Every page of every issue of the Ecologist from 1970 - 1999 available for everyone to read
Ecologist archive 1970- 1999 10th January 2014 News Ecologist Archive Archive Archive_261.jpg Every page of every issue of the Ecologist from 1970 - 1999 available for everyone to read The Ecologist …
Scientists in the US have established that chemicals used in fracking to extract gas and oil could represent health and environmental hazards, writes Tim Radford. Among the greatest hazards: biocides and corrosion inhibitors.
Health alert - fracking’s chemical cocktails Tim Radford | 21st August 2014 News Fracking Fossil Fuels Toxics USA fracking-well-cut.jpg Scientists in the US have established that chemicals used in …
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has been sharply reduced in recent years, writes Alex Kirby. But analysts say that palm oil and other cash crops are set for a major expansion, while high demand for beef, and administrative chaos, may undermine efforts to reform the ranching sector.
Palm oil - the new threat to the Amazon Alex Kirby | 20th October 2014 News Brazil Amazon Farming Trade amazon-road-cattle-flat.jpg Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has been sharply reduced in …
Rising temperatures in the Arctic are reaching further south to the lakes and forests of Finland, writes Alex Kirby. But the warming is not affecting summer temperatures - it's concentrated into the colder months, causing a shorter, less severe winter.
Rapid Arctic warming is spreading south Alex Kirby | 26th December 2014 News Climate Change Finland Arctic finland-lake-cut.jpg Rising temperatures in the Arctic are reaching further south to the …
The impact of fracking on communities and ecosystems demands a complete rethink of the human relationship with nature, writes Shannon Biggs. Nature has rights - and this must be reflected in our laws.
Welcome to 'frackland': does a river have the right not to be polluted? Shannon Biggs | 7th February 2014 Comment Fracking Fossil Fuels Ecocide Law marcellus-shale.png The impact of fracking on …
Published in Nature today, a new cattle herd model shows how bTB infects cattle and how to halt its spread, writes Matt Keeling. Most effective is the slaughter of entire herds with even a single TB infection detected. Culling badgers has very little impact.
Culling badgers is no way to stop the spread of bovine TB Matt Keeling | 3rd July 2014 News Badgers Health Farming UK Science btb-graph-cut.jpg Published in Nature today, a new cattle herd model …
Polish PM Donald Tusk is using the Ukraine crisis as a pretext to revive the EU's fossil fuel industries. His proposals spell disaster for EU emissions targets and the wider environment, writes Mark Siddi. Europe's energy future must be efficient and renewable!
Poland's 'EU energy union' plan: an attempt to revive Europe's filthiest fuels Mark Siddi | 9th July 2014 Comment Poland EU Coal Fracking Fossil Fuels Climate Change Politics Ukraine …
The new Manchester Airport Enterprise Zone is causing the piecemeal environmental destruction of Green Belt countryside, reports Rose Bridger - all sacrificed to an archaic vision of fossil-powered economic growth.
Manchester Airport - the concrete shadow spreads Rose Bridger | 22nd February 2014 News Aviation Climate Change UK Politics maez-car-park.png The new Manchester Airport Enterprise Zone is causing the …
Ecuador's state oil company PetroAmazonas has, in secret, built a road deep into the heart of the world-famous Yasuni National Park in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, writes David Hill - violating promises and threatening uncontacted indigenous tribes.
Ecuador: oil company has built 'secret' road deep into Yasuni National Park David Hill | 6th June 2014 News Transport Ecuador Amazon Oil Indigenous Peoples Forests up-to-60m-wide-cut.jpg Ecuador's …
A study published today in Nature shows a strong correlation between concentrations of a popular neonicotinoid pesticide in water, and bird declines, writes Helen Thompson. Regulators are under pressure to tighten up, but the industry still claims there's 'no substantiated evidence'.
It's not just the bees! 'Neonic' pesticides linked to bird declines Helen Thompson | 17th July 2014 News Ecology Toxics Farming Natural World Birds barn-swallow-chicks-cut.jpg A study published today …
Small-scale fishing communities are key to any transition towards an ecologically and socially just food regime. But backed by the World Bank, powerful corporate interests are seizing their fish, seas and shores in the name of 'sustainability'. A revolution of the poor is needed to rebuild food sovereignty - and restore the oceans to the global commons.
Ocean grabbing: a new wave of 21st century enclosures Nick Buxton Carsten Pedersen Mads Christian Barbesgaard | 20th October 2014 News Oceans Food Fishing Corporations …
A mysterious Hong Kong company has won the concession to build a $40 billion canal through Nicaragua, duplicating the Panama Canal. Jorge Huete-Perez warns that it threatens human and ecological devastation, all for scant benefit to the country.
Nicaragua Canal will destroy rainforests, communities and wildlife Jorge Huete-Perez | 21st February 2014 News Forest Nicaragua Central America lake-nicaragua-sunset.png A mysterious Hong Kong …
Plans to crack down on endocrine disruptors and illegal timber were buried by the outgoing President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso and his secretary-general Catherine Day - while undermining action on climate, renewables and energy efficiency.
