Over two-thirds of young people are experiencing eco-anxiety as green group launch campaign to turn anxiety into action.
… Eco-anxiety and climate action Brendan Montague | 21st January 2020 News Eco-anxiety Mental Health Young People Climate … two-thirds of young people are experiencing eco-anxiety as green group launch campaign to …
Whether you're after an locally reared turkey or a handmade ethical gift, a festive fair is where you'll find them. The Ecologist has the lowdown on Europe's best Christmas markets
… a festive fair is where you'll find them. The Ecologist has the lowdown on Europe's best … troubled history, Christmas markets have now become so popular that you’re likely to find … was held in Dresen but while many have become commercial shebangs chock full of tacky …
With no harmful ingredients and no packaging to recycle, DIY make-up is definitely good for the planet. The big question though, is does it do the job?
… you swapping one bad choice for another? The Ecologist's Sophie Laggan put DIY make-up to … READ MORE... GREEN LIVING Five of the best…eco friendly shampoos All are surfactant, … pollutant and paraben free but which eco shampoo is best? Ruth Styles put them to …
A quick guide on what you can do to get your writing read more widely.
… Planting a seed - growing an eco-chamber Alessio Perrone Brendan Montague | … a network. We are part of a much wider ecosystem that includes natural … charities. The audience for The Ecologist is blooming. We now have 200,000 …
With bricks and mortar proving environmentally unsustainable, a dearth of affordable housing available, and charity Shelter maintaining that homelessness persists, could shipping containers be a solution?
… people could be homeless by Christmas, an eco-friendly solution to the housing problem … is green living. READ MORE... GREEN LIVING Eco lighting: a buyer’s guide As the days … all worth it? In the final installment of her ecorefurb diary, Sue Wheat takes a …
Certification is expensive and monitoring of ingredients can be difficult so it can be hard for consumers to make an informed choice about wine. Sophie Laggan takes a look at the options
… Ethical Living Wine Organic Biodynamic Green Eco-friendly Booze Food And Drink Alcohol … takes a look at the options ‘We have over 250 eco-labels and over 50 product stewardship … tillage and inappropriate irrigation are becoming more common and erosion more frequent. …
So the love of your life went all vegan during Veganuary. And now there is just a week until you have to present them with the best of vegan gifts. But don't fear. The Ecologist is here! BRENDAN MONTAGUE breakfasts on a huge range of the best teas, chocolates and gins so you don't have to...
… the best of vegan gifts. But don't fear. The Ecologist is here! BRENDAN MONTAGUE breakfasts … first is a mother of two from Devon and the second is studying a PhD in romantic literature … first tester says: “They are delicious.” Our second tester days: “It would make a perfect …
Frankincense and myrrh are prized for their fabulous scent and are an essential ingredient in beauty products. But with 90 per cent of the global supply originating in war-torn Somalia, just how ethical can they really be?
… and its close relative, myrrh, has become synonymous with Christmas. Along with … with resinous frankincense and myrrh trees becoming ever more rare, is there anything eco-friendly about frankincense Christmas …
New project in Ireland to monitor sound pollution impacts on whales, dolphins and porpoise.
… - has been attached to the buoy and will record whale species in real-time and train … Ireland. Emer Keaveney is a marine mammal ecologist at the Ocean Research & Conservation … ships, pleasure boats, speedboats and eco-tour operators has created a significant …
Although controversial amongst advocates of mainstream medicine, herbs and spices can help keep us healthy, says Sophie Laggan
… cough remedies. Sage: Herbalist Jackie Day recommends mixing an infusion of sage leaves … plants. READ MORE... GREEN LIVING Eco beauty heroes 2011 From the brands making …
Eco-activists demonstrate outside ExxonMobil’s HQ to demand end to oil production and greenwashing.
… Exxonmobil Extinction Rebellion XR x Exxon Eco-activists demonstrate outside ExxonMobil’s … people want urgent action on the climate and ecological emergency.” Extinction Rebellion … MPs and the government back the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill and set up a …
New online tool compares the sustainability of each major UK city.
