From food to fun, we've got the skinny on how to make this year's festivities the greenest ever
… The Ecologist guide to greening Christmas Ruth Styles | 1st November 2011 Ethical Living Christmas Eco Xmas Guide Food Gifts … annual spending and feasting frenzy that is Christmas. But the annual festive jamboree is …
Wolves in Idaho can forget their dreams of chasing Santa's reindeer. All they can look forward to this Christmas is a hail of bullets from hunters, some as young as 10, joining in the state's 1st Annual Predator Derby.
… Idaho's Christmas wolf and coyote hunt The Ecologist | … reindeer. All they can look forward to this Christmas is a hail of bullets from hunters, … to team up with your son or daughter during Christmas break and spend some quality time in …
The Russian Parliament has today granted amnesty to the Arctic 30. The Duma voted 446-0 in favour of the Kremlin-backed amendment that extends an Amnesty Act to those charged with hooliganism.
… Christmas amnesty for Arctic 30, Pussy Riot … This may even be in time to enjoy Christmas at home. Peter Willcox, Captain of …
The harvest might be in full swing but, say Ruth Styles and Robert Phillips, if you want the bounty to continue into December, now is the time to start planning your winter vegetable garden
… straight from your garden on the table for Christmas dinner. Choose early or second early … you’ll be harvesting anything sown now by Christmas and it will keep going all the way … available, including snowdrops and heather. Christmas Rose: While we can't guarantee the …
With the big day just around the corner, Ruth Styles says it’s time to give Valentine's Day a green-over
… are sent each year; second in number only to Christmas. Predictably, many of these end up … Flowers and Plants Association , Snowdrops, Christmas Roses and Michaelmas Daisies are all …
Pristine wilderness and eco-friendly lodges have made the Kwandwe Reserve a key stop on South Africa's Garden Route. Ruth Styles went to visit
… CONTENT Subscribe to the Ecologist this Christmas and choose a free gift worth over … eco companies to bring you a fabulous Christmas treat! Everyone loves to get something extra-special at Christmas, so this year we are giving you a …
Funmi Odulate, vintage guru, says that vintage clothing has something for everyone. It's fun, green and shouldn't have your bank manager on the phone. Possibly...
… a car boot sale every day of the year, except Christmas,’ says Funmi. Less well known is the …
The battle against coal mining by Mountain Top Removal has been fought by the people of Appalachia over generations. The campaigners' target is now Swiss bank UBS, the main financier of the destruction.
… the remaining eight will be held in jail over Christmas. Mountaintop removal (MTR) is an …
Spring might have sprung but that doesn’t mean you have to rush out and buy a whole new wardrobe. Our experts explain how to get a new look without harming the planet
… wardrobe today, they’ll still look fresh at Christmas. Alternatively, invest in perennial …
Nearly a year ago at the height of the UK floods, tragedy struck an ordinary family in Surrey as toxic gas from a nearby landfill site killed a 7-year old boy, Zane. Now the authorities appear determined to exculpate the source of the poison - an old landfill site - even as they prepare for a massive increase in hazardous waste from fracking.
… Talk Fracking gave the Government some Christmas reading in the form of scientific …
Entomologist and journalist Richard Jones never fails to entertain, amuse and educate where bugs are concerned and Extreme Insects is no exception; even when, quivers Ruth Styles, you’re scared of them
… bugs, this book should be at the top of your Christmas gift list. If you don’t, try picking …
During the past decade or so, international trade agreements have been dramatically expanded to encompass affairs that had always previously been strictly matters of domestic concern.
… government, which used the money to pay Christmas bonuses. Fougerousse did not deny …
From biodynamic farming methods to persuading people to give English wine another try, the Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard's Roy Cook is transforming the British wine industry
… drink, stick to organic beer and wine this Christmas, says Pat Thomas GREEN LIVING How to …
From the brands making strides towards reducing packaging to the nail polishes made without toxins, Green Living Editor Ruth Styles salutes the beauty brands who have gone further for the planet this year
… right now: if you put only one thing on your Christmas list this year, this should be it. …