Exposed: Barroso's EU anti-environment crusade EuroActiv | 5th August 2014 News EU Climate Change Renewables Toxics Energy UK Forests barroso-europarl-cut.jpg Plans to crack down on endocrine …
Amazon tribes in Peru's rainforest are at risk of 'massive deaths' from new diseases to which they lack immunity, gas company Pluspetrol admits - as it tries to expand its Camisea gas project into a Reserve for isolated indigenous people.
Gas company: Amazon tribes vulnerable to 'massive deaths' David Hill | 20th January 2014 News Indigenous Peoples Amazon Peru Fossil Fuels Gas Energy camisea-nanti.png Amazon tribes in Peru's …
A year ago Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, struck central Philippines leaving tens of thousands of people dead and missing, millions homeless and livelihoods destroyed. Today climate-affected communities worldwide are demanding change.
A year after Typhoon Haiyan, we demand climate justice The Undersigned | 8th November 2014 Activism Climate Change Philippines Economics haiyan-aftermath-cut.jpg A year ago Typhoon Haiyan, one of the …
Today on World Fisheries Day, fisher peoples and their allies are taking to the streets and beaches to fight against ocean grabbing in all its forms - including Marine Protected Areas imposed without consultation that rob and criminalise local communities and benefit only privileged outsiders.
Marine Protected Areas in South Africa - ocean grabbing by another name Mads Barbesgaard Carsten Pedersen Timothé Feodoroff | 21st November 2014 News Oceans Land Grabs Fishing Africa South Africa …
A new study shows a strong link between exposure to the pesticide DDT and Alzheimer's dementia. Sophie Morlin-Yron reports.
DDT link to Alzheimers Sophie Morlin-Yron | 29th January 2014 News Pesticides Farming Health ddt-is-good-for-me.png A new study shows a strong link between exposure to the pesticide DDT and …
With supermarket milk cheaper than spring water, it's time to rethink the modern dairy industry. It's not just the milk that's become a throwaway product - the high-octane Holstein cows that produce it are also in the knackers yard after just two or three lactations, the living waste of a loss-making, environment-trashing industry.
Dairy - the case for greener, healthier, lower performing cows Mark Eisler Graeme Martin Michael Lee | 8th September 2014 Comment Food Farming Health Animal Welfare bull-cow-cut.jpg Contented cattle …
Until demand for fish is balanced with sustainable methods of production, write Ruth Thurstan & Callum Roberts, governments should consider the social and environmental implications of promoting greater fish consumption. Worldwide, wild fish supplies per person have been declining ever since 1970.
Plenty more fish in the sea? Not if we follow healthy eating guidelines Ruth H. Thurstan Callum Roberts | 6th November 2014 Comment Oceans Fishing Health Ecology Farming fish-explosion-cut.jpg Until …
The human family must come together now to stop Ebola in West Africa or risk a global pandemic that could potentially kill billions, writes Glen Barry. And that will mean solving, with equity and justice, the disease's root causes: rainforest loss, poverty, war and overpopulation.
Love in the time of Ebola Dr Glen Barry EcoInternet | 26th October 2014 Activism Health Africa Forests Society children-guinea-cut.jpg The human family must come together now to stop Ebola in West …
In California, water no longer runs to the sea - it runs towards money, writes Will Parrish. Most of the state's water is already controlled by agribusiness elites. Now, backed by politicians, they are planning to grab the little that's left, leaving nature and indigenous communities high and dry.
Stealing the Sacramento River - California agro-barons' last huge water grab Will Parrish | 17th June 2014 News Water USA Indigenous Peoples Farming Corporations sacramento-sunset-eric-leslie-cut.jpg …
Why does the fracking lobby refuse to engage in open, public debate? Because, writes Paul Mobbs, it has already got its way, with the uncritical support of all the 'mainstream' media and political parties. You and I simply do not matter. So what are we going to do about that?
Fracking - you are not important Paul Mobbs | 24th June 2014 Comment Fracking Politics Corporations Science Health Fossil Fuels barton-moss-steven-speed-cut.jpg Why does the fracking lobby refuse to …
Major world trade deals now under negotiation would allow corporations to sue governments for billions if they tighten up laws and regulations, writes Thomas McDonagh. But increasingly countries are rejecting these dispute mechanisms that undermine sovereignty and democracy.
Governments must not sign away their democratic and sovereign rights Thomas McDonagh | 3rd May 2014 Comment Trade Law EU USA transatlantic-corporate-bill-of-rights-cut.jpg Major world trade deals now …
Seven out of ten Tory MP's think there's no proof that climate change is caused by people, and one in five thinks the idea is 'environmentalist propaganda', a new poll shows. Labour and Lib-Dem MPs are far more likely to accept climate science, but Parliament as a whole is remarkably 'climate sceptic'.
Tory MPs: 'climate change is not man made' Alex Benady John Owens | 15th September 2014 News UK Politics Climate Change graphmpsonclimatechange-cut.jpg The poll results showing highly 'climate …