Diplomats from around the world have gathered in Thailand's capital this week for an additional round of UN climate negotiations. The Bangkok Summit will establish the Rules for the Paris Agreement. ARTHUR WYNS reports from the negotiations
United Nations climate session in Bangkok to decide on Paris Agreement rules Arthur Wyns | 5th September 2018 News Climate Change UN Framework Convention On Climate Change Thailand Paris Agreement …
The gruesome images of a sea turtle killed by a plastic bag and plastic items found in the stomach of an albatross carcass are distressing. But what about the tiny microplastics that aren’t as readily visible? Professor JOHN MEEKER investigates
… structures, properties, and chemical additives to make them stronger, more … posed by unavoidable exposures to plastic additives. Because these substances are not … for human health has focused on these additives in the plastics but not the plastics …
Aspartame is the most controversial food additive in history. Here is why.
… and unbalanced procedure for approving food additives. We ingest food additives daily, yet their approval does not … proposed substance will interact with other additives. Nor does it take into account …
Overrun with shower gels that claim to firm and tone, cream baths that turn back the clock and body scrubs that detox and purify, the shelves of the average supermarket and pharmacy could be mistaken for those of a specialist spa or beauty parlour. Modern marketing contrives to make us believe that taking a bath or shower is an ‘experience’ rather than a personal hygiene fundamental, and that bath-time products are indulgent treats with emotional benefits. More often than not we believe it.
… the best known, and most trusted, of UK bath additives. The range is a subsidiary of the … UK, the bathing market, which includes bath additives, shower gels and soaps, is worth £665m a year and counting; bath additives account for approximately £150m of …
The UK Government has confirmed that from April 2019 it will axe payments for generating electricity from solar panels.
Looming deadline for solar feed-in tariff Staff Reporter | 24th October 2018 Comment Solar Feed-in Tariffs Renewable Energy alternative-alternative-energy-clean-159397.jpg The UK Government has …
The UN climate summit, which took place in Germany this month, saw slow but steady progress on setting up the rules to implement the Paris Agreement. ARTHUR WYNS provides a comprehensive summary of the technical UN climate talks
The Bonn summary: take-away messages from the May 2018 UN Climate Summit Arthur Wyns | 21st May 2018 News Climate Change United Nations Germany Paris Agreement UK Bonn_city The UN climate summit, …
The REN21 Renewables 2018 Global Status Report was published this week. Britain leads the world only in the amount it has cut investment in solar and wind energy. And state subsidies to oil and gas continue to distort the market slow progress to clean energy. OLIVER TICKELL reports
Renewables 'revolution' well under way - but governments must do better Oliver Tickell | 6th June 2018 News Renewable Energy REN21 Fossil Fuels Wind farm The REN21 Renewables 2018 Global Status …
Friends of the Earth Scotland conducted an analysis of Scotland’s road pollution, and found 10 streets continued to breach European limits, writes MAT HOPE for DESMOG.UK
Exploring the local problems driving the UK's air pollution crisis Mat Hope | 25th July 2018 News Dundee Derry Londonderry Southampton Newport Air Pollution air-pollution-road-car-children.jpg …
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline project that will transport gas across Southern Europe was promised a £1.3 billion loan from the European Investment Bank. But research suggests burning the gas will create as much carbon emissions as using coal. Environmentalists have therefore questioned the wisdom of the decision. ARTHUR WYNS reports
European gas pipeline receives £1.3 billion investment despite being dirtier than coal Arthur Wyns | 7th February 2018 News Gas Pipeline European Investment Bank Climate Change Methane …
Warning! Kissable lips may endanger your health. By Pat Thomas
Behind the label: Blistex lip salve Pat Thomas | 1st November 2005 Ethical Living Blistex Lib Balm Lipseal Moisturiser Behind The Label Risk Bodycare Cosmetics Cancer Green Living Health …
The Oyster Thief author admits writing an underwater odyssey is as much an art as a science.
