The political future of the Arab world's largest country could look brighter following the recent uprising in Tahrir Square and beyond. But the country faces an ecological catastrophe - much of it tourism related - reports Joseph Mayton from Cairo
… that forced out the dictator. He told the Ecologist that picking up trash and throwing … Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) told the Ecologist that a number of the beaches are …
In February a report by George W Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) suggested that fast food workers might in the future be classified as manufacturing workers. A CEA report asked: ‘When a fast-food restaurant sells a hamburger, for example, is it providing a “service”, or is it combining inputs to “manufacture’ a product?’
… And Farming Politics And Economics Society Ecologist_archive_MAIN_12.jpg In February a … the World This article first appeared in the Ecologist April 2004 …
Filmmaker Lars Johansson talks to the Ecologist about the making of the film 'Poison Fire' and the curse of oil in the Niger Delta.
… Filmmaker Lars Johansson talks to the Ecologist about the making of the film 'Poison … website This article first appeared in the Ecologist September 2008 …
In an open letter to the Ecologist, Douglas Gowan has detailed a two-year smear campaign waged against him in the Seventies by Monsanto, details of which were known to the Agency and were only revealed when Gowan submitted a Freedom of Information request. Who was it protecting?
… PCB Atkins Society In an open letter to the Ecologist, Douglas Gowan has detailed a … Gowan This article first appeared in the Ecologist August 2007 …
What do you get if you cross a shoe with a coconut? A bounty for the feet. Laura Sevier meets Sven Segal, eco shoe designer and founder of the Po-Zu range, who has found a novel use for waste coconut husks. . .
… anaemia . This article first appeared in the Ecologist June 2008 For ethical and … of Clothing goods and services check out the Ecologist Green Directory here …
Right wing MEPs in the European Parliament including UK conservatives today voted car makers a 'get out of jail free' card over air pollution that's killing tens of thousands of citizens a year, allowing their vehicles to emit double the legal limit for nitrogen oxides.
… As the UK's three Green MEPs wrote on The Ecologist this morning: "Rather than clamping … EurActiv.com with additional reporting by The Ecologist . These watered-down EU standards …
March 22nd in World Water Day, an UN initiative to draw attention to the dreadful conditions in which many millions of the world's citizens draw their water. Maggie King reports
… this essential seriously. Menon told the Ecologist that solutions to water shortages … . This article first appeared in the Ecologist March 2007 …
A ruling in the US courts at a meeting which the Environment Agency claims never took place has dashed all hopes of making Monsanto pay up for polluting Brofiscin quarry in Wales. Is the Agency guilty of obstructing the course of justice? Jon Hughes investigates
… Yet the Agency didn’t want to know, as the Ecologist detailed in Silenced Witness , and … the village was concerned that Gowan and the Ecologist were unfairly besmirching her home, … public. This article first appeared in the Ecologist October 2007 …
A major demonstration will take place in November to demand an end to the killing on Britain's roads, both direct and indirect, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. And now is the time to sign up, get involved, and build up the momentum for desperately needed change.
… Change has already endorsed the protest. Now Ecologist readers can sign up on our Facebook … the environmental community and are asking Ecologist readers if they are members of …
A massive oil spill in the oil-rich Niger Delta in 2008 has caused years of environmental and economic devastation. But only after legal action in London has Shell been forced to reveal the truth, admit liability, pay compensation, and begin the clean-up.
… out £55 million over Nigeria oil spills The Ecologist | 7th January 2015 News Oil Waste …
Pesticides campaigner Georgina Downs has seen her high court victory against the Government overturned by a court of appeal, but vows to take her campaign to the House of Lords
… court of appeal for pesticides campaigner The Ecologist | 9th July 2009 News Take Action …
Many of the substances that make wastewater a pollutant can also be useful as fertilisers for agriculture and in generating gases for small power stations, says report
… could be fertiliser and power source The Ecologist | 24th March 2010 News Food And …
Concerns rise that smaller animals will absorb toxic compounds and pass them along the marine food chain causing lasting damage to fisheries and marine ecosystems
… assess toxic impact of BP gulf oil spill The Ecologist | 26th May 2010 News OIl Spill …
Brexit will result in Britain exiting the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy. It will have to decide whether subsidies to farmers should be retained, or reformed. In the second part of this groundbreaking investigation a team of investigative journalists from across Europe - publishing with THE ECOLOGIST - assess how effective the environmental mechanisms of CAP really are.
… from across Europe - publishing with THE ECOLOGIST - assess how effective 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 …
It is estimated that by 2030, 92 per cent of Britons will live in cities. The CEO of charity Trees for Cities on why its so important but difficult to plant trees in our streets
… HERO: Sharon Johnson, Trees for Cities The Ecologist | 27th January 2012 Activism Natural …
Students, workers and civil rights activists gathered in their hundreds today in Delhi to protest at the mining company Vedanta, and the Indian government's support of highly destructive mining projects in forests and on indigenous peoples' lands.
… - 'Foil Vedanta' protests erupt in Delhi The Ecologist | 31st July 2014 News Mining India …