The safety assessment for the Hinkley C reactor design has failed, reports Emma Bateman. Faced with 724 unresolved concerns about the EPR design, the UK regulator went ahead and issued the licence anyway.
Hinkley C: the Generic Design Assessment has failed Emma Bateman | 26th December 2013 Comment Nuclear Power UK Energy hinkley-sunburst.png The safety assessment for the Hinkley C reactor design has …
Communities should take power into their own hands to build an abundant local clean energy supply to secure our future energy on a national scale, claims Kayla Ente, founder of community energy service co-operative BHESCo......
… up paying for the lack of vision and sound economics in our energy policy. The new Energy …
Australian environmentalists' declare new Prime Minister, Tony Abbotts' green agenda as ‘anti-environmental', designed only to profit the mining industry at the cost of climate change solutions, reports Maxine Newlands......
… on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the economics of carbon trading. Greenpeace …
The UK Government is desperate to get planting GM crops - and could get its way as soon as 2015. Now environment groups warn: our wildlife will suffer - and just as demand for 'GMO-free' food is soaring.
Say No to 'Roundup-ready' GM crops The Ecologist | 17th March 2013 News GM Crops GMOs Farming Natural World round-ready-corn.png The UK Government is desperate to get planting GM crops - and could …
Pat Thomas takes a look at one of the less discussed aspects of climate change - its impact on the human psyche.
Climate Change is doing our heads in Pat Thomas | 4th April 2013 Comment shutterstock_94351630.jpg Pat Thomas takes a look at one of the less discussed aspects of climate change - its impact on the …
Naturalist and wildlife photographer Matt Adam Williams asks whether childhood experiences are the key to the long-term health of nature and the conservation sector........
Securing Nature’s Future Matt Adam Williams | 4th April 2013 Comment Nature Deficit Disorder Children 0564, short eared owl, aust warth resized.jpg A short-eared owl flies next to the Severn Estuary, …
For Indigenous peoples climate change is not a political slogan but an inescapable reality of their daily life. In a new series for the Ecologist, Gleb Raygorodetsky explores how different communities are responding to the challenges of climate change
Healing the Earth: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change Gleb Raygorodetsky | 21st June 2013 News Society Climate Change gleb.jpg Maria Amanchina, a local kam or shaman, conducts a ceremony on Ukok …
Jonathan Kent examines the diverse media coverage of last night's Guy Fawkes protests in London. The reports tell us more about media prejudices, than about the event itself.
Guy Fawkes: the medium is the message! Jonathan Kent | 6th November 2013 Comment Society Media Protest legion.png Jonathan Kent examines the diverse media coverage of last night's Guy Fawkes protests …
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline....
Frontline Online: Millions of trees improve life in Haiti Lorna Howarth | 5th February 2013 News a member of the smallholder farmers alliance with her daughter at a tree planting in haiti. sfa photo …
Ruth & Mary Powys on behalf of ‘Elephant Family’ report on the tragic plight of the Asian elephant.
Frontline Online: 14 elephants found dead in Borneo 12th February 2013 News borneo_baby_mum.jpg A baby elephat tries to wake its sleeping (dead) mother. Image courtesy of Sabah Wildlife Department. …
Deepak Chopra asks whether the American dream is tainted by current day trends in U.S. politics and society.......
Keeping Up America’s Reputation in the World Deepak Chopra | 15th April 2013 Comment deepak.jpg Deepak Chopra, photographed by Todd MacMillian, Not Far Now Studio Deepak Chopra asks whether the …
Bibi van der Zee meets Rob Hopkins, the founder of the Transition Movement, who has devoted himself to building more resilient communities....
Rob Hopkins & The Transition Experiment Bibi van der Zee | 4th October 2013 Comment Transition rob hopkins jim wileman.jpg Bibi van der Zee meets Rob Hopkins, the founder of the Transition Movement, …
Robin Millam from the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature is encouraged to by the progress being made by those countries and communities small and large who are seeking to give legal rights to nature.....
