The Ecologist




 
«
||
»

Climate Change and Energy

Stop the biomass blackout: say no to the UK's destructive bioenergy policies

Ian Lander

7th February, 2012

Forestry 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 more...

TAKE ACTION: are you a carbon coach in the making?

Dave Hampton

25th January, 2012

Million Carbon Coaches campaign Mission impossible or radical manifesto? This year Dave Hampton aims to create a million coaches to help inspire real action on climate change more...

Climate hotspot: sea level rise threatens millions in Mekong Delta rice belt

Ecologist

20th January, 2012

Mekong River 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 more...

Coal power: miners pay in blood for China's economic miracle

Richard Schiffman

17th January, 2012

Coal mining in China A new film, To the Light, exposes the cost in human health and lives of China's coal-fired power boom more...

CAMPAIGN HERO: Dave Hampton, the Carbon Coach

Ben Hudson

28th December, 2011

Dave Hampton, the Carbon Coach Dave Hampton on watt's watt in carbon footprints and why he aims to launch a campaign for a million more carbon coaches more...

Steve Kretzman 'We won the Keystone XL campaign because of nonviolent protest'

Matilda Lee

17th November, 2011

Steve Kretzmann 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 more...

CAMPAIGN HERO: Mark Wood, solo skiing the North and South Poles for climate change awareness

Ben Hudson

8th November, 2011

Mark Wood 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 more...

Arctic special TAKE ACTION to stop Arctic oil drilling

Hannah Corr

19th October, 2011

Arctic ice melt Greenpeace are calling for a curb on Arctic oil exploration in order to save this fragile wilderness more...

Up in smoke: a scientist's mission to stop slash-and-burn farming

Matilda Lee

22nd September, 2011

Up in Smoke 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 more...

TAKE ACTION: Join London's biggest bike photo on September 24th

Ecologist

21st September, 2011

Moving Planet, 350.org 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 more...

CAMPAIGN HERO: Diana Vogtel, 350.org

Matilda Lee

7th September, 2011

Diana Vogtel, 350.org The European coordinator of international climate campaign group 350.org talks to the Ecologist about civil disobedience outside the White House and why she's gearing up for September 24th more...

TAKE ACTION to stop nuclear weapons build in the US

Matilda Lee

31st August, 2011

Nuclear protest In Kansas City, Missouri, people have lost jobs, schools have closed and hospitals have moved away. Now the government has subsidised a new federal nuclear weapons plant with $815 million in municipal bonds... more...

Kazakhstan’s nuclear legacy offers lessons for Fukushima

Matilda Lee

30th August, 2011

Semipalatinsk The Semipalatinsk region suffered under four decades of Soviet nuclear testing. Now, the country wants to become an international research hub for the effects of radiation on future generations. Matilda Lee reports from Kazakhstan more...

The Rainforest Saver

Daniel Elkan

February 2005

Rainforest Saver After more than 20 years work, Mike Hands, a British tropical ecologist has come up with a groundbreaking way to stop vast areas of rainforest destroyed more...

Energy heroes: Ashden Awards winners help deliver UK's low-carbon future

Matilda Lee

17th June, 2011

Ashden Awards From education and training to hands-on application of energy efficiency and renewable technologies, this year's Ashden Award winners, announced this week, are weaning the UK off its addiction to fossil fuels more...

TAKE ACTION to stop Canadian tar sands

Matilda Lee

15th June, 2011

International No Tar Sands Network A day of action is planned this Saturday to highlight the destructive impact of Canada's tar sands industry. In London, this includes a demo-fest at the Canadian High Commission more...

TAKE ACTION to save the UK's solar industry

Matilda Lee

8th June, 2011

Save our Solar campaign Solar could provide one third of the UK's electricity demand. So why has the government recently slashed the feed in tariff? more...

Why India doesn't need World Bank energy funding

Matilda Lee

3rd June, 2011

Srinivas Krishnaswamy Ahead of the release of the World Bank's revised energy strategy, the Ecologist speaks to sustainable development advocate Srinivas Krishnaswamy about why despite huge gigawatt power projects, 45 per cent of India's households still lack electricity more...

Camille Seaman: photographing the disappearing Arctic

Haley Walker

24th May, 2011

Camille Seaman The Native American photographer Camille Seaman documents climate change effects on the Arctic and Antarctic. Her iceberg images are aesthetically pleasing, but the key message is that they may not be here for much longer more...

Activists square up to coal mine threatening 'Lord of the Rings' site

Sarah Bentley

3rd May, 2011

anti-coal protesters at the Defend Huntington Lane camp Sarah Bentley reports from the activist camp standing in the way of an open cast coal mine in Shropshire in an area said to have inspired Tolkien's Middle Earth more...

Previous Articles...

Members





Follow the Ecologist