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Do protected areas for wildlife really work?
Eifion Rees
11th April, 2012
Can national parks and marine protected areas safeguard endangered wildlife against the growing pressures of population growth and climate change? more...
10 ways to save money on food without compromising your principles
Joanna Blythman
3rd April, 2012
In an extract from her new book What to Eat, investigative journalist Joanna Blythman offers top tips on how to make your food pound go further without scrimping on what you believe in more...
Why communal living is the 21st century answer to low carbon life
Zoe Foster
30th March, 2012
When Zoe Foster went with her family to live in a intentional cohousing community she didn't know what to expect. Five months in and she has discovered that it's not about what you give up, but what you give that is so enriching more...
Beat the heat: how a new type of eco home is helping tackle global warming
Paul Miles
3rd April, 2012
As climate change speeds up, the question of how to adapt our homes to hotter temperatures is becoming increasingly important. Now, a pioneering project on the island of Tenerife has been set up to address those concerns. Paul Miles reports more...
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 more...
Thich Nhat Hanh: in 100 years there may be no more humans on planet earth
Tom Levitt
22nd March, 2012
The acclaimed buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh talks to the Ecologist about the loss of biodiversity and why human vulnerability is not something we should despair about more...
Thich Nhat Hanh: happiness is possible without simply consuming all the time
Tom Levitt
22nd March, 2012
In the second part of his interview, Thich Nhat Hanh explains why you don't need to be a Buddhist monk to give up an addiction to a high-consumption lifestyle more...
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 more...
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 more...
Water Matters: Why We Need to Act Now to Save Our Most Critical Resource
Mark Newton
22nd March, 2012
Tara Lohan’s Water Matters is an anthology that almost, but doesn’t quite deliver, says Mark Newton more...
Palm oil: the hidden ingredient causing an ecological disaster
Ben Martin
14th March, 2012
Palm oil is in our food, cleaning products and fuel. But it's destroying rainforest and contributing to climate change. Sustainable certification schemes have been set up, but campaigners increasingly question whether they work more...
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 more...
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Response: biomass 'needs to be part of our low-carbon future'
Jess Lennard
2nd March, 2012
The biomass industry responds to an Ecologist article by Biofuelswatch to counter what it says are the 'myths' around biomass, arguing that it is sustainable, proven and low carbon more...
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. more...
Wind turbines: the future of renewable energy or a blight on UK countryside?
Bethany Hubbard
24th February 2012
The wind farms debate rages on as the need for renewable energy grows. But is the UK in danger of putting aesthetics before the need to cut carbon emissions and adopt greener technologies? more...
Humanity has already had four major ecological collapses: how can we avoid a fifth?
Tom Levitt
27th February, 2012
Theologian Martin Palmer tells Tom Levitt how we can learn from previous man-made ecological collapses in Britain and create a 'new narrative' that challenges our dominant consumer culture more...
The future's vert: why green is the new black in Paris
Lida Hujić
21st February, 2012
Paris is famous for its chic spin on glamour but also for its fur, its waste and its excess. But with green designers slowly making inroads, things could be about to change, says Lida Hujić more...
O2's 'Think Big' ploy exposes limits to the green business ideal
Ben Martin
22nd February, 2012
O2’s new green business strategy lays out some laudable ideas. But under the surface it seems that the mobile and internet company is doing little other than looking after its own profits more...
Arctic: Treasure of the North
Priyanka Mogul
17th February, 2012
Authors Bernd Römmelt and Thomas Henningsen have captured the Arctic’s stunning beauty and documented the struggle to survive in the face of climate change, says Priyanka Mogul more...
TAKE ACTION to build a more ethical banking sector
Priyanka Mogul
15th February, 2012
As we slowly recover from one of the worst economic recessions of our time, Move Your Money will guide us towards building a safer and better banking system that we can rely on more...
Fukushima: the social impact of a nuclear disaster
Hiroki & Ngaire Takano
15th February, 2012
The earthquake and nuclear meltdown in Japan last year compounded pre-existing issues like falling birth rates, fragmented families and shrinking communities. What does the future hold? more...
Campaigners say no to nuclear new build at Hinkley Point
Nikki Clark
15th February, 2012
Campaign group South-West Against Nuclear want to stop the government's plans for a 'nuclear renaissance' beginning in Hinkley Point in Somerset. Nuclear, activists say, is plagued by problems from beginning to end more...
Battlelines drawn as Cumbrian residents square up over nuclear waste site
Matilda Lee
15th February, 2012
A decision looms on whether - and where - to build the UK's first deep disposal for nuclear waste. Two borough councils in Cumbria have 'volunteered' - but can the communities be convinced? Matilda Lee reports more...
Links between childhood leukaemia and nuclear power plant radiation
Matilda Lee
15th February, 2012
The UK government's scientific advisory group found no link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to nuclear power plants, but German and French research has found an alarming doubling of risk more...
Population is 'our biggest challenge' says government chief scientist Sir John Beddington
Tom Levitt
14th February, 2012
The next world population milestone of 8 billion will come sooner than we think - perhaps as early as 2025 - yet we remain reluctant to debate the issue. A forthcoming Royal Society report may force us to more...Members
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