Rivers and Natural Ecosystems as Rights Bearing Subjects Robin R Milam | 3rd June 2013 Comment Natural World Politics Society shutterstock_47105743.jpg Giving nature rights makes it much harder for …
Alzheimer's disease is on the rise. Some 44 million people worldwide are estimated to have the disease today, at a cost of over $600 billion. By 2050 the number is expected to treble. But could diet and lifestyle changes reduce its incidence?
Alzheimer's - the answers lie in diet and lifestyle Oliver Tickell | 13th December 2013 Comment Health Food Lifestyle dementia.png Alzheimer's disease is on the rise. Some 44 million people worldwide …
The Oxford Real Farming Conference 2014 begins on Monday. Graham Harvey and Colin Tudge set out its mission: farming systems producing healthy, affordable food in harmony with environment and wildlife.
Manifesto for a new agriculture Graham Harvey Colin Tudge | 2nd January 2013 Comment Food Farming vegetables.png The Oxford Real Farming Conference 2014 begins on Monday. Graham Harvey and Colin …
If the Soil Association joined those opposing the cull it would be able to brand its organic milk and dairy products 'badger friendly'- no doubt leading to a much needed boost in sales, says Dominic Dyer
Why the organic movement's badger cull stance threatens its image Dominic Dyer | 1st July 2013 Comment Food And Farming News Milk Dairy Animal Welfare Soil Association badger.jpg If the Soil …
The Angara, the only river draining Lake Baikal, might disappear by 2020, as it is progressively dammed for massive hydroelectric schemes designed to aid the development of ... China.
Siberia: Sold down the river Margarita Baranova | 9th November 2013 News Russia Siberia Natural World Energy China Hydropower plotina.png The Angara, the only river draining Lake Baikal, might …
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline....
Frontline Online: Is this the point of no return? Lorna Howarth | 1st February 2013 News gp02fdu.jpg Open Cut Coal Mine in Collinsville, Australia. Despite climate change causing a severe heat wave, …
Musician Sophie Stammers visited Balcombe, the site of Cuadrilla’s controversial exploratory shale well, with a song to sing at the gates of the oil and gas firm’s operations. She returned with the sense of having become part of something much bigger, something which is steadily gaining momentum.....
This is bigger than Balcombe Sophie Stammers | 22nd August 2013 Comment Climate Change Protest Society balcombe4.jpg The blade of a wind turbine that is destined to be dropped off at the office of …
Two and a half years on from the tsunami that caused several reactors to meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo and we are still in the dark about the true extent of the danger to human life and ecosystems writes Lynn Batten......
… from the radiation? Where do you go when the economics of the problem are paramount and …
In the midst of a growing list of bizarre decisions taken by the current UK government - particularly with regard to the environment - the recent commitment to growing more genetically modified crops must surely come out on top, argues Pat Thomas...
GM Manifesto: Not just a question of science Pat Thomas | 1st July 2013 Comment Science & Technology gmbanana_edited-1.jpg In the midst of a growing list of bizarre decisions taken by the current UK …
Ben Whitford takes a look at the candidates for the next Mayor of New York City and asks if any of them can fill the green shoes of Bloomberg........
After Bloomberg, will the Big Apple stay green? Ben Whitford | 20th September 2013 News Politics liberty.jpg Will the next Mayor of New York think about the next 20 years, or just the next election? …
Ahead of publication of the Ecologist Guide to Food - the first in a forthcoming series of hard-hitting consumer guides - our regular new blog will be covering all things ethical and culinary, and reporting on stories and issues that there simply wasn't room for in the book...
Food matters: DIY supermarkets / restaurant workers / biodynamic wines The Ecologist | 1st July 2013 Comment Food And Farming Blogs Exploitation Wine Organic Supermarkets sausage.jpg Ahead of …
A bold project encompassing clean air, a light rail system, open spaces, and green pathways for cyclists and pedestrians, is beginning to transform some of America's poorest and most polluted communities. As Brian Barth reports, the Atlanta Beltway is taking shape.
Urban eco-repair in the Deep South Brian Barth | 6th December 2013 Ethical Living Cities Cycling Eco-restoration Transport Pollution atlanta-beltway-1.png Beltline park - New bike paths bringing …