Following our look at plans to strip mine the moon, we report on the growing problem of space debris and why some now believe it has reached a 'tipping point'
… head of the space debris office at the European Space Agency, observes: ‘No one can … the strongest candidates for retrieval is the European Space Agency’s Envisat observation …
What does it take to make it in the low-carbon economy? The Ecologist takes a look at the skills and courses that will set you up for success
The Ecologist guide to skills, courses and employment Laurie Tuffrey | 1st February 2012 Ethical Living Green Jobs Green Skills Employment University Course Degree Ecologist Guides Rio Green …
From turning old clothes into bags to making plastic cups into fabulous pencils, spring-cleaning just got lucrative
… sandwiches?’ Fry says aspiring eco-entrepreneurs should aim to create products that are … of women to market their products in Europe and America. ‘They set it up properly …
Less waste and fewer food miles make homemade Easter eggs the greener alternative to supermarket chocolate. Time to get creative
How to… make your own Easter eggs Rachael Stubbins | 4th April 2012 Ethical Living Easter Eggs Chocolate Food And Drink Ethical Fairtrade Homemade Food Miles Carbon Footprint Waste holding.jpg Less …
Madeleine Cuff challenged herself to spend a week reducing her food and packaging waste. Did it work, and will other consumers and supermarkets take note?
… of eating things that are next in the queue – the brownest banana, the potato with the …
MoD under fire after DECC report finds number of sites contaminated with radioactive waste is far higher than previously estimated
… NEWS ANALYSIS Links between childhood leukaemia and nuclear power plant radiation The … group found no link between childhood leukaemia and proximity to nuclear power …
RAF Kinloss in Moray, Scotland, at the centre of an investigation into radioactive contamination and chemical weapons buried at the site
Chemical weapon and radiation fear at Scottish RAF base The Ecologist | 21st May 2012 News Radiation Chemical Scotland Pollution Waste RAF nuclear.jpg RAF Kinloss in Moray, Scotland, at the centre of …
Grace Lee has just spent a month in Seoul, South Korea working as an intern for the Resource Recirculation Management Division under the Climate Change and Environment Bureau of Seoul City Hall. Here’s what she has to say to her fellow US citizens about their domestic waste…
Why Aren’t My Fellow Americans Doing More Recycling? Grace Lee | 27th July 2012 Comment Recycling Seoul USA South Korea Waste And Recycling Society Green Plastic Waste Rubbish grace lee.jpg Grace Lee …
Earlier this week, the Trussel Trust reported the number of UK families using food banks has tripled in the last year and increased a staggering FIVE FOLD since the coalition came to power. Paul Creeney asks the big question ...
The UK sees a huge rise in families turning to Food Banks Paul Creeney | 29th August 2012 News Food Banks Food Waste Soup Kitchens Food Resuce Service Forgotten Harvest Open Door Ministry Food And …
The winner of the 2012 ICUN /Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award is Diogo Verissimo - a conservation biologist from Portugal. The award, now in its 10th year, was hosted for the first time this year on Facebook where Diogo's essay - one of 162 submitted - polled a staggering 5,352 of the 26,274 votes cast. Here is his winning essay.
… Waste The winner of the 2012 ICUN /Thomson Reuters Environmental Media Award is Diogo … The economic crisis afflicting most of Europe and North America has had some …
In her new weekly column, the Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on the stories that show standing up for what we believe in can and does make a real difference.
… of fast-growing willow, poplar and eucalyptus all of which have now been found to … to cause 1,400 premature deaths a year in Europe by 2020 and will also inhibit crop …
Last night Edd Colbert hosted a massive knees-up in Trafalgar Square, to ceremonially devour eight pigs raised entirely on edible food waste - a delicious launch to a very original campaign. He spoke to The Ecologist about his ideas ...
