, To the Light, exposes the cost in human health and lives of China's coal-fired power boom
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CAMPAIGN HERO: Dave Hampton, the Carbon Coach
Ben Hudson
28th December, 2011
Dave Hampton on watt's watt in carbon footprints and why he aims to launch a campaign for a million more carbon coaches
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Steve Kretzman 'We won the Keystone XL campaign because of nonviolent protest'
Matilda Lee
17th November, 2011
The founder of Oil Change International, Steve Kretzmann, talks about the tight bond between politicians and the fossil fuel industry, 'fracking', and why Occupy is now the anti-Tea Party
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CAMPAIGN HERO: Mark Wood, solo skiing the North and South Poles for climate change awareness
Ben Hudson
8th November, 2011
Mark Wood, who today begins a 2,000 km solo skiing expedition to raise awareness about climate change, talks to the Ecologist about why the best way to support his cause is through action, not donations
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TAKE ACTION to stop Arctic oil drilling
Hannah Corr
19th October, 2011
Greenpeace are calling for a curb on Arctic oil exploration in order to save this fragile wilderness
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Up in smoke: a scientist's mission to stop slash-and-burn farming
Matilda Lee
22nd September, 2011
An Ecologist cover story in 2005 prompted the making of an epic documentary, Up in Smoke, about slash and burn farming. Now the film finally airs on More4 on September 27th... Matilda Lee reports
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TAKE ACTION: Join London's biggest bike photo on September 24th
Ecologist
21st September, 2011
This Saturday bring your bike to a global day of action organised by Moving Planet to show the government we can move beyond fossil fuels
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