William McDonough highlights the wastefulness and environmental impacts of modern design and manufacturing and proposes a whole rethink of the process.
… Visionaries: William McDonough The Ecologist | … Living Waste And Recycling Industry Waste Visionaries visionaries_william_m.jpg William McDonough …
Tamzin Pinkerton & Rob Hopkins's new book, Local Food, is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in creating a local food group. Here's an extract to whet your appetite...
… there for the taking. 4. Conjure up positive visions Visioning is an integral part of the … forum See also: Transition Town Timeline - a vision of hope Local Hero -Julie Brown of Food …
From fossil fuel generated electricity to unreliable batteries, electric cars haven’t always lived up to the hype. But with the launch of the Vauxhall Ampera, could all that be about to change? Ruth Styles reports
… Slightly at odds with this rose-tinted vision of municipal history is the basket from … next room and you’ll find a classic car fan’s vision of heaven. From the lumbering touring …
Laura Sevier meets the man trying to broker a better relationship between God, man, science and the natural world.
… individuals and organisations including World Vision, World Relief and the International … living universe It seems like a pretty bleak vision. But there is an alternative: to allow … a passionate concern for all of life, and his vision of life expands to the cosmos. If the …
How far would you go to fight plans for a new waste incinerator? One woman went all the way...
… used to achieve these successes and offer a vision for the future to prevent the continued … the rst place? Zero waste represents a global vision of sustainability. Zero waste is a way …
More people are turning to eco communities as a viable alternative to urban life. Laura Sevier reports
… reliant on the resources, imagination and vision of the community members themselves • … ‘They represent an altogether new development vision with different economic underpinnings, … governance models such as forums, supervisions and talking sticks. In July 2007, the …
From wood chips to lights that turn themselves off, Lake Garda’s Lefay Resort and Spa offers an unusually green experience to travellers. What’s more, says Ruth Styles, the views of the lake and mountains are sensational
… wasn’t looking at a frighteningly industrial vision of the future; I was contemplating a …
Electric bicycles are yet to go mainstream in the UK but could the launch of Haibike’s new electric mountain bike change all that? Gervase Poulden reports
… to the office, my head was filled with visions of flying past my racing rivals on the …
The story of how a group of dissatisfied residents pulled together, got funding, and created a blooming community garden where the work, and the rewards, are shared
… garden, anchored by an innovative artistic vision of how to weave culture and community …
Ann Pettifor has changed the world once; now she wants to do it again.
… Visionaries: Ann Pettifor The Ecologist | 1st … Green New Deal Jubilee 200 Campaign Economics Visionaries visionaries_ann-pettifor.jpg Ann Pettifor has …
Mark Anslow, Laura Sevier, Dan Box and Matilda Lee profile 10 visionaries with 10 big ideas for a better world.
… The Visionaries The Ecologist | 20th March 2009 … Lifestyle Community Green Living Society visionaries.jpg Mark Anslow, Laura Sevier, Dan Box and Matilda Lee profile 10 visionaries with 10 big ideas for a better …
From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration...
… countryside, cities or even the oceans. The vision: 'an environment rich in wildlife for …
Faced with an itchy young head full of nits, it's all too easy to reach for a bottle of potent chemicals. But is smothering your child's hair in pesticides really the best solution?
Far from being the healthy drink implied by its sports sponsorships, Diet Coke is a worrying cocktail of neurotoxic and potentially carcinogenic chemicals
Matilda Lee meets the Estée Lauder of natural make-up, Terre d’Oc’s Valerie Roubaud, to find out why natural cosmetics are ready to take on the conventional kind
… with these ingredients. My idea, my vision about Fairtrade, is not about paying …
There’s more to an energy efficient home than good insulation; everything from radiators to windows can play their part. Ruth Styles explains how to make your home a greener place to be
… coating allowing natural daylight and vision but greatly reducing room …
Say: ‘I am happy to pay for environmental degradation, chronic illness and labour rights abuses in countries that grow flowers for Western consumers but cannot feed their own people.’
… health problems, including impaired vision, still births, congenital malformations …
Having launched the Ecologist 37 years ago, Teddy Goldsmith was instrumental in everything from the setting up of the world's first political green party to being the first to expose many of the problems associated with global development, such as giant dams and nuclear power. Following his death on 21st August 2009, we reprint this interview with Teddy from the Ecologist March 2007 edition
… transcend not just contemporary political divisions, but industrial society itself. … realities of politics, have watered down this vision. Today's leading Greens are almost all … Goldsmith's stubbornly small-c conservative vision, and his commitment to 'stability', …