In the second of a series of four blogs Clare Kendall discovers that fuel consumption by boat-dwellers is comparatively low and that energy is often more accessible than it is for those of us who live in buildings.......
… 2013 Comment Energy Consumption Green Living Boats narrowboat.jpg Boat dwellers often take … boat-dwellers frequently do' ". Most narrow boats have two main methods of heating. …
In the first of a series of four blogs Clare Kendall examines the interactions between the boat dweller and the substance that keeps them afloat.....
… over 15,000 people in the UK were living on boats. Almost a decade later and our seemingly … get onto the property ladder are opting for boats instead. What isn't written about so …
The US authorities have allowed Formosa Plastics and other chemicals corporations to poison the waterways of the Texas Gulf Coast for decades. When local shrimp-boat operator Diane Wilson found out what was going on she single-handedly set about forcing Formosa to clean up its act.
… Wilson | 1st October 2004 News EPA Shrimp Boats Fisherman Industrial Pollution Plastic … all they wanted to do was escape on their boats. I went out and formed an environmental … There was a shooting, and then houses burned, boats burned. Then the Ku Klux Klan tried to …
The illicit supply of clams, cockles and oysters could spark a serious outbreak of food poisoning from E.coli, novovirus or salmonella. But gangmasters are cashing in on the lucrative trade. Andrew Wasley reports
… and, using spades – or in some cases small boats fitted with dredging equipment – extract … poachers work either alone or in pairs using boats to 'fish in tight circles and use water … There's currently between 15 and 18 boats licensed to harvest shellfish in the …
Want to mix a little conservation with your holiday? Volunteering on Skomer Island, a haven for seabirds and nature lovers, is a rewarding experience says Eifion Rees
Secret getaway: Skomer Island Eifion Rees | 17th September 2009 Ethical Living Green Living Natural World Wildlife Conservation Holidays Skomer Island skmoer-ariel-view.jpg Skomer Island: 'you can …
Ewan continues his journey by ferry from China to Japan but is still unsure if he's taken the most eco-friendly option
Travelling to Japan by sea Ewan Kingston | 9th September 2009 Comment Green Living Japan Carbon Emissions Ferry Airplanes Karoake ewankingston.jpg Ewan continues his journey by ferry from China to …
Henry/Bragg’s groundbreaking ‘Blooming Britain’ exhibition switches the focus from the slick professionals of Chelsea to the enthusiastic amateur gardeners found in every corner of the UK
… as it’s these amateurs and their gardens – boats in Essex, hanging baskets in Manchester …
Antibiotics have saved countless millions of lives since the 1930s, but their power is failing due to their massive use in factory farming, horticulture, aquaculture and industry, says a new report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Antibiotics. We must stop all inessential uses of antibiotics, or face a future where we risk death from minor injuries and routine surgery.
… on boat hulls. Having been banned on boats shorter than 25m, some boat owners have …
Thousands of miles by train, coach, bus, boat and foot and, at the last hurdle, Ewan finds that there's no way to cross the Tasman Sea except on metal wings...
I failed. I caught a plane Ewan Kingston | 3rd February 2010 Comment Green Living Travel Flying Aviation Tourism boardplane.jpg Thousands of miles by train, coach, bus, boat and foot and, at the last …
From shrinking seas to devastated rainforests, a new app, Fragile Earth, is helping to chart humanity’s trail of destruction while challenging us to do something about it
PHOTO GALLERY: Fragile Earth app Ruth Styles | 25th April 2012 Ethical Living Fragile Planet Apps Explore Travel Green Living Climate Change Deforestation Global Warming 012b-winter.jpg From …
Matt Mellen joined a growing number of Westerners seeking therapy with Ayahuasca, the Amazonian 'miracle medicine' for mind, body and soul. He emerged transformed, a happier version of ... himself.
Healing in the jungle Matt Mellen | 1st March 2014 Ethical Living Health Spirit Forests Indigenous Peoples aya-roundhouse.png Matt Mellen joined a growing number of Westerners seeking therapy with …
He’s been a charity fundraiser and is now a fully-fledged adventurer. But is ‘Best Job in the World’s’ Ben Southall about to add eco-warrior to his CV? Ruth Styles met him to find out
… water, and setting down rules for anchoring boats so the coral doesn't get damaged. People …
Brazil's Ilha de Queimada Grande is the only home of one of the world's deadliest, and most endangered, snakes, writes Natasha Geiling. Just the place for Brazil's disgraced football team to escape the wrath of furious fans, if they can only get a permit ...
Great snakes! Football fans, explore at your peril Natasha Geiling | 15th July 2014 Comment Brazil Reptiles Health Natural World snake-island-cut.jpg Brazil's Ilha de Queimada Grande is the only home …
As the world’s most respected environmental affairs magazine, the Ecologist has always embraced change. That is why as of June we will be relaunching online. This change means we can reach a much wider audience, and provide them with better quality, more up to date news and analysis, as well as substantially reducing our own environmental footprint.
Ecologist magazine to relaunch as online brand The Ecologist | 8th April 2009 Comment Teddy Goldsmith Zac Goldsmith Ecologist Magazine Relaunch Relaunch Online Online Brand Zac Goldsmith Edward …
Working up to his departure for the Carteret Islands to report on the world's first officially recognised climate change refugees, Dan Box considers how travel insurance takes on a whole new meaning...
… telephones. There are no flights, nor regular boats to the next biggest island ( Buka ), let …
Following last winter's severe flooding in SW England, the Government has refused to assess how badly badgers suffered - even though local populations could have crashed. If the cull goes ahead, badgers could be wiped out of some areas altogether.
Cull could put flood-struck badgers 'at risk of local extinction' The Ecologist | 2nd June 2014 News UK Badgers Natural World Health Water Flooding badger-floods-cut.jpg Following last winter's …
Africa's car battery recycling industry is anything but green, write Desirée García & Javier Marín on African Environment Day. Toxic emissions from the re-smelting of lead from old batteries is poisoning workers and nearby communities. And among the buyers of the lead are EU car companies, apparently indifferent to the death, disease and contamination they are financing.
… these batteries are also used for fishing boats and the burgeoning solar and winding …
Seaweed, carrot flower and locally caught fish were all on the menu during Kate Eshelby’s gastronomic tour of the Scillies
See weed and eat it: a foraging break on the Scilly Isles Kate Eshelby | 23rd February 2012 Ethical Living Foraging Travel Green Living Society Scilly Islands Cornwall UK England Beaches Seaside Food …
John Francis spent 17 years walking... in silence. His pilgrimage is testament to the fact that you don't have to speak to be heard and that the tools to combat global warming are in all our hands.
CASE STUDY: protesting without making a sound Jonathan Rowe | 6th April 2009 Activism Campaigning Case Study Walk Planetwalker John Francis Communication Protest Green Lifestyle Green Living Society …
Though it was slow, choppy, wet and tiring, Ewan looks back on his wind-powered crossing to Australia as an experience worth every minute
Bali to Australia by catamaran Ewan Kingston | 18th December 2009 Comment Green Living Travel Sustainability Flying catamaran.jpg Though it was slow, choppy, wet and tiring, Ewan looks back on his …