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14 Meat: Eco villain or victim of spin? Livestock production takes a heavy toll on the planet, but as Simon Fairlie and Richard Young find, giving up meat may not be the most sustainable way to live
24 Beating the recession
The mainstream media may be bored with green issues, says Stephen Hale, but consumer commitment is still strong - and so too is corporate commitment, says Tensie Whelan
29 Human waste
We need to make excremental changes. Mark Anslow says it's time to reuse, recycle and rejoice in the ultimate renewable resource
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35 Campaigns
Want to do something about the stories you read in the Ecologist? Here's how. It's never been easier to stand up and be counted
36 Take a ride on the veggie bus
As long as there is fish and chips on the Brighton sea front, these wheels will keep rolling. Jan Goodey meets the driving force behind the Big Lemon bus
41 The beautiful game
With its grass roof, solar panels and rainwater-harvesting, football has a new eco home at Dartford FC. David Craik wonders whether Wembley will be able to play keepy-uppy
46 Mycological madness
Our resident forager Fergus Drennan celebrates this season's festive fungi
48 Ecologist Film Unit update
Three big films in three months. Andrew Wasley reports on the EFU's amazing progress
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06 The big picture Children and the fight against climate change; press release 'misrepresented' organic food study; the lowdown on geo·engineering; more dirt on coal- fired electricity; AI Gore's 'hockey-stick' vindicated |
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51 Ancient trees
Help the Woodland Trust to map and protect Britain's ancient woodland
52 This month
Celebrate Apple Day, save the bees, try biodynamic food and see eco art
57 My world: Craig Sams and Jo Fairley A peek at the everyday world of the founders of Green & Black's chocolate
58 Fashion changes
Ethical clothing is making a big new statement, says Matilda Lee
62 Dilemma Eco detergent or washing at 30°C? Laura Sevier cuts through the greenwash at the laundry level
64 How to ... What's the greenest way to cook) Russell Scott finds out
66 Behind the label
Get on your bike, says Pat Thomas, just don't forget that eco lube ain't so green |
12 News focus Wendy Fogarty salutes the Declaration of Food Independence
80 Letters A regular forum for readers' views
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Our economic model is to blame for the current global crisis, not a population explosion, says Asoka Bandarage;Joss Garman on the latest in a long line of 'green' aviation fuels; environmentalists need to work together to succeed, says Miguel Mendonca; life after oil requires a return to pre-oil skills, so get into the garden, advises Richard Heinberg;Jim Thomas reports on the 'biohackers' busy remixing life- forms; are environmental pollutants causing gender ambiguity in humans, asks Eric'Francis
90 How to be free Tom Hodgkinson on why doing nothing is the only way to progress
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