Want to see a new city and get fit at the same time? Then try doing it by bike...
Top 10…Euro cities to cycle Ruth Styles | 7th March 2011 Ethical Living Cycling Green Living Conservation Paris Travel Eco-tourism London Copenhagen Amsterdam Barcelona Rome Lyon Basel Trondheim …
Mark Anslow explains why the Government’s bottom line is trumping our most efficient form of transport
Coach travel: why we need to get onboard Mark Anslow | 11th March 2009 News Transport Efficient Coaches Buses Travel Fuel Society OntheBuses_MAIN.jpg Mark Anslow explains why the Government’s bottom …
Greener than cars and healthier than the tube, the ‘e-bike’ looks set to become one of 2012’s top travel trends
Pedal power: how ‘e-bikes’ are changing the way we commute Ben Martin | 1st March 2012 Ethical Living Cycling Electric Bikes E-bikes AXcess 50cycle Travel Commuting Public Transport Cycle Safe …
Green Tourism Week 2011 has arrived, so Jeff Holman took a look what's going on
Five ways to get involved in Green Tourism Week Jeff Holman | 9th June 2011 Ethical Living Green Tourism Week Travel Ireland UK Society kerry.jpg Green Tourism Week 2011 has arrived, so Jeff Holman …
Are SUVs a crime against civilisation, or paragons of efficiency? Are they ugly, arrogant and antisocial, or bright, beautiful and mobile? And do the polar passions they arouse pit the politics of envy against the Americanisation of British culture? Paul Kingsnorth and Michael Harvey discuss
… you say. Then maybe I’m not alone. Sales of bicycles, by the way, are apparently booming. …
With human beings about to become a predominantly urban species, Dan Box asks whether cities can ever be sustainable.
Greening Cities Dan Box | 1st April 2003 News Sustainable Cities Urbanization China Copenhagen Brazil Population Energy Conservation Community Society Local Economies Community Population Carbon …
In an exclusive extract from Wild Swimming, author Daniel Start looks back at his best-ever wild dips
Best of British: the three spots you have to swim in Daniel Start | 8th September 2011 Ethical Living Wild Swimming Herefordshire Hampshire Scotland Travel Natural World holding.jpg In an exclusive …
The carbon footprint produced by travel doesn’t evaporate at the airport - hotels are big energy consumers, polluters and carbon emitters too. The Ecologist looks into hotel chain Hyatt's efforts to go green
Behind the Brand: Hyatt Hotels Peter Salisbury | 16th November 2011 Ethical Living Travel Hotels Hyatt Behind The Brand Society Carbon Emissions Pollution Sustainability holding.jpg The carbon …
Volunteering holidays aren't just for bored teenagers. As Christine Ottery found out, there are plenty of ways to see the UK and do your bit at the same time
Ten of the best... British volunteering holidays Christine Ottery | 21st October 2011 Ethical Living Volunteering Travel Conservation Scotland UK England Beaches Wildlife holding.jpg Volunteering …
Cutting edge architecture, miles of cycle routes and green spaces galore have made the Danish capital a hotspot for green travellers. Ruth Styles packed her bags for a weekend in Europe’s greenest capital city
Copenhagen: Europe's coolest green city Ruth Styles | 16th February 2011 Ethical Living Copenhagen Travel Fashion Noma Nimb Segway Weekend Breaks nyhavn-in-evening-sunlight_2.jpg Cutting edge …
Architectural gems, stunning beaches and locally produced delicacies combine to remind Jeff Holman why Barcelona on foot is worth the hike
The walker’s guide to Barcelona Jeff Holman | 6th July 2011 Ethical Living Travel Barcelona Las Ramblas Lorca Gaudi holding.jpg Architectural gems, stunning beaches and locally produced delicacies …
A host of communal vegetable gardens are springing up in the concrete heart of East London. Ben Willis meets the woman coaxing life from the urban jungle
CASE STUDY: growing fruit and veg in the city Ben Willis | 3rd March 2009 Activism Food And Gardening Case Study Network Hackney Communal Vegetable Garden Farm East London Sustainable Community …
Economist Herman E Daly argues that our future depends on a new economic model, one that needs to be defined by the dynamic balance – the steady state – of the natural world upon which it depends.
… may supplant factory farms, the proportion of bicycles to hummers may increase, and …