Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, responds to the Ecologist June 2007 article 'Silenced witness’ in the July/August 2007 letters page
… Environment Agency letter in response to June … article 18th February 2011 News Barbara Young Environment Agency Brofiscin Monsanto Monsanto … out.jpg Barbara Young, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, responds to the Ecologist …
Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and Veolia liable for clean up after thousands of tonnes of cancer-causing chemicals - including PCBs, dioxins and Agent Orange derivatives - dumped in Welsh quarry
… Dioxins Brofiscin Bp investigates.jpg The Environment Agency had previously been … for the pollution at the Brofiscin quarry Environment Agency finds Monsanto, BP and … ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS CLICK HERE The Environment Agency took over responsibility …
Sugar can be produced from both sugar beet and sugarcane. Sugarcane production is of particular concern in terms of environmental degradation and human rights abuses, reports William McLennan
… but is increasingly linked to a host of environmental and social impacts Sugar can be … is of particular concern in terms of environmental degradation and human rights abuses, reports William McLennan Environment The cultivation of sugarcane …
The planned closure of the BBC Wildlife Fund represents the premature end of a model for how wildlife film-making can support conservation of the very environments it documents, says Rob St John
… can support conservation of the very environments it documents, says Rob St John It … in 2007 to gather donations to conserve the environments made famous by its wildlife … discussing their value in both economic and environmental terms. The arguments are likely …
Matilda Lee talks exclusively to the head of WWF Brazil about controversial beef and soya production, the REDD mechanism and deforestation, as well as the wider environmental challenges facing the emerging economic powerhouse
… and deforestation, as well as the wider environmental challenges facing the emerging … as the Lula government. That means that the environment is a priority but not as strongly … for new, big infrastructure works. The environment is not perceived as something that …
Welsh environment secretary Jane Davidson says approval for renewable power projects is being unnecessarily delayed, and indicates Welsh Assembly would support a replacement nuclear facility at Anglesey
… from renewable sources by 2025 Welsh environment secretary Jane Davidson says … back by Westminster, according to the Welsh environment minister. In an interview with the … ambitions In an exclusive interview Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson tells Tom …
The Environmental Investigation Agency and BBC Panorama use GPS to prove British electronic waste is being exported to poor African nations where it threatens the environment and human health. Andrew Wasley reports
… Andrew Wasley | 14th May 2011 News E-waste Environmental Investigation Agency Pollution … collecting e-waste in Ghana (Photo: EIA) The Environmental Investigation Agency and BBC … poor African nations where it threatens the environment and human health. Andrew Wasley …
In an exclusive interview Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson tells Tom Levitt why she won't be opposing new nuclear power or selling off any forests... and why she wants to end Westminister's control over renewable energy
… Jane Davidson, Welsh Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing In an exclusive interview Welsh environment minister Jane Davidson tells Tom … sure there is a greater weight attached to environmental considerations. I think it is …
A web of environmental, economic and social forces have shaped UK landscapes for years. Environmental awareness has slowed encroachment on natural areas, but serious threats persist. Is it time for a fresh approach?
… Investigations dscf0021-resized.jpg A web of environmental, economic and social forces have shaped UK landscapes for years. Environmental awareness has slowed … prefer not to make a distinction between environments termed "wilderness" and those …
More robust enforcement of laws designed to tackle the growing problem of e-waste is urgently needed, says Anja ffrench of Computer Aid, along with improved management of electrical waste by governments
… profit, but the actual cost is borne by the environment and the people who disassemble the … within, so as to avoid significant health and environmental damage. In the UK we have had … the WEEE legislation in place since 2007. The Environment Agency, who are responsible for …
The high price of gold has sent thousands into the informal mining sector and exposed workers and the environment to the devastating effects of mercury poisoning
… mining sector and exposed workers and the environment to the devastating effects of … capital. Most of it is then released into the environment, with 70 per cent of it usually … vulnerable, says Abiola Olanipekun, Chief Environmental Scientist at Nigeria’s Ministry …
In an exclusive extract from her new book - Naked Fashion - the People Tree founder looks at the environmental damage caused by modern fashion – and sketches out a radical new way forward
… - the People Tree founder looks at the environmental damage caused by modern fashion … difference at the other end of the chain. The environmental impact of fashion is something … us all. What’s clear is that fashion’s environmental footprint at the moment is …
<strong>UKWIN represents more than 85 anti-incineration groups in the UK and advocates more sustainable approaches to waste management. Compared to incineration, recycling and re-use are cheaper, more flexible and better for both the environment and the economy.
