From slave labour to armed conflict, our thirst for natural resources has created serious problems for Africa. Pádraig Carmody’s latest book attempts to unravel the moral morass, says Mark Newton
The New Scramble for Africa Mark Newton | 9th May 2012 Reviews Books Reviews Africa Minerals Natural Resources Conflict Diamonds Coltan Oil Politics Economics China USA Britain Europe jacket.jpg From …
The cowboys and Indians are still there but there’s more to America’s 48th state than reliving the glory days of the Wild West. Home to seven different ecosystems, it is leading the way in conservation and green tourism. Ruth Styles went to find out more
Conserving the Wild West: Arizona’s green dream Ruth Styles | 29th May 2012 Ethical Living Travel America USA Arizona Ranching Eco Green Grand Canyon Monument Valley Navajo Nation Explore Sustainable …
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 …
"Extraordinary pricing opportunities will lower utility costs by an estimated $53 million in the first year and even more thereafter."
Oklahoma goes for Wind Oliver Tickell | 22nd October 2013 News Wind Energy Power USA Oklahoma Renewables "Extraordinary pricing opportunities will lower utility costs by an estimated $53 million in …
Jeffrey St.Clair investigates the shooting of wolves on the boundaries of the Yellowstone National Park, and discovers a toxic mix of politics, blood lust and wilful abandonment of the rule of law.
Sacrificial Wolves of Yellowstone Jeffrey St. Clair | 29th October 2013 News Natural World Hunting Wolves USA yellowstone-wolf.png Jeffrey St.Clair investigates the shooting of wolves on the …
The return of the wolf to the USA's Northern Rockies has brought out some dark undercurrents in American culture and history. A spineless political establishment has fallen into line.
Wolf slaughter is un-American William Gibson | 4th November 2013 News Natural World Wolves Hunting KKK USA kkk-wolves.png The return of the wolf to the USA's Northern Rockies has brought out some …
Biomass electricity in the UK = clear-cutting of ancient swamp forests + bulldozing of traditional communities' lands + deprived UK communities bearing the brunt of toxic emissions.
… Biomass electricity in the UK = clear-cutting of ancient swamp forests + … of traditional communities' lands + deprived UK communities bearing the brunt of toxic … of Understanding to supply pellets to the UK biomass company MGT Power. MGT holds …
A new study finds that radioactive Iodine from Fukushima has caused a significant increase in hypothyroidism among babies in California, 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.
… Fukushima fallout damaged thyroid glands of … November 2013 News Nuclear Power Radiation Fukushima USA Health baby-feet.png A new study finds that radioactive Iodine from Fukushima has caused a significant increase in …
Fort Collins and Lafayette are the targets of lawsuits by Colorado frackers, who claim that local bans on fracking within City boundaries violate State laws.
Frackers sue Colorado frack-free cities The Ecologist | 4th November 2013 News Fracking USA Fort Collins and Lafayette are the targets of lawsuits by Colorado frackers, who claim that local bans on …
Marie Mason is five years into a 22-year sentence for participating in non-violent - but highly destructive - actions with the Earth Liberation Front. David Rovics met with her at the Carswell Federal Women's Prison in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Ecoterrorist and me David Rovics | 10th December 2013 Comment Direct Action USA marie-mason.png Marie Mason is five years into a 22-year sentence for participating in non-violent - but highly …
Few groups have done more to further the US conservative agenda - and harm progressive causes - than the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. But as Ben Whitford reports, civil society is fighting back.
… a letter-writing campaign to press Duke Energy - thought to be queasy about some …
Coal powers America. But at what cost? Peter Bull investigated the question in the epic new documentary Dirty Business: 'Clean Coal' and the Battle for Our Energy Future. Joshua Frank met up with him ...
… the US, Russia and China, and I guess in the UK and Europe during the early stages of the …
The US is not enforcing a law which requires imported fish to comply with US standards for marine mammal protection - although non-US commercial fisheries are killing 650,000 marine mammals a year.
US complicit in marine mammal slaughter The Ecologist | 7th January 2014 News Fish USA Whales Dolphins Cetaceans The US is not enforcing a law which requires imported fish to comply with US standards …
Conservation groups have mounted a legal challenge to an 'unprecedented' program to exterminate two entire wolf packs in the Idaho Wilderness - intended to inflate elk numbers and attract recreational hunters
Idaho wolf eradication challenged The Ecologist | 10th January 2014 News Predators Hunting Wolves Ecology USA wolves-kill.png Conservation groups have mounted a legal challenge to an 'unprecedented' …
Consumers beware - the US food industry is working overtime urging lawmakers to sponsor a Bill to prevent pro-active labeling of GMO foods at a State level.
GMO labelling - Big Food fights back Meg Berlin | 14th January 2014 News Gm Food GMOs Food Farming USA Consumers beware - the US food industry is working overtime urging lawmakers to sponsor a Bill …
The US Supreme Court has denied organic and GMO-free farmers their day in Court against Monsanto - leaving them unable to challenge the company's patents or seek redress for GMO seed contamination.
Supreme Court denies US farmers protection against Monsanto Food Democracy Now | 15th January 2014 News GMOs Gm Food USA Canada Farming gmo-or-no.png The US Supreme Court has denied organic and …
On January 9 thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical used to produce “clean coal”, spilled into Elk River, leaving 300,000 with no water supply. Trish Kahle asks - how could this happen?
They poisoned the river for a 'clean coal' lie Trish Kahle | 16th January 2014 News Coal Fossil Fuels USA Energy Society wva-water-distribution.png On January 9 thousands of gallons of a toxic …
Toshiba, the 60% owner of NuGen, has announced it will build 3 AP1000 reactors at Moorside, England - much faster and cheaper than Hinkley C. But the whole proposition, writes David Toke, is seriously implausible.
… | 17th January 2014 Comment Nuclear Power UK USA Energy vogtle.png Toshiba, the 60% … valuable amount of loan guarantees from the UK Treasury. Not to mention extra-long premium … which may be hard to find, unless the UK Government gives a virtual 100% blank …
A leaked document reveals plans by the US's Grocery Manufacturers Association to sue the first state that passes a GMO labeling law. Vermont will be the decisive battle-ground, report Katherine Paul and Ronnie Cummins.
US food industry: labelling laws are 'unconstitutional' Katherine Paul Ronnie Cummins | 25th January 2014 News GMOs Gm Food Farming Politics USA label-gmos.png A leaked document reveals plans by the …
While GM labeling is slowly gaining ground, the Non-GMO, GM-Free, and Organic labels are taking US health food markets by storm. Dr Mae Wan Ho reports ...
GMO labeling - the tide is turning Dr Mae Wan Ho | 4th February 2014 Comment Gm Food GMOs Food Farming USA non-gmo-project.png While GM labeling is slowly gaining ground, the Non-GMO, GM-Free, and …
Yellowstone's Grizzly bears are facing multiple threats, writes Anna Taylor - from proposals to remove their protection under the US Endangered Species Act, and shortages of key foods caused by climate change.
… research for RSPB and other employers in the UK, Africa and the Amazon. She has a BSc in …
The unfolding human and ecological disaster of GM agriculture in the Americas must send the EU a powerful message, writes Helena Paul. We don't want it here, and we should stop buying the products of GM-driven genocide and ecocide abroad.
… almost farcical push for GM crops in the UK and Europe, characterised by hyperbolic and … from being a "museum of world farming" as the UK's current environment minister, Owen …