… and in 2002 the ban was extended across the European Union. Before the ban, catering … to happen? The single biggest block is the EU ban on feeding catering waste to pigs. The … taken into account. What we need is for the EU to allow - and more than that to encourage …
Under the 'Incredible India' brand lurk millions of fast-growing piles of decomposing waste, reports Almudena Serpis. As they await removal, polluting waters and stinking under the tropical sun, India is rapidy becoming the world's biggest rubbish dump.
… or with a fine of up to 100,000 rupees (1,200 Euros). Despite this, plastic bags are seen … models of waste management, like we have in Europe, seems to be ending up in disaster. …
The long-term effects of synthetic chemicals used in packaging, food storage and processing food could be damaging our health, scientists have warned. Jo Adetunji reports.
The chemical dangers in food packaging Jo Adetunji | 1st March 2014 News Health Waste Science Technology packaging-japan.png The long-term effects of synthetic chemicals used in packaging, food …
Syria's surrender of its chemical weapons last autumn raised the question - where to dispose of the toxic agents? Felicity Arbuthnot reports on a toxic tale of chaos, corruption, grand theft, and a growing strategic imbalance in the Middle East.
… is one of the most corrupt countries in Europe and the most corrupt in the Balkans. It … the impoverished country to get in to the EU. Heaven forbid he might have advised that … the status and prestige of a poor country in Europe, Albania is in Europe's backyard, in …
In the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 we have found oil slicks and debris everywhere - none of it connected to the missing plane, writes Paul Mobbs. The seas are littered with human trash, and it's killing the oceanic ecosystem.
What MH370 told us - the oceans are awash with trash Paul Mobbs | 5th April 2014 Comment Waste Oceans Transport ocean-rubbish-2.png In the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 we have found oil …
Eighty percent of marine rubbish originates on land - via storm drains, overflowing landfills, and uncontrolled dumping in rivers. And once it's in the sea, no one is responsible for it, writes Alistair McIlgorm. It's high time for governments to clean up their act.
Oceans of rubbish - governments must act Alistair McIlgorm | 27th April 2014 Comment Oceans Waste ocean-rubbish.jpg Eighty percent of marine rubbish originates on land - via storm drains, overflowing …
Six environment heroes, one from each continent, are honoured for their work today - fighting threats from giant coal mines to forest destruction, fracking, high dams, illegal development and toxic waste dumps. Sophie Morlin-Yron reports.
… Read our exclusive interview with the European prize winner Suren Gazaryan. Ramesh … massive deforestation in northern Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem, protecting the habitat of the …
A new system for cleaning soils contaminated with industrial toxins harnesses the power of White rot - a common fungus that decays fallen wood in forests. Research in Finland shows it can also destroy dioxins and poly-aromatic hydrocarbons.
Fungi clean contaminated soils The Ecologist | 22nd May 2014 News Pollution Science Waste Finland white-rot-3.jpg A new system for cleaning soils contaminated with industrial toxins harnesses the …
Interface's sustainability model shows how large industrial companies can slash their carbon emissions and other environmental impacts without compromising profitability, reports Sophie Morlin-Yron. The key is to aim high!
… Interface, has been running one of its European facilities on 100% renewable … has attained zero waste to landfill in its European facilities in Scherpenzeel, Holland. … Rob Boogaard, CEO of Interface in Europe said the company has taken huge strides …
The US's 'dash to frack' for oil or gas, which has transformed the country's energy market, is seriously depleting and contaminating aquifers and surface water supplies, writes Valerie Brown. The choice facing America is plain - energy, or water?
… for gas shipment from the US east coast to Europe. At some point, campaigners warn, all …
Even creatures at the bottom of the ocean aren't sheltered from the detritus of human civilization, writes Sarah Zielinski. Everywhere they have looked, scientists have found plastic, glass and other trash littering the seafloor and collecting in canyons.
Our garbage is polluting the remotest, deepest ocean Sarah Zielinski | 1st July 2014 Comment Oceans Waste sea_plastic-cut.jpg Even creatures at the bottom of the ocean aren't sheltered from the …