From the brands making strides towards reducing packaging to the nail polishes made without toxins, Green Living Editor Ruth Styles salutes the beauty brands who have gone further for the planet this year
Eco beauty heroes 2011 Ruth Styles | 29th November 2011 Ethical Living Eco Beauty Health And Beauty Skincare Cosmetics Make-up Perfume holding.jpg From the brands making strides towards reducing …
Their parodies of Dow Chemicals, Halliburton and the US Chamber of Commerce have propelled activist duo Andy Michlbaum and Mike Bonanno into the spotlight. They've gotten under the skin of corporate America - but what's next, asks Sarah Bentley?
… in an effort to undermine its direct action campaigns INTERVIEW Erik Assadourian: our …
Writer, journalist and environmental activist: Paul Kingsnorth has been them all. Now, however, he has rejected activism in favour of a dystopian strain of thought epitomised by his Dark Mountain project. Mark Newton caught up with him to discover why
Q & A: Paul Kingsnorth, green activism is 'simply a faction of consumer society' Mark Newton | 21st September 2011 Ethical Living Paul Kingsnorth Dark Mountain Environmentalism Activism Climate …
It is the biggest beauty company in the world and owns numerous ethical brands including The Body Shop and Pureology, but do its own ethics stand up to close scrutiny? Peter Salisbury reports
… company was accused of using its marketing campaigns in developing countries to promote … than breast milk. Since then, a series of campaigns have been run to highlight the …
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
… the founder of the Vasudha Foundation, which campaigns on renewable energy and energy …
Scientists in new warning on post-antibiotic age as campaigners call for stronger controls on excessive use in intensive farming
Common infections will be 'untreatable' if antibiotic misuse continues Tom Levitt | 18th November 2011 News Antibiotics Food And Farming Pigs Post-antibiotic Age pigondrugs.jpg Campaigners want to …
Not only are its own products Fairtrade and organic, beauty pioneer Dr Bronner’s is taking on big business to get to the truth about how organic their ranges really are
Dr Bronner’s: the activist's beauty brand The Ecologist | 6th April 2011 Ethical Living Beauty Dr Bronner's Organic Fairtrade Activism holding.jpg Not only are its own products Fairtrade and organic, …
David Cameron's appointment of a 'shops tsar', the controversial Localism Bill, and increasing opposition to supermarkets and other chain stores could mark a turning point in the struggle to save Britain's high streets
Tesco and Starbucks feel the heat in battle against 'clone town Britain' Eifion Rees | 23rd August 2011 News Tesco Supermarkets Society Town Centres Localism Bill News Focus Sainsburys …
Join War on Want's campaign for a independent supermarket watchdog to help stop supplier bullying
TAKE ACTION to demand a strong supermarket watchdog The Ecologist | 12th October 2011 Activism Food & Gardening War On Want Supermarkets Workers Tea Horticulture Tesco Take Action 1waronwant-1.jpg …
Opponents say the controversial bypass will damage ancient woodlands, disturb wetland birds and impact on protected areas - and it's just one of 22 similar schemes currently awaiting approval. Jan Goodey investigates
… roads. Nikki Williams, head of Woodland Trust campaigns, explained: 'The Trust isn’t against …
The successful breeding of chickens genetically modified not to transmit the bird flu virus could lead to many more GM resistant livestock being produced
GM disease resistant animals 'cover-up' for factory farming Tom Levitt | 14th January 2011 News Food And Farming Chickens Gm Industrial Farming gmchicken.jpg The GM chickens have so far only been …
Forty years ago this month, Richard Thompson Coon reported on a proposed oil pipeline that would run through a picturesque Welsh island. But have we learned our lesson and stopped destroying natural habitat for the sake of oil?