… has been named and shamed as the least eco-friendly, a new study has revealed. The … is still flourishing. Edinburgh took the second spot, mainly due to the large areas of … city. Another Scottish city – Glasgow – came second in this category, with 32 hectares. At …
Extinction Rebellion hits the financial district - echoing Occupy London protests that began in 2011 and lasted months.
… at Parliament Square and Marble Arch. Ecological destruction Members of Extinction … is responsible for funding climate and ecological destruction and we are calling on … action to address the climate emergency." Eco-protesters have been urging the Government …
Rebecca is an ordinary woman with extraordinary ambitions, inspiring people all over the world and making 'Shift Happen' through her charity that creates free educational films
… | 20th December 2011 Activism Politics And Economics Society Paradigm Shift Video … get out on bail and disappear with no legal recourse for the women, and girls, held against … READ MORE... HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Ecologist guide to video activism The video …
President Donald Trump wants to pull out of the Paris Agreement. But this is business as usual - George W Bush pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol.
… if the international Kyoto Agreement was not economically favourable for America. Bush’s … memo to persuade Bush not to align with the “eco-extremism” of those who saw carbon dioxide … Author Brendan Montague is editor of The Ecologist, founder of Request Initiative and …
An interview with Friends of the Earth’s Kierra Box.
… The fundamental driver for the current ecological crisis - and indeed for Brexit - is the illusion that economic growth is vital to national … simply not true. Box argues that support for economic growth made sense in a previous era, …
XR activists and readers of The Ecologist argue campaign should tackle capitalism and big business while acting locally and engaging with students.
… What next for XR? Ecologist readers share expertise Brendan … XR activists and readers of The Ecologist argue campaign should tackle … advice from more than 50 subscribers to The Ecologist newsletter who responded to the …
Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the Labour party, today called for a new democratically controlled, localised energy system to deliver a transition to a low carbon economy and help prevent climate change. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports
… to deliver a transition to a low carbon economy and help prevent climate change. … Labour party that came to power after the Second World War in 1945 to establish the … us to radically shift the way we organise our economy. In 1945, elected to govern a country …
Fakenomics: This is the story of how John Blundell - close friend to US oil billionaires - challenged the young Roger Bate to set up the climate denying 'Environment Unit' inside free-market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs. BRENDAN MONTAGUE investigates
… 2018 Comment Fakenomics Institute Of Economic Affairs John Blundell Linda Whetstone … free-market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs. BRENDAN MONTAGUE … the free-market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) in Lord North Street …
The Queen Alexandra's Birdwing - or Ornithoptera alexandrae - is the world's largest and most spectacular butterfly. But it is under threat from encroaching agriculture and logging. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports on a new initiative designed to save the beautiful insect from extinction
… trade, despite having been officially recognised as under threat for more than four … behind the UK-based SBBT. Save whole ecosystems He added: “It will also make a … community by enabling them to be part of the ecological project. This way, the local …
Ecological restoration and 'microbiome rewilding' could have significant health benefits for humans.
… Walking ecosystems Brendan Montague | 21st December 2018 News Ecosystems Microbiome Rewilding Green … Ecological restoration and 'microbiome … you ever thought of yourself as a walking ecosystem, comprising trillions of symbiotic …
Books from campaigner Jonathan Neale, economist Ann Pettifor and activist Chris Saltmarsh chart a course for effective climate policy.
… Books from campaigner Jonathan Neale, economist Ann Pettifor and activist Chris … changing the minds of the powerful has to be recognised at this point as a colossal failure. … leaders kept to policy based on neoliberal economics. There is now so much carbon in the …
Established in 1994 in response to Michael Howards' draconian Criminal Justice Act targeting activists, the Brighton-based SchNEWS has become integral to the UK - and global - protest movement, say Richard Purssell & Jan Goodey
… activists, the Brighton-based SchNEWS has become integral to the UK - and global - … - see below), SchNEWS has gone on to become a permanent fixture in the alt-media … and presentation which would be instantly recognisable to William Cobbett and probably …