'The ocean as ecosystem, and as a giant organism' Sonia Faruqi | 30th October 2018 Comment Novels Writing Literature Marine Conservation 6173044002_d63f5fc314_b.jpg The Oyster Thief author admits …
Decades of deceit have been thrown overboard with the new nuclear sales pitch, argues JIM GREEN. The new sales pitch openly links nuclear power to weapons and argues that weapons programs will be jeopardised unless greater subsidies are provided for the civil nuclear industry
Nuclear power lobbyist Michael Shellenberger learns to love the bomb Dr Jim Green | 20th September 2018 Comment Nuclear Power Nuclear Weapons Uranium WMD osirak_reactor_damage.jpg Decades of deceit …
Rio Tinto's QMM ilmenite mine in Madagascar has breached a legal buffer zone, exposing local people to “unacceptably high” environmental risks, a new study by the Andrew Lees Trust has found. YVONNE ORENGO and STEVEN EMERMAN report
Fears of radionuclide-enriched water pollution as Madagascar mining breaches legal limits Yvonne Orengo Dr Steven H Emerman | 3rd September 2018 News Pollution Radioactive Waste Mining Madagascar …
From school dinners to farmers' markets and GM crops, SATISH KUMAR explains why our relationship with food is so important and what he thinks makes food really wholesome.
From earth to mouth: why food is more than just fuel Satish Kumar | 26th July 2018 Ethical Living Food Food And Farming Factory Farms Organic Food Organic Farming satish.jpg From school dinners to …
Aspartame should never have reached the marketplace. But even if the authorities were to remove it from sale tomorrow, how much faith should consumers place in the other artificial sweeteners on the market?
Life after aspartame Pat Thomas | 9th August 2005 News Food And Farming Health investigates.jpg Aspartame should never have reached the marketplace. But even if the authorities were to remove it from …
It’s never been easier to show support for a cause. To make online armchair campaigning even easier still, Ellie O’Donnell and ALEXANDRA HEAL and ELLIE O'DONNELL have compiled a list of 10 ongoing campaigns they think Ecologist readers would like to know about
10 animal and environment campaigns you can support right now Alexandra Heal Ellie O'Donnell | 29th May 2018 Activism Campaigns Animal Rights Friends Of The Earth Woodland Trust PETA Greenpeace 10:10 …
North Yorkshire County Council gave planning permission for frackers Halliburton - while having shares in ... Halliburton. The council argues the decisions were made by different committees, avoiding a conflict of interest. JAN GOODEY investigates
Special Investigation: Council invested in fracking company behind controversial planning approval Brendan Montague | 23rd May 2018 | News Fracking Planning Haliburton Carl Les North Yorkshire County …
How do displacement and migration relate to natural disasters and climate change? Today, there is little clarity about their inter-relationship. ARTHUR WYNS debunks three common misconceptions and offers a fresh perspective to frame the subject of 'climate migration'
Problem to opportunity: migration in times of climate change Arthur Wyns | 30th May 2018 Comment Climate Change Migration Displacement Climate Refugees Environment Climate Adaptation prm5.jpg How do …
Women human rights defenders (WHRDs) and land defenders are experiencing an increase in violence against those opposing environmental devastation. OSPREY ORIELLE LAKE and EMILY ARASIM from Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International spoke with Alice Harrison of Global Witness and María San Martín of Frontline Defenders
An International Women's Day call to defend the defenders Osprey Orielle Lake Emily Arasim | 8th March 2018 Comment WECAN Global Witness Frontline Defenders WHRD graffiti-1420446_1280.jpg Women human …
The effect of hunting on the Amazon rainforest's ecosystem may not be as devastating as previously thought, according to a new study by the University of Connecticut and the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation and Research. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
Researchers shed new light on how hunting impacts the Amazon rainforest's ecosystem Brendan Montague | 22nd February 2018 News Amazon Rainforest Hunting Journal Of Ecology British Ecological Society. …
Food scarcity is an issue that affects people around the world. Developing countries often struggle the most with food scarcity, but sustainable farming techniques could change their food system and lead to economic development and environmental protection. EMILY FOLK investigates
How sustainable food production can change developing countries Emily Folk | 12th June 2018 Comment Sustainable Agriculture Rural farming Food scarcity is an issue that affects people around the …
Friends of the Earth has launched a legal challenge in the High Court arguing that the government's National Policy Statement for Heathrow Airport fails to address climate change. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Heathrow expansion challenge taken to High Court by Friends of the Earth Marianne Brooker | 9th August 2018 News Friends Of The Earth Heathrow Airport 3666970579_5bbf6f292a_b.jpg Friends of the Earth …