The Ecologist June 1971: No oil at Amlwch The Ecologist | 9th June 2011 Other Archive Ecologist Oil Politics And Economics The Pipe Film june 1971 480 x 360.jpg Forty years ago this month, Richard …
As Germany attempts to abandon nuclear power, one small town has successfully overcome industry intimidation and begun its own post-nuclear age
How one town foiled energy giant ‘bribes’ over renewable grid William McLennan Tom Antebi | 9th May 2011 News Nuclear Renewable Energy Germany electricgrid.jpg An energy giant's monopoly was broken …
What would you do if an American company planned to site a huge incinerator - bigger than the Millennium Stadium - above your town? How would you feel if you knew that no existing technology could prevent that incinerator pumping out toxic chemicals?
Burned: Merthyr's fight for clean air and green jobs The Ecologist | 27th June 2011 Other Pollution Incineration Toxics Friends Of The Earth Waste And Recycling Video pollution.jpg What would you do …
On-going study of children in east London finds air pollution a factor in lung impairment - but political deadlock and lack of public awareness are holding up solutions
Air pollution may be ‘health timebomb’ for London’s deprived children Henry Gass Tom Levitt | 28th July 2011 News Air Pollution Health Transport airpollution2.jpg More than 4,000 premature deaths in …
In a Behind the Brand special, Peter Salisbury assesses whether Bernard Matthews has cleaned up its act following undercover investigations revealing 'shocking' cruelty and the notorious avian flu H5N1 outbreak
What's the real cost of Bernard Matthews Christmas turkey? Peter Salisbury | 20th December 2011 Ethical Living Bernard Matthews Turkey Christmas Animal Welfare RSPCA Behind The Brand Behind The Label …
Nicola Peel's new film Blood of the Amazon tells the story of the world's largest environmental lawsuit and investigates how the oil industry threatens a fragile rainforest environment. By Jan Goodey
A day in the life of...Nicola Peel, Amazon activist and filmmaker Jan Goodey | 5th October 2011 Activism Natural World Amazon Deforestation Indigenous Tribes Nicola Peel Texaco Mushrooms Campaign …
The new Brazilian Forest Code proposes to relax land regulation in the Amazon rainforest which will increase logging, cattle ranching and other destructive activities. Tell President Dilma to veto the decision before it is too late
Urge Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to save the Amazon rainforest Ben Hudson | 14th December 2011 Activism Campaigning The Basics How To Make A Difference Amazon Rainforest Brazil Veto Save The …
Campaigners say plants being grown in US may worsen global food crisis, while farmers express cross-contamination fears
GM corn being developed for fuel instead of food Suzanne Goldenberg guardian US environment correspondent | 16th August 2011 News Gm Food And Farming Energy Syngenta maizegm.jpg The GM corn is …
Support Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Big Fish Fight by making sure that the fish you eat is ethically caught and sourced from sustainable fisheries
Top 10… ways to eat fish sustainably Katharine Helmore | 14th January 2011 Ethical Living Fish Conservation Food And Drink Natural World Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall istock_000005365205xsmalledit.jpg …
She’s one of the world’s most successful models and a seasoned environmental campaigner. Now Erin O’Connor has the packaging problem in her sights. Ruth Styles met her to find out more
Five minutes with…Erin O’Connor Ruth Styles | 24th May 2011 Ethical Living Erin O'connor Fashion Sodastream Recycling Precycling Waste And Recycling erin-holding.jpg She’s one of the world’s most …
This month we report on pesticide labelling, government food policy, conflict and climate change, alternative lifestyles and the future of direct action campaigning. To access this content, log in and scroll down to the bottom of the page, where you can download your newsletter
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As European fish stocks decline rapidly the EU’s industrial fishing fleets are increasingly moving into foreign waters and taking away the livelihoods of local fishermen and communities
Illegal European fishing contributing to poverty and piracy in Africa The Ecologist | 20th April 2011 News Fish Piracy Natural World Fishing 7574.jpg Illegal fishing and the decline of African fish …
Two years on from our first investigation of the impact of intensive soya farming, Friends of the Earth campaigner Nick Rau explains how progress in tackling the problems are still frustratingly slow
Return to the killing fields: the unspoken cost of Europe's cheap meat Nick Rau | 14th July 2011 Comment Food And Farming Paraguay Brazil Soy Pesticides foesoyfieldsvictim.jpg Petrona Villasboa, …