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… more flexible and better for both the environment and the economy. </strong> United … of incineration does not reflect its true environmental cost. Many existing and proposed … that in reality are better for the environment. Incinerators are often justified …
Forty years ago this month, Professor Henry A. Schroeder wrote Trace Elements in the Environment, about the dangers of toxic metals in the air, food and water that humans expose themselves to
… The Ecologist May 1971: Trace Elements in the Environment The Ecologist | 3rd May 2011 Other … A. Schroeder wrote Trace Elements in the Environment, about the dangers of toxic metals …
Human rights violations have been reported at plantations in virtually all major tea producing countries, while tea growing itself has a profound effect on the local environment. William McLennan reports
… Environmental damage and human rights abuses … itself has a profound effect on the local environment. William McLennan reports Tea is … have a profound effect on the local environment. Labour conditions Tea …
As global climate talks stall, calls for more trials of ideas to alter the world's climate known as 'geoengineering' are likely to grow
… Critics say meddling further with the environment could have manifold unforeseen, … to the climate crisis. More than 160 environmental groups wrote an open letter to … acceptance that manipulation of the natural environment had some part to play in dealing …
Processed food is becoming a national favourite but canned sandwiches, cheese that stays fresh for years and ready meals high in salt, sugar and fat come with a worrying health and ecological footprint, reports Sarah Lewis-Hammond
… sandwiches could be bad for health and the environment Sarah Lewis-Hammond | 4th August … increasingly linked to a range of health and environmental problems Processed food is … connecting processed food with poor health or environmental degradation. This isn't because …
Conservation isn’t just for NGOs and governments says IUCN Deputy Director of Global Species, Jean-Christophe Vié: it’s something we all need to work on. Henry Gass met him to find out more
… education, [fight] poverty, and [save the] environment in one go: preserving the environment is one means of achieving all … other objectives. We need to stop seeing the environment as something you do basically if …
Environment secretary says farmers will be allowed to kill badgers if pilot schemes confirm shooting is humane and effective
… plan to cull badgers Fiona Harvey guardian environment correspondent | 19th July 2011 … the likely success of any cull is disputed Environment secretary says farmers will be … lunchtime on Tuesday in parliament, when the environment secretary told MPs she was …
The political future of the Arab world's largest country could look brighter following the recent uprising in Tahrir Square and beyond. But the country faces an ecological catastrophe - much of it tourism related - reports Joseph Mayton from Cairo
… Egypt faces 'environmental crisis' following ousting of … it quickly becomes apparent that Egypt has an environmental problem on its hands. Plastic … would be pristine sands on the Red Sea coast. Environmental groups in the country have long …
The clean-up of contaminated land earmarked for 380 homes in Cambridgeshire has been 'watered down', according to campaigners, fuelling fears over the potential health impacts of toxic chemicals underground. Tom Antebi reports
… model, known as ConSim, developed by the Environment Agency, and used by clean-up … The joint response from the Council, the Environment Agency, the HPA and NHS Cambridgeshire told Hauxair that ‘the environmental monitoring data provided to the …
Forty years ago this month F.N. Steele wrote about Britain’s water shortage and about the importance of addressing its causes immediately
… Years Ago Shortage Drought Britain Waterwise Environment Agency Irrigation Hosepipe Ban … using 55 gallons a day. According to the Environment Agency, the average Londoner used … conditions driving up food prices, but the Environment Agency is already limiting the …
How a rejection by the Nobel Committee spurred Jakob von Uexkull to create the Right Livelihood Award celebrating the solutions helping to ensure a healthy planet and people
… for common principles to help preserve the environment. The biggest was of course the … to challenge the view on development and environmental threats. I thought there needed … and suggested these two awards - for environment and human development. 'So that …
US officials are beginning to take a greater interest in the reported links between the exposure to environmental chemicals, like Bisphenol A, with the development of diabetes and obesity
… William McLennan | 22nd March 2011 News Environmental Chemicals Diabetes Obesity … in the reported links between the exposure to environmental chemicals, like Bisphenol A, … has been exploring the possibility that environmental pollution could cause both …